Tag: Drinking Water - Page 4
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Could a Tugboat Pulling an Iceberg Solve the World's Water Problems? French Engineer Says "Yes!" (Video)
In perhaps one of the most unusual ideas for bringing fresh water to people in parched areas, French engineer Georges Mougin is convinced that pulling icebergs from Greenland across the oceans to drought-stricken areas is a
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When The Water Ends: Africa's Climate Conflicts
Yale e360 has an excellent video on Africa's impending water crisis. "As temperatures in the region have risen and water supplies have dwindled, the pastoralists have had to range more widely in search of suitable water and land. That search has brought
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China Warns of "Urgent Problems" Facing Three Gorges Dam
The Guardian reports that China is admitting the Three Gorges dam project is not all it is cracked up to be. "In a statement approved by prime minister Wen Jiabao, the state council said the dam had pressing geological, human and ecological problems.
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China Dealing with "Dead Water" As Drought Dries Reservoirs
A massive drought in Central China has residents worried about where they'll get water to irrigate fields and how they'll provide drinking water to villages. Some reservoirs are so low, there is only "dead water" or just
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5 Innovative Ways Celebrities Get Drinkable, Clean Water to Those Without
Communities around the world are suffering from water crises -- from not having enough water to not having enough that's drinkable. But with celebrities like Matt Damon, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Connolly,
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Boosting the Fight Against Child Labor and For Clean Water: Where Aveda's "Earth Month" Funds Go
I'm going to go out on a limb and assume most people will agree that Earth Day is a real let-down—for lots of reasons,
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Crowd-sourced Drinking Fountain App Coming to Android Phones
A new project between Google and the Pacific Institute will help you find public drinking fountains in a jiff using your smart phone. The duo is building a new app for Android-powered phones that crowd-sources the locations of
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$1 Invested in Water Yeilds $12 In Economic Returns (Video)
Charity:water, one of our favorite non-profits bringing attention to the water crisis and much-needed wells to African villiages, has put out an awesome video for Earth Day. Detailing just how something as simple but vital as a well makes a difference
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Billionaire Plans to Build Huge Toxic Waste Dump in Texas
For six years, Texas billionaire Harold Simmons has been working to get permits to build a dump that can store up to 60 million cubic feet of low-level nuclear waste. By lobbying hard (and donating heavily
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Forest Debris and Crushed Seashells Filter Radioactive Waste from Water
Radioactive waste in water is a big concern after the problems in Japan, but it turns out that there is a solution for filtering the waste from water supplies. By combining forest byproducts with crushed crustacean
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Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' Found in New Delhi Water
A new strain of "superbug" is causing alarm after it was found in the water supplies of New Delhi. Out of 171 samples taken from water pools and 50 samples of tap water supplies in and around Connaught Place, a hub for
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200-Year-Old Technology Fights Fires With Electricity
Firefighters are trained with many different tactics for fighting a fire. Though the one we're most familiar with is the giant water hose, it turns out that an electrified stick could do the trick just as
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11 Climbers Take on Mt Kilimanjaro to Raise $75,000 For Clean Water in Africa
Yesterday, a team of eleven climbers began a week long summit of Tanzania's Mt Kilimanjaro, in an effort to raise nearly $75,000 for The Water School, an international non-profit dedicated
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Tool-Wielding Women in Developing Countries Help Their Communities, Environment
Fixing broken wells, installing solar panels, and repairing bicycles -- these are just some of the hands-on skills women in developing countries are learning to boost their earning power while helping their communities and improving their environment.
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Is Water The New Oil? Water Matters Explains The Crisis and Solutions (Book Review)
Water. It's one of the most essential elements of life on Earth. Yet nearly 1 billion people don't have access to safe drinking water. Our fresh water supplies are badly polluted and over-allocated. And the waste that occurs from the agricultural
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Canadian Celebrates World Water Day By Using Just 25 Liters of Water, 8% of North American Average
Yesterday was World Water Day, but one man in Canada is stretching the day out and is dedicating the month of March to raising awareness of water scarcity. He's limiting his water consumption to 25 liters a day for all
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Water Woes Unsolved 11 Years After People's 'Triumph' Over Privatization in Cochabamba, Bolivia
When poor Bolivians rose up against the privatization of their water system, taking to the streets to demand -- successfully -- that it be returned to local control, their fight
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Solar-Powered Hamster Ball Purifies Water for Drinking
We love seeing designers come up with ideas for solar powered fresh water purification and generation for underdeveloped areas. While most of them won't pan out, it keeps the spark going for figuring out ideas
