Resident's Jail Term for Collecting Rainwater?

Oregon - Money is the ONLY reason state officials decreed jailtime on a resident who wanted to collect rainwater off his own property. http://tinyurl.com/963j6pl

Plastic Weary Consumers Turn To Shatterproof Glass

Global News - In the recent decade consumer awareness has risen enough to challenge the plastic bottle industry by shifting preferance to glass. http://tinyurl.com/cybxktg

Oceanic Carbon Drawn Down Process Revealed

Antarctic - British and Australian scientists have discovered that funnel-like waves drive carbon down deep into the Ocean, which enables better understanding of climate change.  http://tinyurl.com/bncdx8e

Record Breaking Ice Melt Stuns Scientists

Greenland, UK - The record breaking ice melt may baffle scientists, but to the rest of us it's clear...the human hand does indeed affect all existing properties of Earth, whether we choose to accept responsibility or not. http://tinyurl.com/c9gan3o

Vending Machines Confound The Plastic Bottle Issue

Alexandria, VA. - While college students rally to halt the water bottle issue, the healthy drink issue kicks up. http://tinyurl.com/cmxs7gc

Scientists Adopt New Theory of Origin of Water

Washington, DC - Analysis of samples taken from 86 primitive meteorites suggest old theory of water's origin may have to change. http://tinyurl.com/7cs3ymo

Hidden Water in Products - Cause for Concern

World News - Examining how much water goes into certain products we make ads new fuel to the water footprint industry. http://tinyurl.com/89lwsla

New Research Report Analyzes Water Treatment Chemicals

London, UK - The water treatment chemicals industry has been analyzed in a new TechSci Research Report available at MarketPublishers.com http://tinyurl.com/7dzuhpj

New Study on Fracking vs. Water Contamination

Pittsburg, PA. - The Department of Energy is to begin a new study to determine the migration of fracking fluids. http://tinyurl.com/77hkr6d

Might Philly Water Initiative Inspire Other Cities?

When one thinks of Philadelphia - the go-green-water-footprint, save Mother Earth movement might not exactly pop readily to mind. But in this case, the grand old city might actually begin to earn top ranking in the next few years for it's innovative plan to re-route storm water. Newly landscaped curb extensions catch rain water, where it infiltrates into soil instead of entering storm sewers. It's all part of the Philly's Green City Clean Waters Program, which emerged from an agreement between the city and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). So far, the city has completed 35 green street blocks, and by the end of the year expects to have boosted that total to 215.

Las Vegas Living - Such a Good Deal?

The star studded movie, Ocean's 11 and it's depicted Vegas-style living does ooze a certain kind of appeal, as it represents a variety of lifestyle ideas that stretch beyond the boundaries of conservative living. Souls can live the way they want to, or above ground so to speak - without harsh judgement by others. Unfortunately, there are secrets that the ground holds that may not be as appealing. For instance, radioactive groundwater is seeping it's way past nuclear test site boundaries in Nevada. Tainted water emanates from Pahute Mesa where devices for nuclear tests were detonated. The Benham nuclear test of '68 alone produced a yield equivalent to detonating 1.15 megatons of TNT.  That's larger than the yields from the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  The Dept. of Energy, conducting recent surveys, has discovered that water from a recently completed upstream well, near the cavity of Benham has found tritium levels 3,000 times above the safe drinking water limit. That's all the more reason to take precautionary measures with one's drinking supplies.

Water Availability and Wealth - No Surprise

Corps that owned or operated water systems were bringing on over 200 billion a year and yet they were serving only 7% of the population, according to the New York Times. That was in 2002. Access to piped water in the household averages about 85% for the wealthiest 20% of the population, compared with 25% for the poorest 20%. That was determined in 2006 by the United Nations Human Development Report. As of 2010, a later report from the same agency stated “If you live in a slum in Manila, you pay more for your water than people living in London." With such wild shifts taking place in our world's economic system, perhaps the smartest thing for individuals to do is to revisit the basics of life: water, food and shelter.

