Fluoride: Friend or Foe?
October 19th, 2011 | by Lynn Fang
Earlier this month, Pinellas County in Florida banned fluoride in their water supply. What's the deal with fluoride? Is it good or bad
Browsing the "Drinking Water" Category
How to Make a Difference During World Water Week
August 25th, 2011 | by Vivian Nelson Melle
This is World Water Week and the following are just a few ways you can bring change in the world's water supply.
5 Ways to Wean Off Plastic
August 9th, 2011 | by Vivian Nelson Melle
Reusable water containers are readily available and a wave of change is moving away from plastic bottles. There is still much to do. and you can keep it going by following these 5 other simple ways to wean off of plastic
Plastic World (Infographic)
August 1st, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
Plastic -- can you imagine a day without it? It has come to be a component of nearly everything we buy and use, it seems. On the one hand, plastic has made things possible that might not have been possible. On the other hand, there are a few major problems (at least) with its widespread use
GTR: Bringing Safe Drinking Water to Developing Nations with LifeStraw
November 1st, 2009 | by Guest Contributor
GreenTalk Radio‘s Sean Daily talks to Peter Cleary about LifeStraw, a water purifier that helps to get access to safe [&hellip
BPA Losers: Gaiam Joins Sigg in Consumer Deceit
October 8th, 2009 | by Jennifer Lance
Oh how the mighty have fallen! First Sigg announced its aluminum water bottles contained BPA all along, now Gaiam has [&hellip
Clean Water for All Through the Work of Ryan’s Well Foundation
July 14th, 2009 | by Guest Contributor
GreenTalk Radio host Sean Daily speaks with Ryan Hreljac, of Ryan’s Well. At the age of 6, he began his [&hellip
GTR: Blue Gold: World Water Wars Director Sam Bozzo (Part 1)
April 23rd, 2009 | by Stephanie Evans
GreenTalk Radio host Sean Daily talks with American indy filmmaker Sam Bozzo of Purple Turtle Films about his new award-winning [&hellip
GTR: Documenting the Global Water Crisis with FLOW Director Irena Salina
March 16th, 2009 | by Guest Contributor
Host Sean Daily talks with filmmaker Irena Salina, director of the documentary “FLOW: How Did a Handful of Corporations Steal [&hellip
Safe Drinking Water: One Family, One Country at a Time
November 6th, 2008 | by Stephanie Evans
An estimated 1.1 billion people in the world do not have access to a safe water supply. For many in [&hellip
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