(Natural News) A study has found that bottled water is about 3,500 times worse for the environment than tap water. Researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) studied the numbers to find how badly bottled water can impact the environment. The study focused on Barcelona, Spain, which is home to around 1.35 million people, about […]

(Natural News) Nearly all of the body’s major systems rely on water to function and survive. In fact, a person can survive for up to 21 days without food but only three days without water. It’s not at all unusual for people to get stranded in or with their cars, such as during a snowstorm […]

(Natural News) Before SHTF, it’s crucial to learn how to source water and store it properly so you can make it last a long time in your survival stockpile. This important prepping skill ensures that you have water for cooking and cleaning even if you lose access to water in a survival scenario. (h/t to SurvivalBlog.com) […]

(Natural News) According to the survival rule of threes, you cannot survive for more than three days without an adequate supply of water. That’s why you need to stock up on a lot of water before SHTF. Here are the different types of water storage containers you should consider. (h/t to SmartPrepperGear.com) What material should your water […]

(Natural News) Plastic waste is one of the leading causes of environmental problems today. While everyone’s looking for ways to solve this looming crisis, researchers from Yale University suggest using a mushroom that feasts on plastic. In their study, which appeared in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, the team said that Pestalotiopsis microspora can not only live off polyurethane – a compound […]

(Natural News) Single-use plastics cause plastic pollution, a problem that affects rivers, lakes, and oceans. To address this concern, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed a recycling process that turns various materials made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into other useful products that will last longer. NREL’s research was published in the journal Joule. […]

(Natural News) It can be difficult to live a zero waste life, but you can start your journey to sustainability by making small changes, such as refusing single-use plastics and making reusable straws, water bottles, and tote bags a part of your normal routine. Single-use plastics vs. reusable products The best way to go zero […]

(Natural News) Even when things are quiet, you need to make sure that your survival stockpile has everything you may need if SHTF. Do you have a case (or several cases) of bottled water in your stockpile? If the answer is “yes,” the next question you need to answer is: “What is the shelf life […]

(Natural News) Singaporean researchers have come up with a new incentive for people to recycle disposable PET plastic bottles instead of just throwing them away. They can turn the plastic waste into a group of very useful materials called aerogels, which would make the disposable bottles well worth the effort of holding on to or […]

(Natural News) You might remember that in 2012, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the sale of baby products that contained bisphenol-A (BPA). The ruling was made in response to the countless amount of data that showed that BPA was an endocrine disruptor associated with an increased risk of cancer, infertility, and other […]