Although many Waterville residents were shocked and upset to turn on their taps and receive rusty brown water out of their faucets, the Kennebec Water District has insisted that this is not a safety problem, and merely the result of an underwater line breakage. The broken line under the Messalonskee Stream has now been shut […]
Scottish Water is trying to make tap water trendy with a promotion that aims to significantly reduce the use of plastic bottles by Scottish citizenry, while simultaneously making it a popular, ‘cool,’ move to drink tap water from refillable bottles. Now, tennis star, Andy Murray, is on board, conspicuously drinking water from a Scottish Water […]
Since the majority of our bodies are made of water, it is important to make sure one is taking in enough. Not only does it cleanse the body, but it is vital to its proper operation. One of the first mistakes people make is adding things to alter the flavor. Commercial sweeteners and flavors are […]
Issues that revolve around health are very much on trend lately. But, while it may be au current to natter about detoxing with lemon-juice and toning with Pilates, there is a very basic component to everyday life that while not especially sexy is nonetheless hugely important to all our health. That component is where Americans […]
One of the fallout effects of Britain’s Brexit bomb has been the need for the UK, however unprepared and reluctant, to take the reins of certain areas that are now defaulting back to the island’s control. With the European Union entirely out of the picture, the gulf between Scottish and English government preferences could cause […]
The Quicksilver X Repreve program recycles the polyester from over 100 million plastic bottles every year and uses the reclaimed plastic to produce QuickSilver X board shorts. Reclaiming polyester from old bottles takes less than half the energy and only a fifth as much water as manufacturing polyester from scratch, which means that the Quicksilver […]
A lack of clean, drinkable water is a massive world problem affecting approximately one in nine individuals, particularly in poor and developing countries, such as can be found in parts of Africa. A lack of usable water is linked to many serious illnesses. Even when technology—in the form of donated solar pumps—for example, lends a […]
On June 8, which is World Oceans Day, it was noted that nearly 200 million tourists in the Mediterranean region have caused a 40 percent increase in marine trash, 95 percent of which is plastic, and much of it comes from British tourists visting Turkey, Spain, Egypt and France. It is estimated that by 2050 […]
The World Cancer Research Fund has recently released an infographic that displays all of the possible risk factors associated with cancer diagnoses in one image. Although cancer is not always 100% preventable, there are many lifestyle habits that directly contribute to the prevention of certain cancers such as eating healthy, exercising, and sometimes even Vitamin […]
UK aid to help provide Gazans with access to clean water and sanitation
A British allocation £2 million to UNICEF will help provide fresh potable water to 2 million Gazans. The Gaza Strip currrently suffers a major water shortage that makes it harder for people there to cook, bathe and carry out other activities. The UNICEF grant will include a wide variety of improvements to local and household […]