Tag: Drinking Water - Page 11
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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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Box Designed to Regrow Plants in Deserts Could Save Drought-Stressed California Wineries
Pieter Hoff, a lily-grower-turned-inventor, took a good look at how seeds grow in dry areas -- specifically looking at the way seeds distributed by birds can take root based on the protection and fertilization of the excrement with
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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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New Study Suggests Cancer-causing Chemicals in Drinking Water Comes from Shampoo, Detergent
Dishwashing detergent is among the household cleaning products containing ingredients that could form a cancer-causing contaminant in treated wastewater. Photo by rubberglovelover via Flickr. Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders
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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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If You Want Social Networking for Tap Water Drinkers, JoinThePipe
Let me first say "Happy Mother's Day" to all the mothers out there. Then let me share something that seems fitting for this Mother's Day: a cause my daughter turned me onto, a cause which every mother can support. Yes, it is clean
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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
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Could Prickly Pear Cactus Be The Secret to Cheap, Clean Water?
Millions of people lack access to clean water globally, and that lack of access - or rather, access to unsafe drinking water - kills as many as 15 people per minute. We have many options for filtering water, but a
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Rachelle Begley Tells The World's Most Un-Funny Water Joke
When it comes to the water crisis, there's little to laugh about. And Rachelle Begley hit humorlessness on its head with this joke. She's not the only celebrity trying to bring water issues to everyone's attention. Check out some of our other favorite
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Ocean Saltiness Shows Global Warming Is Intensifying Our Water Cycle
After pulling data from 1.6 million salinity profiles and data from the international Argo Program - a massive fleet of small oceanic robotic probes that gather information used by 50 research and operational agencies from 26 countries - scientists
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Best of Green: Food and Health (Slideshow)
Of all the environmental issues to think about -- and there a lot of them -- questions concerning food and health are common to us all. We've all got to eat, and do so every day, and so questions of how we manage the environment and how the environment
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Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What To Do About It (Interview)
Go to your tap and turn it on. Most likely, the second you turn the faucet handle, water gushes out. That alone might make you think there's not a water crisis happening right now in America. Or at least that if there is, it's
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Turkish Mayor Acquitted on Misconduct Charges... For Giving Citizens Free Water
The mayor of the Turkish Aegean town of Dikili has escaped charges of "misconduct of office" and "abuse of power" stemming from his decision to
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India and Pakistan Duke It Out Over Water At Annual Meeting
Every year, India and Pakistan sit down to talk about and decide on water use from the shared Indus basin. But as we know, the water use in India is skyrocketing while the availability is quickly diminishing. In fact,