Weed Killer Chemicals Infiltrate Drinking Systems

We humans are not out of the weeds yet, when it comes to figuring out that we are the sole culprits in Earth's entire contamination cycle. Again, another example of our separatist mindset parlays into the Atrazine Settlement for Public Water Systems in Illinois. A federal judge granted preliminary approval for a national class action suit that may ultimately pave the way for cleaner water systems across the country. Everything we create in the future must be Earth friendly, or we'll always end up paying a price. Aquaverve systems safeguard your water.

Water Stabilizes Through Extreme Heat Change

Most of us don't recognize there's even a problem until our bodies have already reached a significant level of stress, when extreme fluctions of heat in the spring and summer seasons occurs. Unexpected heat stroke can come on rather fast and it can actually shock the brain, damage organs, and even cause death. A significant factor leading up to heat stroke is dehydration, where all cells begin to starve as body fluids cannot flow normally. Those involved in sports or jobs where physical labor is a major factor are particularily susceptible and even athletes who believe they are in top condition can succumb, if they do not hydrate properly. Those who take care to maintain a healthy level of hydration daily can offset the severe effects of stress the organs take on when temperature fluctions do occur. 

More Recycling Diversity Needed In Fracking Issue

The idea to recycle the water that's laden with chemical compounds from fracking is a bit more complicated than it first seems to appear. Contaminated water produced by the oil and gas industry was estimated to be in the neighborhood of nine billion litres back in 2007. What could that measure today, five years later? The Energy Information Administration estimates that the fracking practice has grown 48 percent since then. Since a diversity of chemical contaminants comes from varying oil and gas companies, recycling measures have become more complicated. Read more about it here. Meanwhile, stay healthy with Aquaverve.

Ohio Legislation To Ban Doctor Health Reporting

There is a new energy bill that is set to institute even more measures to ban public access to the chemical compounds used in fracking.  This new proposal moving through the Ohio House would inhibit doctors from sharing the information they receive with the public. Similar limits of medical professionals became law in Pennsylvania and other drilling states. Increased earthquakes, contamination of water supplies and negative effects on climate change are just the tip of the iceberg. Tony Ingraffia from Cornell University explains the facts on youtube.

Changing Tactics

Amidst the 'facebook-gone-public' hype and a recent article we hit upon about blogging, (re-named slogging) because no one is reading anything anyone laboriously puts out anymore; we thought long and hard about how we could serve our customers while maintaining our blog. So we're changing tactics and will be posting very brief  and more environmentally meaningful info, which may actually be of value to those floating about in cyberworld. We'll post interesting articles we find related to water conservation, fracking safeguards, water safety and water footprints, etc. We may douse the posts with Aquaverve style humor on occasion.

Does Water Keep Humans Swimming In Circles?

When one pictures Disney, Florida theme parks generally come to mind. But behind a sea of cartoons and major motion pictures, Disney researchers have quietly doing what they do all along. Recently, they've been crafting new ways to examine the age old idea that water is intrinsically tied to all aspects of our existence. Take for instance the Touche' - a new technology that enables any object, including water, to recognize human gestures via an interpretation of electrical signals. According to researchers, depending on electrical pressure applied, a doorknob can now detect whether it is being pinched, grasped, tapped or thrown across a room too, we gather. Apparently, water also has the ability to detect variable electrical signals.  Sharks have always known this of course, (JAWS I, II & III) but humans always seem to think that they're the first to discover everything. Currently, scientists are seeking useful applications so that ultimately, mass consumer use will undoubtedly bring in even higher revenue for the big D. Perhaps it's just a matter of time before all of us can multi-task while taking a bath, just by tiddling the water this way and that. Until that day comes, Aquaverve water coolers shall remain 'simply' efficient and will continue to offer high quality water to home owners all across America. With an Aquaverve water cooler, the water instantly hits the cup... ironically...with just the flick of a finger.

Is Bottling Coconut Water Coconuts?

Typically, when the more common folk of the planet begin to think about improving their health with new habits, they need only flip on the TV or peruse a grocery store magazine rack to view the countless healthy bodied-ones touting the latest gimmicks of the health industry. A little too often in life, we are egged on by the media to follow the habits of those who are wealthy enough to hire personal trainers, plastic surgeons and private nutritionists. The question is - how smart are the celebrities we attempt to imitate and do they really care about the planet after all? Coconut water is the latest rage and many A-listers have joined the bandwagon of sucking bottles of it. The underlying question with witnesssing this 'hottie' new practice rises once again. How is harvesting a foreign island plant, watering it down, bottling it and shipping it to the United States economical and eco friendly?

