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When I first started traveling globally, we used those iodine tablets. Yuck. The good news was, we were no longer eating live bugs. The bad news was, the dead bugs tasted really bad. So then we moved on to those hard-to-pump water filters. Over the years, thanks to lots of hikers with apparently-wimpy arms, the [...]

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This past week, someone referred me to New Life International, with their website at…   http://www.waterfortheworld.com   Would you mind terribly if we collected another string of great sources for these kinds of supplies… For those who want to create clean and safe water for the nations who have little? Just click Comment below to [...]

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No fooling.   http://www.csdw.com/csdw/pur_packet.shtml   Does that not make you thirsty? :-) Does Proctor & Gamble not have this stuff down pat, or *what*???

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Check out Sawyer water filtration at…   http://sawyerpointonefilters.com   The filter they offer reportedly cleans up to 500 gallons per day, offering a simple gravity design, easy maintenance, and easy use, all with a $60 filter. A slightly more expensive version ($100) also filters out viruses. With proper use, its designers say it’s good for [...]

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At $27 ($50 for two), the “Portable Water Filter Bottle” from our friends at 911Water.com reportedly provides the highest quality and best per-gallon value of any self-purifying bottle. We’ve heard firsthand testimony and have seen videos explaining that they exceed EPA standards for purifiers for 100+ gallons of contaminated water, provide portable protection from biological [...]

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The Jul/Aug Mission Frontiers will include an article suggesting a new strategy for eradicating water-borne disease worldwide. For a preview, see   http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8064446/Temp/MF_Jul_Aug/Robby_Water_MF.pdf   While preparing this article, two of the authors worked out a group discount for MF readers interested in Berkey® filters, and this has now been extended to Brigada readers. (Berkey® filters [...]

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A VillageWater unit provides EPA-quality water for 250 people, lasts five years, and costs around half the price of a well (~$5,000).  The Clean Water for 25,000 People campaign is getting clean water to the people who need it most, and is looking for organizations and churches that would be able to deploy one for [...]

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French inventor Marc Parent has made the dream a reality. His company, Eolewater, located in Sainte Tulle in the high French Alps, has made a prototype that produces 70 to 200 liters of fresh water a day… from the air! The higher the “eolienne”, or wind turbine, the more water it can grab. A 50-meter [...]

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Log on at… https://www.regonline.com/eventinfo.asp?eventid=746880 This conference is scheduled for Oct. 17-19 in New Albany, IN. To Comment on this item, just click “Comment” at…

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Join missionaries from around the globe to learn water purification, water testing, health & hygiene education and basic sanitation. For more information, log on at..

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Catch the best of Purelife’s training on how to provide safe drinking to literally thousands of people. For more information, check out … http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=746880 [Updated 9/6/2009] To Comment on this item, just click “Comment” below:

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Before the end of 2009, will you step up to the plate like the worker in Taipei did? All it takes is a single gift to Brigada, whether small or large. “True Just click on one of the “Donor” links at the top of this page. Both are safe, the one with PayPal and the [...]

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Here’s absolute bacteria and virus protection in a light weight water purifier-filter. This product reportedly provides 5 gallons of safe water from any source in 42 minutes. Using new technology developed for kidney dialysis, these new .02 micron hollow fiber membrane purifiers give 100% protection against bacteria and viruses and they never need replacement! These [...]

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