By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze Toxic chemicals have polluted the water for people in Colorado Springs for years, going all the way back to the 1950s. Finally, in 2017, researchers are beginning to take a greater look at the levels to which the water in Colorado Springs…
By Anna Hunt Plastic, once regarded as convenient and versatile, has actually become one of the biggest environmental problems of our time. It’s easy to see the extend of the contamination when you visit the oceanside. Even the most remote beaches are often littered with plastic…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor OrbMedia asks: If microscopic plastic is in oceans, lakes, and rivers, is it in drinking water as well? “In the first public scientific study of its kind, we found previously unknown plastic contamination in the tap water of cities around the world,” they wrote recently…
By Amelia Kinney The bags dissolve quickly in warm water, and cost only two cents more than traditional supermarket bags. Although reusable grocery bags have become more common worldwide— due to bag bans, taxes, limits, and other initiatives— more than a trillion bags are discarded every year….
By Jason Erickson New Chemical Pollution Study Highlights Importance of Where Fish is Sourced While there have been various advisories over the years against eating tuna – from moral to health related – a new study might be zeroing in on an even greater problem…
By Justin Gardner In January 2016 we reported on a scientific analysis finding that by 2050, there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish. Right now, one garbage truck of plastic is being dumped into the ocean every minute. This disturbing reality is…
By Jason Erickson Over the last several years, much more attention has been given to determining the ill effects that microplastics (microbeads) are having on human health and the environment. Concerns have been raised in everything from toothpaste to beer to the wider ecosystem where…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor In 2010, the government took kombucha off the store shelves over a claim that the popular probiotic beverage contained too much alcohol. Little do consumers realize – most large kombucha companies reformulated their products to make certain no alcohol could possibly…
By Christina Sarich The great garbage patches in our oceans are a testament to how desperately we need to clean up our act. Larger pieces of plastic break down into microplastics that have even been found in marine animals’ stomachs that are smaller than your pinkie…
Debris collected during expedition Researchers have demonstrated the existence of five large accumulations of plastic waste in the open ocean, which match with the five major twists of surface water circulation. However, central surface waters of the oceans may not be the final destination of…