Perhaps the idea of bottling coconut water is just that - coconuts. Perhaps the bottled water industry should consider growing more green algae in local communities and marketing that. With a little plant green flowing through our veins, we all might start to think a little more clearly when it comes to being more planet friendly. Aquaverve, the ever steady and sensible water cooler company surfaces to offer yet again, affordable, clean and healthy ways to drink the water we have on hand...with a twist to boot. Aquaverve's commercial grade coolers come in trend-setting, designer colors and styles so that even common people can be hip, hot and cool, locally!

The Case Of The Spiny Water Flea

Is there such a thing as a spiny water flea? And if so, is it as bothersome as a household flea is to a cat or dog? The spiny water flea some researchers have warned is indeed a destructive and invasive threat to Lake Champlain, as much as the common flea is to Fido or Fifi. Spiny fleas dine on small zooplankton, which happens to be 'bigger fish' food - hence, an invasion can be an environmental problem that spreads out on many levels. They can be transported in bilge water, bait buckets, anchor ropes, and fishing nets, which means that if not treated - a small infiltration can turn into a nasty invasion. Discovered in 1984 in Lake Huron, they spread to every great lake by 1987, to the point that they are now considered a permanent member of the Great Lakes eco system. As it is thought that freighters initially transported them by pumping water from their hold areas, now even small boats who dump water can help offset an invasion. Where there was once worry about chlorine, flouride and other such chemicals in our drinking water, now there's one more critter to be watchful of. Therefore a water cooler with a great filtration system might be a good idea to hatch right about now!

NJ Quandry - To Fluoridate Or Not

It was once strongly thought several decades ago that fluoridation added to a town's water supply would help to alleviate a public health issue regarding oral health. Fast forward in time and emerging studies that fluoridation did damage to tooth enamel caused thoughts to the contrary, that were equally as strong. Ever since, it seems that medical doctors, environmental groups, water companies and the local governments have not been able to make a single decision as to whether it's good for us or not. In January 2012, the NJ Public Water Supply Fluoridation Act was reintroduced in legislation again. This raises a debate whereas all parties involved, have begun to express their opinions, their conflicting research and occasional objections...all over again. Environmental groups are concerned about contaminants in the flouride and water companies are concerned about the costs involved in installing systems to disperse it. The CDC has teetered on both sides, as numerous studies have been done on the damaging effects of excess fluoridation on teeth, while certain test locations have proven increased oral health with the use of fluoride. The questions that arise are then - how do cities provide and regulate safe levels of fluoride to the population? What are the long term effects of fluoride on plants and rivers who take in the run off and how do we determine once and for all that the use of fluoride is better than the non-use of it? Aquaverve suggests that while the research and debates continue; homeowners continue to safeguard their water - in whatever ways they deem necessary. Of course, Aquaverve has a few helpful suggestions!

Study Says 3 Out Of 4 People Dehydrated

It's a truth we know so well and yet the habit to dismiss things most obvious, is a mysteriouly stubborn human condition it seems. Everyone KNOWS that the human body is at least, made up of 70% water, if not more. Everyone knows that water is the great toxin flusher. And yet despite this general knowledge, it's apparent that not many people have paid attention. Cornell Medical Center estimates that perhaps as many as three out of four Americans are chronically dehydrated; with 'chronic' being a key word. If one chronically forgets to water a house plant, usually it withers until it finally chokes and dies. If one chronically forgets to feed the cat, ultimately one pays a mighty big bill to the vet to save him from renal failure. If one chronically forgets to check the fish tank, evaporation sets in and the aqua environment turns to swampy muck. Which similarily, could be what our organs might actually resemble after feeding it man made dead foods all day. Perhaps it's time to forget the big debate between bottled and tap water and simply drink the best water that's readily available...and often. Aquaverve makes it easy to do. Installation is a snap and the coolly styled housing units are designed to match any decor.