Fracking, "safe" setback distances around drilling sites and health risks in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania – SkyTruth

Fracking, "safe" setback distances around drilling sites and health risks
Mapping potential “drill out” scenarios in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania – SkyTruth

Mapping potential “drill out” scenarios in Allegheny County, Pennsylvani

Mapping potential “drill out” scenarios in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania – SkyTruth

10 Reasons to Feel Hopeful About Climate Change in 2019 | Sierra Club

In 2018, hurricanes, floods, fires, and droughts wreaked a level of destruction on the planet that, according to scientists, is just a taste of what is to come. In October, the International Panel on Climate Change issued a report stating that we have about 12 years to avoid catastrophic climate change. Meanwhile, global greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high in 2018. So is it still reasonable to hope that we can wean ourselves off fossil fuels in time to avert global calamity?

SUNRISE MOVEMENT PROTEST INSIDE THE OFFICE OF REPRESENTATIVE NANCY PELOSI | PHOTO BY MICHAEL BROCHSTEIN/SIPA USA (SIPA VIA AP IMAGES)

10 Reasons to Feel Hopeful About Climate Change in 2019 | Sierra Club

One Earth Climate Model | The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation

A state-of-the-art climate model, funded by the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and released by the prestigious scientific publisher Springer Nature, offers a roadmap for meeting -- and surpassing -- the targets set by the 2016 Paris Climate Agreement, proving that we can solve the global climate crisis with currently available technologies. The book, entitled Achieving the Paris Climate Agreement, was the culmination of a two-year scientific collaboration with 17 leading scientists at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), two institutes at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), and the University of Melbourne’s Climate & Energy College.

One Earth Climate Model | The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation

Exclusive: Trump EPA won't limit 2 toxic chemicals in drinking water - POLITICO

The Trump administration will not set a drinking water limit for two toxic chemicals that are contaminating millions of Americans' tap water, two sources familiar with the forthcoming decision told POLITICO.

While EPA has decided against a drinking water limit, the draft chemical plan does include a decision to list those two chemicals as hazardous under the Superfund law.

Exclusive: Trump EPA won't limit 2 toxic chemicals in drinking water - POLITICO

World's 26 richest people own as much as poorest 50%, says Oxfam | Business | The Guardian

Not sustainable - lots of environmental, justice and equity problems due to this absurd, immoral and unethical accumulation of wealth and resources...

 The Oxfam report says that between 2017 and 2018 a new billionaire was created every two days. Photograph: Bloomberg via Getty Images

World's 26 richest people own as much as poorest 50%, says Oxfam | Business | The Guardian

Accelerating changes in ice mass within Greenland, and the ice sheet’s sensitivity to atmospheric forcing

'The only thing we can do is adapt': Greenland ice melt reaching 'tipping point,' study finds







Accelerating changes in ice mass within Greenland, and the ice sheet’s sensitivity to atmospheric forcing

Reverse Osmosis Confirmed as Safe, Effective and Affordable Method to Filter out Cyanobacteria and the Microcystin Toxin

University of Toledo Professor and Chair of Chemical Engineering and Water Purification Expert G. Glenn Lipscomb confirms in an email to me sent today that good multi-stage Reverse Osmosis (RO) filter systems costing around $200 to install (often even less) and $60 per year for replacement filters are the method of choice to reliably clear Cyanobacteria and the microcystin toxin from your drinking water - and that the expensive NSF certified filters are NOT necessary. There is no excuse to resort to bottled water and contribute to the dangerous plastic pollution of our planet. Below is Prof. Lipscomb's email that I share with his permission.

Tom,

I am sorry to hear you are experiencing water quality problems. I know how frustrating and infuriating it can be.

I cannot guarantee the quality and efficacy of all RO systems that are available for point-of-use treatment at home. However, the ones we tested provided excellent removal of microcystin – to non-detectable levels.

We still are preparing the papers from the work. The thesis of the graduate student who performed the work, Neelam Jagani, is available here: https://etd.ohiolink.edu/pg_10?0::NO:10:P10_ACCESSION_NUM:toledo1524844338053604. I also attached a PDF copy.

Hope things improve soon,
Glenn

G. Glenn Lipscomb
Professor and Chair

Chemical Engineering
University of Toledo
3048 Nitschke Hall (MS 305)
1610 N Westwood Ave
Toledo, OH 43607

Tom Wassmer: I am more than happy to help Adrian residents and businesses with locating the right RO system free of charge.

Update, Good system at just $176:
https://www.abt.com/product/130329/APEC-Water-Essence-5-Stage-50-GPD-Reverse-Osmosis-Drinking-Water-System-ROES50.html