Latest Stories in Clean Water - Page 9
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United Arab Emirate's Reliance on Desalination Spells Water Disaster
For the UAE, water hasn't been much of a problem so long as there is plenty of oil. With the wealth that oil provides,
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Six Infrastructure Projects to Save 1.3 Billion Gallons of Water in Australia
Australia is no stranger to tight water supplies, and fortunately that means smart water conservation strategies are being devised all the time. Australia is leading the way in everything from strategies to combat
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Companies Are Saving Millions By Conserving Water
Just like with saving electricity, conserving water holds more business savvy than simply looking green to customers -- it's about saving big bucks. In a new survey completed last month by Ethical Corporation called
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Crackdown on Copper in California to Save Marine Life
When we think of copper and water, we usually think of long-lasting pipes. However, copper and water have a more intertwined relationship than that. Each time drivers hit their breaks, or boaters put a new coat of
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Study Says Drug Manufacturing Facilities are Major Source of Drugs in Drinking Water
U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technicians collect a stream sample from Hallocks Mill Brook downstream of the outfall of one of the wastewater treatment plants investigated. Photo courtesy of USGS. Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are
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Cute Animation Explains Why Smarter Water Use Is... Smart (Video)
It might seem obvious that we need to be more intelligent with our water use. So obvious that the smart water technologies market is projected to be a $16.3 billion industry by 2020. But what does smartening up our water
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New Report: 472 Million People Worldwide Negatively Affected by Dams
In the first ever global analysis of how dams impact food security and livelihoods, The Nature Conservancy and partners found that at least 472 million people have experienced the downside of dams. The new study
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Desert Oasis Water Source Traced Back to Nuclear Test Site
In the middle of the dessert near Death Valley, Nevada is a water source that bubbles up 100,000 gallons of water per minute. The oasis is home to 24 species that are found no where else on earth, including an
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UK's First Desalination Plant Opens on Thames to Quench Londoners' Thirst
The Thames has come a long way from the polluted mess it once was just a few years ago. Clean-up efforts have been so successful, even fragile and fickle seahorses have returned. Now, the citizens of London can even drink the
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Scotland Considers Shipping Water to Drought-Stricken England
Despite the overall impression that England is a rainy place, there are areas in with drought is taking its toll. The country already imports around two-thirds of its water in the form of products, but it may one day
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DIY Composting Toilets and Humanure: The Pee & Poop Show (Video)
It's been called creepy by some, but my obsession with pee and poop is not without good reason. (Hey, it got me on Lloyd's Valentine's Day list.) From peeing in public to the selective flush, how we deal with our bodily
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'Revolting' Levels of Bacteria Found in Canadian Bottled Water
If the trace pharmaceuticals and the spectre of a near-indestructible gyre of swirling plastic the size of Texas weren't enough to scare you off bottled water, then try this: Canadian researchers have discovered that
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The Home Swimming Pool. Full Of Empty Promise?
With the northern hemisphere approaching summer, this melancholy video of skateboarders repurposing swimming pools on foreclosed properties, seemed an apt reminder of the perils inherent in "me-too"
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DIY Seawater Desalination by Delicious Lady and Grandson (Video)
Directed by David Valero for the Spanish eco-short-films festival La Luciernaga fundida, this video shows how a grandmother and grandson desalinate seawater at home.
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Plastic Gets There First - Surfing Legends Say They've Found Plastic Even On Remotest Beaches (Video)
There are just so many examples of the principle of there really being no 'away' when it comes to plastic waste. The great state- and small country-sized floating plastic garbage patches in the Pacific and Atlantic are gaining publicity, but here's
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United by Blue, A New Ocean Conservation Venture
United By Blue is a new start up, which will leverage sales of organic cotton T-shirts and tote bags to coordinate ocean beach clean-ups around America. For each shirt or bag purchased one pound of marine debris is
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No More Baptisms in the Jordan River - Expected to Run Dry by 2011
Even the most famous and admired places aren't immune to the problems of abuse and pollution - the Jordan River being a prime example as it's expected to run dry by 2011 due to overexploitation, pollution and lack of
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More Expensive Water? Experts Say a Price Hike Is a Must
Water is one of the most undervalued resources we have. Especially in the developed world, we pay a fraction of the true cost of water in order to have the required resource run from our taps. But really, a barrel of
