http://www.h2okitswaterblog.com Is Your Water Safe? Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:07:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Green Talk Radio host Sean Daily speaks with Ryan Hreljac, of Ryan’s Well. At the age of 6, he began his active life of advocacy for water-poor communities in 1998 when he determinedly focused his sights on building a single well for a dry village in Africa. The story touched hearts ... http://www.h2okitswaterblog.com/clean-water-for-all-through-the-work-of-ryan%e2%80%99s-well-foundation/ Update: Tonight is the last night of VBS and I just wanted to drop a quick update.  Doing this week the children have learned to serve others and they have done this by doing various service projects.  The children have made trail mix for emergency personnel, potted plants, made bookmarks for ... http://www.h2okitswaterblog.com/children-serving-a-bigger-cause-feed-the-children/ Earth Day has come and gone, but the issues that have brought us this wonderful day are still unresolved. It was nice to see everyone being so environmentally conscious on this particular day but I don’t understand why the general public can't be greener everyday? The earth and all the ... http://www.h2okitswaterblog.com/how-green-was-your-earth-day/ Fluoride is added to drinking water and toothpaste to prevent tooth decay. Since fluoride was first introduced into drinking water, our consumption of fluoride has increased considerably. You and your children may be ingesting more fluoride than you realize. The jury is still weighing the benefits of fluoride against its risks. ... http://www.h2okitswaterblog.com/fluoride-are-you-getting-too-much-fluoride-in-drinking-water-may-be-a-mistake/ Residents of several Mingo County communities are suing Massey Energy. They’ve been trying to push the lawsuit through for four years and could soon get their day in court. They say the coal company knowingly polluted their water with coal sludge, causing a multitude of health problems.  Residents of several Mingo ... http://www.h2okitswaterblog.com/residents-of-several-mingo-county-communities-are-suing-massey-energy-all-they-wanted-was-water/ Leon McLaughlin is a businessman of many talents. He has sold coffee machines in Canada, earned a real-estate license in California, and now owns and runs a shoe-shine stand in central Seattle. He recently had an experience that changed his life and unexpectedly led him to start another business. How it began While ... http://www.h2okitswaterblog.com/a-shoe-shiner-brings-hope-for-children-and-families-through-clean-water/ New research strengthens the link between water pollution and rising male fertility problems. The study, by Brunel University, the Universities of Exeter and Reading and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, shows for the first time how a group of testosterone-blocking chemicals is finding its way into UK rivers, affecting ... http://www.h2okitswaterblog.com/declining-male-fertility-linked-to-water-pollution/ Rowan Hooper New Scientist Mon, 12 Jan 2009 Tap water is not as pure as it looks. A comprehensive survey of the drinking water for more than 28 million Americans has detected the widespread but low-level presence of pharmaceuticals and hormonally active chemicals. Little was known about people’s exposure to such compounds from drinking water, ... http://www.h2okitswaterblog.com/top-11-compounds-in-us-drinking-water/ By Jim Thebaut and Erik Webb Those Americans even aware of Zimbabwe’s recent fight against the disruption and death caused by cholera, a highly treatable water-borne disease, carry an unfounded confidence that clean, abundant water will always be available and a similar water-borne disease epidemic could never occur here. However, many ... http://www.h2okitswaterblog.com/a-water-strategy-for-the-united-states/ It's hard to believe that Christmas is over and a new year is around the corner. I was just thinking about how blessed my company has been this year and myself. That made me think about how blessed Americans are in that we have safe drinking water at ... http://www.h2okitswaterblog.com/turning-green-into-clean-drinking-water-supporting-water-charities/