Topic: Drinking Water

A review of V8 Sparkling Energy orange pineapple drink reveals it is a clear, caffeinated beverage with no actual vegetable content despite the brand name. The drink contains a level of caffeine comparable to a Red Bull or a cola, serving as a modern energy supplement rather than a traditional juice product.

A report found the EPA had sufficient information by June 2015 to issue an emergency order regarding the Flint, Michigan water crisis but failed to act until January 2016. The agency is criticized for prioritizing regulations over the immediate safety of citizens being poisoned by lead.

The "Halliburton Loophole," established during Dick Cheney's vice presidency, exempts hydraulic fracturing from EPA supervision under the Safe Drinking Water Act. This allows the oil and gas industry to inject hazardous materials near drinking water supplies. The hosts note that the Obama administration has continued to support and expand fracking despite these environmental risks.

Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna published a study in the British Journal of Psychiatry suggesting that adding lithium to drinking water could reduce suicide rates. The proposal compares lithium to fluoride as a public health additive. Concerns are raised about the mellowing effects of mass-medicating the population through the water supply.

Rosalind Peterson's research into California drinking water reports shows simultaneous spikes in aluminum, barium, and manganese. The hosts argue these spikes correlate with atmospheric experiments and that the public is being used as subjects without consent.