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Plants Conserve 44% More Water With Active Enzyme

Posted on Jan 05, 2010 by Scott James.

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A team of biologists identified plant enzymes last month that help plants utilize raised levels of carbon dioxide to more efficiently use water. The team, led by biology professor Julian Schroeder at UC- San Diego, discovered protein censors that control the response of pores on the leaves of plants. By adding an active enzyme to plants with an inactive one, researchers were able to measure more efficient use of water by the plants and this discovery could potentially make increased food production possible without increasing the water supply.
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Will Smart Water Grids Become a $16.3 Billion Industry by 2020?

Posted on Nov 19, 2009 by Scott James.

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If you read this site you know that water is a major issue and how we relate to and manage our water could be the defining issue of the 21st century. Water innovation is just now starting to build buzz and attract investors, with venture capital still not flush and technologies very much in their infancy. Any discussion of macro-water issues brings up the smart water grid as a necessary but complicated step- but will smart water grids, currently a $530 million market, become a $16.3 Billion industry in the next ten years? A new report from Lux Research thinks it will.
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Will Yemen’s Capital Run Out of Water Growing a Drug?

Posted on Nov 03, 2009 by Scott James.

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Where once there were 180 wells, now there are 80…What if an entire CITY ran out of drinking water? Sanaa, Yemen, the country’s capital, is dealing with a massive water shortage. The World Bank’s Sanaa Water Basin Management Project says the city could run out of drinking water in just 15 years. Some say a major culprit is qat, a plant deeply embedded in Yemen’s culture and chewed for its stimulant effect by up to 70% of the male population.
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Climate Change Refugees in Burkina Faso

Posted on Oct 18, 2009 by Scott James.

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On September 1 a foot of rain fell in the Burkina Faso capital city of Ouagadougou in just 10 hours. The intense rain and flooding has displaced over 150,000, highlighting the growing issue of climate change refugees.
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Imagine H20: Turning The World’s Water Problems Into Opportunities

Posted on Oct 16, 2009 by Scott James.

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Imagine H20 is a national non-profit whose mission is to inspire and empower people to solve water problems. They are currently holding their first annual water innovation contest, open to all entrepreneurs and innovators who have big ideas about how to create real-world solutions around clean water and sanitation.
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