Tag: waterwars
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millions in US drink dirty water, records show
but no, it’s that evil co2 we should worry about …move along, nothing to see here … from nytimes: More than 20 percent of the nation’s water treatment systems have violated key provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act over the last five years, according to a New York Times analysis of federal data. That…
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‘all clear’ issued for portland water following e.coli warnings
from digital journal: On Saturday, November 28 the Portland, Oregon Water Bureau issued a warning about the Portland water on the West side of the Willamette River. E.coli was found, but after additional precautions and testing, the Bureau reports the water safe to drink. According to KOIN Channel 6 in Portland, the Water Bureau observed…
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australian town world’s first to ban bottled water
from afp: An Australian town pulled all bottled water from its shelves Saturday and replaced it with refillable bottles in what is believed to be a world-first ban. Hundreds of people marched through the picturesque rural town of Bundanoon to mark the first day of its bottled water ban by unveiling a series of new…
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epa fails to inform public about weed-killer in drinking water
from huffingtonpost: One of the nation’s most widely-used herbicides has been found to exceed federal safety limits in drinking water in four states, but water customers have not been told and the Environmental Protection Agency has not published the results. Records that tracked the amount of the weed-killer atrazine in about 150 watersheds from 2003…
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fiji water: spin the bottle, the politics of water
from ethiopian review: If you drink bottled water, you’ve probably drunk Fiji. Or wanted to. Even though it’s shipped from the opposite end of the globe, even though it retails for nearly three times as much as your basic supermarket water, Fiji is now America’s leading imported water, beating out Evian. It has spent millions…
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6/18 binge & purge
what’s on my food?searchable database reveals toxicology of pesticide residue*nais: farmers & ranchers under attack*video: processed people*tap water worries have you buying bottled? safeway loves you*uk study finds 12-fold increase in autism*vatican study endorses frankenfood for our security*doctors warn: avoid genetically modified food*gm crops are harmful to your health*coke zero, dangerous? venezuela says yes*hr2749: totalitarian…
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food, formaldehyde, coffee & xanax
formaldehyde from nutrasweet bonds with human tissue in vivo*vegan wants ILVTOFU on license plate, state says 2BAD*soda tax weighed to pay for health care*poverty & food insecurity in the developing world*feingold bill gives all US water to the feds*un treaty expanded by 9 more dangerous chemicals*obama flipflops on funding for needle exchange*the united nations, eugenics…
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recalls, rockefeller, rainforests
monsanto sues germany to force gmo food*vioxx maker merck & co drew up doctor hit list*’crisis gardens’ start sprouting as americans fear the future*fda says alfalfa sprouts are source of salmonella outbreak*salmonella-tainted raw alfalfa sprouts*beyond golden rice: rockefeller foundation’s long-term agenda behind gm food*is prince charles’ food destroying rainforests?*prince charles goes viral to save the…
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pharmawater, superweed & hr20: mental screening for mom
tons of released drugs taint US water*drugmakers, water pollution, and another ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy*high-fructose corn syrup beverages linked to heart risks*sprouting seeds for health*video: new frugality: the organic gardener*’superweed’ explosion threatens monsanto heartlands*hr20, new mother’s mandated mental health test passes house*hr20, mothers act opens up state control over family planning*mother’s act: mandatory screening…
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4/16 happy hour menu
local food movement: are we there yet?*new bird flu cases suggest pandemic danger is rising*truckers unwittingly used to transport dangerous avian flu materials?*video: avian flu, the next false flag?*therapy to suppress peanut allergies is reported*a new hope for peanut allergy sufferers*govt & big pharma push bill to drug america’s mothers* cannabis houses have lower carbon…
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illegal drug tests & vaccine scams
unsafe food: gmo proliferation bills in the US congress $75m settlement from pfizer over illegal drug trials from ecochildsplay: Drug company giant Pfizer has agreed to settle out of court – to the tune of $75 million – in the case of its unlicensed medical trials on Nigerian children during a meningitis outbreak in 1996,…
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rocket fuel chemical found in baby formula
from ap: Traces of a chemical used in rocket fuel were found in samples of powdered baby formula, and could exceed what’s considered a safe dose for adults if mixed with water also contaminated with the ingredient, a government study has found. The study by scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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waterwars, recalls, factory farms & foodstamps
growing your own food: green, cheap & delicious ‘flow’: documenting the global water crisisfrom sustainablog: Host Sean Daily talks subject with filmmaker Irena Salina, director of the documentary “FLOW: How Did a Handful of Corporations Steal Our Water?” about the global water crisis and her experience making the film. Wired Magazine referred to the documentary…