Tag: Water Conservation - Page 8
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Facial Hair FTW: Grow a Beer Beard and Save Water
Thanks to the King of Beers. Budweiser has given men another excuse for not shaving, and growing a beard. Let's extend this to any beer, or any reason, for growing a beard and saving water. Like growing a beard for locally made
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Ask Pablo: Will a "Water-Saving" Hot Water Recirculation Pump Really Save Me Money?
Image credit: Shaylor, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: I am considering getting a hot water recirculation pump. They claim to save a lot of water and I am wondering if this makes up for their energy use. Should I get a hot water
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Silver Nanoparticles May Form in Nature
Silver nanoparticles are turning up everywhere: from your socks (antimicrobial) to your solar panels (nanoparticle ink). At least one study has shown that the tiny dots of silver can cause
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Rainwater Collection Project for Thirsty Yemen Wins Philips Livable Cities Award
Yemen's mountainous capital city of Sana'a is rapidly running out of water. What's the solution? According to the recent winner of an global prize for urban innovation, Yemenis need to look to their rural past to protect their future of their cities.
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Goldman Prize Winner Francisco Pineda Risks His Life to Battle Gold Mining Operation
The Goldman Environmental Prize for South America this year went to a man who has so far been able to stop a Canadian company from coming in to mine gold (a toxic, ecologically destructive process) in El Salvador.
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Moratorium on Uranium Mining in Grand Canyon About to Expire - Will BLM Cave to Lobbyists?
It is approaching time for the Bureau of Land Management to once again consider whether or not to allow bids for uranium mining on more than one million acres of land near the Grand Canyon. The two-year moratorium that is now
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Radioactive Pollution in Illinois: Honeywell Pleads Guilty, Gets $11.8M Fine
While all eyes are on Japan and a few eyes are on nuclear plants in the U.S., there's other news on the radiation front, this story coming out of southern Illinois. Honeywell pled guilty earlier this month to one felony
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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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Happy World Water Day! 22 Key Stories for Understanding Water Issues
Today is World Water Day -- a day to appreciate the water that comes out of your tap, and to get knowledgeable about world water issues. We cover water issues on TreeHugger often so it's easy to miss some of the stories as they
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Do Green Roofs and Rainwater Harvesting Belong Together?
One might think that green roofs and rainwater harvesting were made for each other, that the sand, soil and filter cloth would help clean the water as it made it's way to the drain. But apparently not; in a new
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Well Rehabilitation Program Brings Clean Water and Escape From Arranged Marriages in Rural India
Ram Rati has been overcoming obstacles since she was a child. Married off at age 11, she escaped and made ends meet grinding wheat. But today Rati is a hero in her community. She was tired of the wells in her village breaking down
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Will 7 Billion People Make Us Smarten Up About Water? A Look at Technology, Supplies, and Politics
Photo by ernop via Flickr Creative Commons
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Smart Water Meter Market Expected to Skyrocket to $4.2 Billion
Good news for those worried about water conservation efforts in the US -- the use of smart water meters is expected to jolt upwards within the next few years. Smart water meters, like smart
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Ask Pablo: What Is In Our Bottled Water?
Image Source: Woody Thrower Dear Pablo: I know that bottled water is bad for the environment but what about us? What is in our bottled water? Full Disclosure: The Environmental Working Group report referenced in this article discusses major bottled
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Hot Springs In Hot Water? Preserving Public Use Of Hot Springs In California
There are over 1,700 hot springs in the western United States. Most of these are located in Nevada and California. In California, 304 hot springs are sprinkled throughout the state. One of the best things about hot springs in
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Want to Clean Up Chesapeake Bay? Plant Forest Buffers Upstream (Video)
Back in 2009, the EPA was sued for "abdicating leadership" on protecting Chesapeake Bay. Part of clean water advocates' anger was directed at a lack of geographical targeting for agricultural conservation funding. But
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Chemist Discovers a Non-Prank Use for Banana Peels
Like a yellow jumpsuit that every banana must shed before going skinny-dipping in our tummies -- those infamous peels have eluded any further purpose for centuries. But, just when you thought that banana peels were destined
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The Most Popular and Memorable Stories of 2010
Looking back at 2010, it's clear that the Gulf Oil Spill is the story that will headline environmental history books.
