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Rain water unsafe for drinking until treated?

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 17 Dec

I eavesdropped a conversation of two guys concerning safety of drinking water and was left wondering if really rain water is safe for drinking. One insisted that rain water should not be consumed or even used for shower until it...

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Plastic Pollution Prevention

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 15 Sep 24

It has been an old issue that plastic pollution is a worldwide problem. In my city, they have implemented the use of eco-bags as replacements for doggy bags. In my view, it is not an effective one because these eco-bags can still...

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Good Winter Rains at last ..

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49753) • India 1 Feb 24

Everything has its significance, or importance. We were lacking winter rains. In fact, December 23 to January 24 have been one of the driest in a long time. So while the rains yesterday evening and today morning bought some day...

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In the east the sea breeze blows everyone away in winter

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 10 Jan 24

In the eastern part the sea breezes blow everyone away. In winter the breeze is cool. It is really a lovely experience to walk on sand and sea shore. The pollution free natural breeze is very good for...

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Do You Like Water?

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222285) • United States 6 Oct 23

Water...H2O. So much has been written about water. How we are polluting it; how much we should drink, etc. Much of the universe's water was produced as a bi-product of star formation. I won't bore you with the details; but our...

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Pay as you go to drive in London?

Winterishere @thedevilinme (5216) • Northampton, England 31 Jul 23

London has extended its ULEZ congestion tax ,the 'Ultra Low Emissions Zone'. It was in central London for years and next month it stretches out to most of Greater London. It means if your car or van is older than 15-years and...

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Is that a clean water body?

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 5 Jul 23

I had to walk a bit when I visited another city on Friday and the 20 minutes walk to my destination took me through this supposedly scenic bridge over a water body. It wasn't pleasant! There was plenty of garbage all over and the...

pollution

walk

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ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION

Richard Owiti @MakOwiti (73) • Nairobi, Kenya 17 Jan 23

With the advent of plastic manufacturing and plastic bottles, there has been massive pollution of environment including the sea with plastic everywhere. It has become a menace disposing such plastic bottles. Its now a concern for...

climate change and industrialization

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Here’s a controversial suggestion

Fleur @Fleura (34943) • United Kingdom 1 Dec 22

I’m sure this is going to be contentious, but I thought I would just throw this out there… In this country, and I believe in other ‘western’ countries, there has been a massive increase in people claiming to be transgender. Why...

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Nasty Stuff is Back

celticeagle @celticeagle (189820) • Boise, Idaho 19 Jan 22

Boise is getting it again. Not a winter goes by that we don't get this stuff. What is it? Inversion. It is when warm air is trapped over the top of cold air. Pollution or moisture or whatever gets trapped below the warm layer. Ya...

boise

pollution

valley

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A Change Is Gonna Come

askme123 @askme123 (6223) 31 Dec 21

People use to take climate change lightly including myself.However I am realizing it is a serious thing and it is getting worse everyday.Climate change is not only about deforestation or pollution, it is not only about the sea...

climate change

pollution

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Petrol price increase at our side!!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 8 Mar 21

Hi guys, Hope you all are doing good. I am doing good too. Nowadays, everything has become so expensive, particularly fuel. In India, fuel prices have increased much since few months. In metropolitan...

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Sun and oak tree in Plymouth

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 6 Oct 20

This was when the sun was hazy from wildfires. Here you can see the sun has some orange. This scene is in Plymouth,California in gold country. The sky is hazy and this landscape was taken around sunrise.The mountains are hazy and...

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Wold Environment Day :June 5

Lavanya @Lavanya15 (12888) • Chennai, India 5 Jun 20

Hi friends, Today we have one celebration don't know how many members know about it.. That's is Today our World Environment Day.. All environmental lovers are very happy this year. Because this year we getting pure air than...

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Trash Sticks Around

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222285) • United States 6 May 20

If you've known me for while, you know that I've posted Discussions about plastic pollution and trash in our waterways, etc. Not only is it unsightly, but it ends up in our oceans and rivers and threatens wildlife. Sea life can...

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Lock It Down Every Year

staplotick @stapllotik (1935) • India 21 Apr 20

We should celebrate Lockdown day once in a year for mother earth. For the environment, it will go a long way in improving the air quality. Economically, it will affect directly, but you will contribute to the nature indirectly by...

pollution

lockdown

mother earth

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what a pleasant morning....sounds of birds chirping....clear sky

Archie0 @Archie0 (5654) 25 Mar 20

what a pleasant morning....sounds of birds chirping....clear sky.....no traffic on road......no noise pollution........feels good.....Lockdown gave us pleasant and quite morning after a long time.

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Mother Earth Must Be Happy for A While

[eds] @ZedSmart (19839) • Philippines 22 Mar 20

I think Mother Earth is quite happy even for just a short period of time because of this stay-at-home policy. Think of how air pollutants are being reduced because only few vehicles are traveling the way. However, the greater risk...

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Random Thought

Vedant Polepally @MarbleGlobe200 (60) 21 Mar 20

Coronavirus, even though it killed a lot of people, was good in a sense. It taught us to spread more awareness about sanitization, and it allowed previous effects of pollution in cities subside in a way. For example, cities in...

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How you cut down plastic use?

Archie0 @Archie0 (5654) 16 Jan 20

I have cut down atleast 50-60% of plastic use in my house. I hate using it anymore now since the day I saw how much harm we have caused to our planet. My country is taking initiative to make a road using all the plastic waste....

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