Tag: Water Crisis - Page 5
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Art Project Brings Madrid's Public Fountains Back to Life
An art installation protested the crumbling state of many of Madrid's public drinking fountains.
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Is Graphene the Perfect Water Filter of the Future?
The wonder material keeps surprising us with useful properties. It might someday be used to purify water, among other uses.
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Ford Targets 30% Reduction in Water Usage per Car by 2015
Manufacturing can use a lot of water, but this can be improved a lot by upgrading tools and plants with the latest water-saving technology.
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Reversing the Desert: How Understanding Water Can Heal Our Earth (Video)
Sustainable, natural water management is not just important for greener communities. It is absolutely central to our survival. Here's how one community is holding back the desert.
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A Community Traces Its Entire Water Cycle. Can You?
Knowing where your water comes from, and where it goes to, can be key to treating it with respect.
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Southern State Groundwater Resources Go Dry, While Others Soak Up Rain
People may be forced to drill even deeper wells or to seek out new surface water sources to produce water for industrial, farming, and domestic consumption.
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How to Install a DIY Rainwater-Flushing Toilet System (Video)
This simple-to-install DIY hack allows you to flush your toilets with rainwater, and to switch back to the mains supply whenever you run out.
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The Week in Pictures: Lt. John Pike Pepper Spraying Memes, Rubber Glove Bridal Gown, and More
Lt. John Pike is now an internet sensation. We also have a bridal gown made of rubber gloves, vans decked out ultra-luxe and more.
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12-Year-Old Boys Shower the Longest, Says British Survey on Shower Habits
Doesn't everyone know that showers waste water? Shower habit study says they're getting longer.
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Facing Extreme Drought and A Booming Population, Texans May Soon Be Drinking Treated Sewage Water
Texas cities are forced by drought and rapid population growth to treat and re-use wastewater effluent -- even for drinking.
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Power Plants Stressing Freshwater Resources Around the Country
Analysis from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that coal and nuclear power plants are using "vast amounts of local water for cooling", stressing watersheds.
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Ocean Activists Make Waves for Conservation in Colorado
“Even if you never touch the ocean, the ocean touches you with every breath you take.” - Sylvia Earle
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What Should California Do With Its Delta? Speak Up!
The draft EIR for San Joaquin Delta Plan was recently released, this is your opportunity to comment before January 2012.
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The Week in Pictures: Pulling Fresh Water from Thin Air, Personal "Multicopters," and More
Find a brilliant design to produce fresh water, a personal, electric "multicopter," and more.
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Airdrop Design Pulls Water From Air to Irrigate Deserts
The winner of the James Dyson award is a design that could provide fresh water where there is drought.
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Drought & Floods Cutting Profits For Major Retailers
Changes in water-related weather patterns are affecting companies from Gap to Kraft to MillerCoors.
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Bottled Water Company Told To Stop Making Claims That Its Bottles Are Biodegradable
A brand that we have ridiculed before for claims about its water now is in big trouble for its claims about its bottle.
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Solar Still Makes Water Purification Easy, Works Like an Upside-Down Coffee Maker
This simple, innovative solar still purifies water without electricity or filters.
