Latest Stories in Clean Water - Page 12
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How the Bushmen of Africa Can Save Us from the Global Water Crisis (Video)
I started in on a book about a month ago titled Heart of Dryness, which discusses how the bushmen of the Kalahari can teach us what we need to know about how to live in dry climates, something we're all increasingly finding ourselves in as we drill
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Smart Water Technologies To Be a $16.3B Industry by 2020
Electricity gets all the attention when it comes to the smart grid, but not to be ignored is also what a smart grid can do for water consumption. Americans consume twice the world average in water,
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6 Solutions for California's Water Crisis and How We Can Help
As California completes its (ongoing) third year of drought, lawmakers are wondering what do we do? As the Sacramento - San Joaquin River Delta is under increasing
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Savior Bud Sucks Moisture From Trees for Drinking Water
For dry areas, every drop of drinking water is important. Moisture collectors are a big help, and this concept design, modestly called the Savior Bud, is one idea to help gather up moisture from a tree's respiratory process and create
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GOOD Water Use Video Shows How Little Things Add Up
We know we all use more water than we need, and certainly more than we should be using. And we know that a global water crisis is upon us. The obvious thing to do is cut down our water consumption, right? GOOD has a great
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Hydropower Not Likely Under New Climate Future
Countries that have built dams as part of their "clean" energy future may have to rethink that future, thanks to climate change. As glaciers are melting faster and faster, the water just isn't there. In Peru, Ecuador,
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WaterGeeks New Stainless Steel, BPA-Free, Filtered Water Bottles Makes Great Stocking Stuffer
This past summer, Jaymi tested a couple of filtered water bottle options and filtered them out based on price, functionality and even complexity of ingredients found in the filter. Now, WaterGeeks throws their hat in the ring with
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The US Consumes 1500 Plastic Water Bottles Every Second, a fact by Watershed
MSLK, a New York based graphic design firm, uses art to raise awareness on the consumption of plastics. Their most recent project, Watershed, has been touring New York City during Climate Week and set the scene for benefit performances by Moby, Thom
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Huge Dust Storm Feeds Fish and Eats Carbon Dioxide
Our resident boffin John Laumer speculated late last month that plankton feeding fish off Australia's east coast wouldn't know what hit them following the massive geoengineering event (a huge dust storm) that blew across the continent recently. He was
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From the Isn't It Ironic Dept: Clear Lake is World's Most Mercury Polluted Lake
This just in, Clear Lake, located in northern California (and for that matter, several other lakes in that region) is quite possibly the most mercury polluted lake in the world, reports
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South Africa Already Using 98% of Surface Water
In a recent update to a study on water resource availability in South Africa, scientists are now warning that previous estimates were off and that there is even less water available than previously estimated,
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Diverts Almost 100% Stormwater Runoff
Through a neat program, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is diverting 84% of their stormwater runoff and keeping it for use around campus, reports the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
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Film Makers Get Creative About Intelligent Use of Water (Video)
Rain Bird has just announced the finalists for its Intelligent Use of Water video competition. The competition is intended to get people excited about conserving water through the
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2 Foot Sea Level Rise Along US East Coast, Not Due to Global Warming
What? Double what? The sea rose 2 feet along the US east coast this summer? Seems like the only sea level rise we ever hear about happens on islands in the Pacific. And now we're finding out, thanks to National Geographic News,
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Mexico's Water Shortage Turning Into Food Crisis
Photo by Andrewbain via Flickr CC California and Australia have lately been making the headlines for drought problems. But Mexico is facing the worst drought it has seen in the last 69 years. That on top of the already existing water crisis,
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International Roundtable Will Form Global Standards for Water Use
Participants at World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Image via World Water Week World Water Week saw some significant progress on global water issues, covering topics from pollution and sanitation to food production to gender roles in water gathering.
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Pretty Prius Freeway Flowers: What About the Water Restrictions?
Call me an eco-curmudgeon, but a new ad campaign from Toyota to celebrate the 2010 Prius model has taken seed in Southern California. Nine "oversized" eco-friendly "Harmony
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A Video About Water That'll Turn On Your Tear Ducts (Video)
Charity:water, a group that works to bring fresh water to every person in the world, is inspiring all on its own, but if you need an extra nudge to get
