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Introductory Sale! 20% Off All Sawyer Products at Highwater Filters

By 1 on Jul 19, 2011 0 comment

Sale extended until Friday, July 29! I am so excited to introduce Sawyer water filters and purifiers to Highwate...

disaster, drinking water, Environmental

Tensions rise at Fukushima; Nebraska braces for possible nuclear accident.

By 1 on Jun 27, 2011 0 comment

Events at Fukushima continue to be tenuous. Workers are desperately trying to inject decontaminated water into th...

Cool Stuff, drinking water, News

"Super Sand": An innovation in water purification

By 1 on Jun 25, 2011 0 comment

Humans have been using ordinary sand since ancient times as a way to remove contaminants from water. But now rese...

blog, charity, code

Highest radiation levels to date at Fukushima

By 1 on Jun 4, 2011 0 comment

In a devastating blow to the people of Japan, Tepco announced today that the highest readings yet (up to 4,000 ...

bottled water, cost of plastics, drinking water

Bottled Water Prices Rising

By 1 on May 30, 2011 0 comment

Nestles Waters North America increased bottled water prices by nearly 10% last month in response to soaring plast...

Cool Stuff, drinking water, Environmental

Should Lithium be Added to Drinking Water to Prevent Suicide?

By 1 on May 26, 2011 0 comment

This idea seems crazy to me, but studies have shown that drinking water with trace amounts of lithium has been l...

Cool Stuff, disaster, Disaster Relief

Affordable Paper Filter using Silver Nano-particles Effective Water Treatment

By 1 on May 10, 2011 0 comment

This is huge folks. I just read about a group of researchers at McGill University in Montreal who developed an in...

Disaster Relief, drinking water, Emergency Preparedness

E.P.A. Ramps Down Radiation Monitoring in U.S... Huh?

By 1 on May 9, 2011 0 comment

While dangerous events at the Fukushima and other Japanese nuclear reactors are far from over, the United States E...

Cool Stuff, Disaster Relief, drinking water

What Type of Water Filter Do I Need?

By 1 on May 2, 2011 0 comment

I often visit forums and blogs where questions are posed regarding the type of water filter a consumer should buy. ...

drinking water, Environmental, Fracking

Hydro-Fracking: Is Our Water Safe? What you should know

By 1 on Apr 23, 2011 0 comment

Hydraulic fracturing is the new oil boom. This controversial process to extract natural gas from deep below the ear...

distilled water, drinking water, portable water distiller

Drinking Water Distillation Pros and Cons

By 1 on Apr 22, 2011 0 comment

Update: January 10, 2013 The Vortex Non-electric Water Distiller Kit by Highwater Filters is now available. We have...

drinking water, radiation, radioactive

Can Radioactive Particles Be Filtered Out of Water?

By Hilary Ohm on Mar 28, 2011 0 comment

I've just updated my blog with my latest research. Please check it out: Filtering radiation from water. Can radioa...