By Natural Blaze LONDON – New research published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, has shown that drinking a concentrated rosemary extract drink, No 1 Rosemary Water, can boost cognitive and memory performance by up to 15%. No 1 Rosemary Water is a brand name for a…
By Douglas Bessette Gov. Rick Snyder and Enbridge, a Canadian company, have reached an agreement over a leak-prone pipeline that runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac, the four-mile-long waterway that divides Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Rather than shut the 65-year-old pipeline down altogether, as environmentalists are demanding,…
By Matt Agorist When a Twitter user openly challenged Elon Musk last July and questioned whether he was capable of providing clean water to residents in Flint, Michigan, he responded and pledged his commitment to the cause, which sparked a campaign to help the citizens…
Special Report By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze Satellite imagery has discovered Carolina rivers so polluted their streams appear dark from outer space. These streams, unfortunately, are not only polluting and damaging water quality throughout the Carolina’s but also pouring into the ocean. As Abbie Bennett of the…
By Sara Tipton Bottled water is a popular item to store in case of an emergency, and for good reason. It is normally readily available and water should be able to be stored forever, right? So then why is there an expiration date on bottled…
By Matthew J. Hoffman, Rochester Institute of Technology and Christy Tyler, Rochester Institute of Technology Awareness is rising worldwide about the scourge of ocean plastic pollution, from Earth Day 2018 events to the cover of National Geographic magazine. But few people realize that similar concentrations…
By Melinda Cafferty, Natural Blaze The idea of a backpack that could draw water out of the air is one that is in development but is already causing people to count the possibilities. A mechanical engineering professor started out wondering how to treat waste water but then…
By John Vibes According to a recent study conducted at Duke University revealed that hydraulic fracking is having a catastrophic impact on water supplies throughout the US. The findings of the study suggest that fracking is using far much more water than before, and putting…
BY ANH-USA Consumers are demanding BPA-free products, but the alternatives are no safer. Action Alert! The word is out about bisphenol-A (BPA), the chemical that is commonly used in drinking containers, children’s toys, and other plastic products: it’s been linked to diabetes, asthma, cancer, obesity, and altered prostate and…
By Melinda Cafferty, Natural Blaze Imagine being a lost and thirsty hiker in an arid region… You finally discover water! And it’s not a mirage! But now you have a life-or-death decision to make… Do I drink the water or not? Is it clean or will I…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Liberal, Democrat-run California recently passed new legislation [SB 606 and AB 1668] regarding personal use of water, i.e., only 55 gallons of water per day per person. Showers and laundry have to be counted in that too! If the new sustainable…
By Lily Dane Residents of Terrebonne Parish in Louisiana are being warned once again: Independent testing of the water supply returned positive results for Naegleria fowleri – also known as the “brain-eating amoeba” – which causes fatal brain swelling and tissue destruction. The Terrebonne Consolidated Waterworks District…
By Rachel Blevins California has become the first state to pass a law severely limiting the amount of water residents can use on a daily basis, and while politicians claim that the restrictions will be enforced in the name of conserving water, Nestlé is illegally…
By Daisy Luther Governor Jerry Brown is retiring but not before he passes a few draconian laws as parting gifts for California. Two bills were signed into law on Thursday of last week to “help California be better prepared for future droughts and the effects…
By ANH-USA Many Americans drink bottled water, the market for which has grown to $147 billion in recent years. Despite this rapid growth, there are emerging health concerns with drinking bottled water, notably from the chemicals used in the production of plastic which, as our friends…
By Gary G. Kohls, MD, guest to Natural Blaze (and Neither are Hydrofluoric Acid Storage Tanks) An Open Letter to the Affected Mayors, City Councilors and Assorted Thought Leaders who Inhabit the Areas Downstream and Downwind The first (of many) junior mining companies that want to…
By Richard N. Lorenc Like the fictional “vaporators” from Star Wars, we can now harvest fresh water from thin air. Paging Luke Skywalker: this May the 4th, your moisture farm is calling! As countries and cities such as Cape Town, South Africa, struggle to quench…
By Matt Agorist Wisconsin — Environmental groups are in an uproar this week after the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved a request by the technology manufacturing giant, Foxconn, to divert an estimated 7 million gallons of water—a day—to where the company is building its…
By Jessica Corbett, staff writer A stay-at-home mother of four and trained medical assistant who led the effort to expose the water crisis in Flint, Michigan has recieved a prestigious award that honors grassroots environmental activists from across the globe. LeeAnne Walters is the North American recipient of…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Did you know that there is an aquatic moss that clears 80 percent of arsenic from a water jug in less than an hour? When pollution strikes – or builds up over the years – leave it to humble water plants to…
