Originally published by Insteading. With much of California experiencing record levels of "exceptional" drought- and with what little water there is available being tainted by the fracking …
EPA: Watersense Shower Heads Save 2900 Gallons Per Year
Back in 2006, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created "WaterSense" as a label for high-efficiency plumbing products that not only use less water, but work as well as "conventional" fixtures …
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Sustainablog Takes the 4 Liter Challenge (w/ Video)
Hi, gang! It's been a while since our last post, and since then this "4 liter challenge" thing has surged in popularity and then kinda died down. A few weeks ago, however, our good friend Jeff …
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The Impact of Glacial Change in the Himalayas
The Himalayas are home to over a thousand glaciers, and these slow moving ice masses provide a significant portion of the water for the people that live in the area. In both the central and eastern …
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Climate Change May Spur Algae Infection Along the East Coast
In 2007 an invasive algae, Didymosphenia geminata, known as didymo, or "rock snot," was identified in the cold waters near Hancock, New York. It grew in a thick mat, sometimes eight inches thick, …
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Are We Running Out of Water?
As our world's population surpasses 7 billion, we are beginning to use fresh water faster than our rate of population growth. According to a recent report from Reuters: Water use is predicted to …