The benefits of filtering water 
there consensus on how beneficial it is for humans to drink two to four liters of water per day. Not only because it hydrates, but also because it delivers other benefits such as improved skin and hair, helps prevent fluid retention, and collaborates with digestion and elimination of toxins. For all this, drinking bottled water in the world is having a steady rise over the past two decades, with annual growth exceeding 12%. However, beyond the proven benefits of water, the negative side of this story is that over 95% of bottled water brands in the world use plastic containers in their production.
Thus, while millions of people the world improve their physical condition by consuming water daily while you are making millions and millions of plastic bottles that once empty, are not much further than the end-often without even being recycled or reused, in a landfill.
What can we do? First, do not stop drinking water because it makes us good. Second, get used to filter drinking water from our homes, it is very easy. You only need to buy any of the carbon filters are sold in the market. There are those who are directly connected to the keys (taps) and also inside jars that contain the filter. The latter are ideal for cooling and even transport the water. What do these filters? Increase the quality of drinking water by removing the bad taste that may cause the chlorine it contains, plus some salt waste and which relate to the water.
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And while some countries are somewhat expensive to be renewed after a certain time, we must take into account that the periodic purchase of bottled water also ends up being expensive. Moreover, the filters are working to reduce the amount of plastic waste coming into the trash. And that is priceless. Source: veoverde
The UN considers the consumption of insects 
What would you like to eat today? Ants, spiders, cockroaches, a combination of all? In many countries around the world eat insects on a regular basis but for the more Westernized the mere mention of this practice still generates thousands of gestures of rejection, faces disgusting and a lot of scruples. Now
United Nations is seriously considering recommending eating insect world on issues related to the interest of the world, beyond the purely gastronomic criteria.
production and consumption of meat requires so much land and produce as many greenhouse gases that we must seek alternatives, such as c omer bugs.
And it is estimated that over 80% of the world's population includes some type of insect diet.
Professor Arnold van Huis, entomologist Wageningen University in the Netherlands and consultant to the Organization for Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO by its acronym in English) said that the environmental benefits of eating insects are numerous.
"Insects are able to convert food into protein much more effectively than other animals, because they are cold blooded animals and do not need to warm your body."
"Producing a kilo of beef requires 13 kilos of grass or green material. But a kilo of meat a cricket, a beetle or a grasshopper just needs 1.5 to 2 kilos of feed and produces a fraction dioxide emissions carbon, "he explains.
Crisis meat
All this must be put in the context of the beef crisis in which we live, or live in the world soon.
population is believed to will world of 6,000 to 9,000 million people by 2050. And it's a proven fact that more development is consuming more meat.
"Applying the math is simple. On average, in the West, it consumes 120 kilos of meat per person. In China the average is 80 kilos per head, but we are catching up rapidly, "says the researcher.
"If five billion people eat 100 kilos of beef or pork, we need to grow an average of 6.5 billion kilos of forage for years."
"Not enough space or nutrients in the earth to support it and that means that the poor simply die of hunger."
"The good thing about insects is not only required less food to be brought up, but you need not eat as much to survive.
are an extraordinary source ri to protein and vitamins "he adds. in Thailand ndia and to breeding farms there are 15,000 domestic cricket for human consumption.
In southeastern Africa, the industry mopane caterpillars is valued at U.S. $ 85 million and is an important protein source for indigenous people. Menu
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So why not cons umirlos?
Apparently, according to Professor van Huis all the stops for the insects to become part of Western menus are purely cultural: they are all prejudices.
One of the main prejudices argue is that insects are not palatable, "but if cooked properly can be delicious," says the researcher.
"There is no reason not to eat, in terms of taste or nutritionally, there is no difference between a meal of insects, birds or mammals." "
is cultural, when he spoke to many people in Africa say that when the missionaries arrived they were told not to eat insects because it was barbaric and primitive. And when people move to town and takes a leave western behavior this practice. Is actually determined by culture, "he concludes.
not worry. To win the Western apprehensive and reactions of disgust at the thought of insects a delicacy industry is already looking to extract the meat proteins bugs and introduce products and chord textures to suit the Western palate.
For a recipe for Chocolate Covered Crickets here
Source: BBC
UN General Assembly states that water is a human right 
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday defended the water and sanitation as a universal right in a resolution, although more than 40 countries abstained, saying that such a right exists in international law. Some
884 million people lack access to clean water, more than 2.6 billion lack basic sanitation and some 1.5 million children under 5 die each year from diseases related to these issues , said the sponsors of the resolution.
The nonbinding measure, presented to the Assembly in Bolivia, said that the right to safe, clean drinking water and sanitation is "an essential human right to full enjoyment of life and all human rights ".
in a clause that seems to place the responsibility to rectify the situation in rich countries, calls on states and international organizations to" increase efforts "to provide drinking water and sanitation for all.
The resolution was adopted by 122 votes in favor, none against and 41 abstentions. Those who abstained were mainly developed countries, although Spain and Germany voted for the measure.
The countries that abstained noted that an independent expert, the Portuguese lawyer Catarina de Albuquerque, due on next year a report to the UN Human Rights based in Geneva, on the obligations of the countries on water and sanitation.
accused advocates of the resolution to try to subtract the validity of their conclusions. U.S. delegate John Sammis said the resolution "is very far to enjoy the unanimous support of member states and could even undermine the work underway in Geneva."
The slender British
Nicola Freedman said London "does not believe that there is currently sufficient legal basis in international law to declare or recognize the water and sanitation as a human right."
However, the rights group Food & Water Watch, based in Washington, endorsed what he called a historic resolution. Source: AméricaEconomÃa
scavengers Robots: the new trend ? 
scavengers Robots: the new trend? A new project aimed at waste collection is gaining attention, it is DustBot Clean and Dust, robots that dump trash at home. Could begin operating by the end of the year to help solve the problem of hygiene of the street of big cities.
be able to access the network service robots, which have been developed by researchers in Italy, with a simple phone call. Very in tune with our time, perhaps not far to personally deal with the garbage dump is just a memory.
DustBot and DustClean robots are autonomous, but operate as a network and cooperate among themselves and are able to distinguish all kinds of garbage, selecting organic wastes, plastics and other materials. Recycling and also help provide users with information about environmental pollution.
Each robot costs between 14,000 and 21,000 euros, and the first cities to understand its functioning may be Bilbao and the Swiss town of Orebro.
Source: Environmentalism
