Tag: Drinking Water - Page 6
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China Struggles to Ease 60-Year Drought and Save Wheat Crops
"Local newspapers have been filled with stories of the drought's impact on the "wheat basket" provinces of Henan, Anhui and Hunan. About 2.6 million
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"Gasland's" Oscar in Jeopardy?
Of the worthy films up for Best Documentary at the Academy Awards this year, two focus on environmental issues. Though much interest involves British guerilla street
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Will Congress Stop Spending $860,000 Annually on Bottled Water?
According to Corporate Accountability International, the House of Representatives spends at least $860,000 on bottled water a year. That's almost $2,000 for each representative.
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TED Talk: Blue is the New Green As Water Footprints Enter The Economy
Water rights holders get paid to leave water in streams, businesses pay to clean up water... it sounds too good to be true, yet it's a solution that is already in practice and working today. Rob Harmon of
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Will Public-Private Partnerships Save Our Crumbling Water Infrastructure?
CNN recently reported that an average of 700 water mains break each day nationwide. While 700 might not seem like a lot when looking nationwide, the fact that that number occurs every day turns it into a
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First-Ever Global Map to Delve Deep Into Earth Surface Helps Reveal Water Supply
Questions such as how much fresh water we have left on Earth, where it is located, and how we can access it are all nearly impossible to answer. However, scientists working on understanding and revealing the
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New York Using Giant "Sponges" To Clean Coal Tar from Hudson River
Image via Circle of Blue Coal tar is an awful thing to deal with. It is a relic by-product from the early 20th century process of carbonizing coal to made coke or gasifying it to make coal gas. The resulting coal tar can have a wide range of substances
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Beware the Water Cowboys as Scarcity Rises
An interesting piece from Grist came on the radar, focused on privatization of water supplies, and it's worth a read: As communities struggle to balance their ever-shrinking budgets, investment firms and large, predominantly foreign companies are
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Exploiting Groundwater in Southern Asia Could Have Poisonous Effects
As groundwater supplies dwindle, it's only natural to start digging deeper, hoping to access more water the farther down we go. However, that could lead to some serious problems, as a new study of wells in
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Red Cross Uses Solar-Powered Pumps to Increase Water Access in Sudan
However the referendum in South Sudan turns out, one thing will not go away quickly: the lack of water in the region. The International Committee of the Red Cross, however, is at work on a project that will mitigate that
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Singapore Bottling Wastewater To Battle Water Scarcity
Bottled water is not a very green thing to do. But is it slightly better if you're foregoing funneling remote mountain springs into plastic containers, and bottling recycled wastewater instead?
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Mobile Phones and Mapping Are Next Big Tools for Water Sector
We're quickly approaching 7 billion people on the planet. And as the number of people goes up, the amount of fresh water we have access to is on the decline. The water sector is one area where
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Cleaning Your Tap Water of Toxins Has Toxic Consequences
This recent NPR story headline, "Chlorine Substitutes in Water May Have Risks," is pretty low-key, considering that the message it delivers is fairly alarming. Since the 1970s, water
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Fiji Water Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Greenwashing
Fiji, probably the least favorite in an already disliked industry, is the target of a class action lawsuit alleging the company has profited from greenwashing. Specifically, from greenwashing claims that its products are
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China Spending $30 Billion on Water Conservation Next Year
Knowing that China is hurting for water, it comes as no surprise that the country is setting aside a massive $30 billion for water conservation during 2011. China's rapid growth could be
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Students Create Dirt Cheap Solar Solution for Disinfecting Water
Disinfecting water with the sun is an old idea. But students at University of Washington have come up with a clever way of checking whether or not the water being disinfected is finally ready to drink. Using simple
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Solar Powered Rain Catchment Offers Shelter and a Fresh Drink
Here is an interesting concept for rainwater catchment. Created by Mostafa Bonakdar, a design student from Tehran, Iran, the structure is both a shelter during rain as well as a drinking fountain. It features both solar
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Study Finds Sources of Estrogen in Water, More Due to Agriculture Than Birth Control
You may have heard the rumor, or even bought into the popular belief, that taking birth control pills is
