Resources for Keeping our Planet Blue
Planting cover crops, trees, and complementary crops in the same field can help retain both water and nutrients in soil. Doing these things can also provide drought protection and help irrigation and …
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Surface water -- like lakes, rivers, and reservoirs -- is one major source of our drinking water. Groundwater is another. The surface water comes from precipitation, like rain and melting snow and …
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Recent advancements in solar water heating technology, and its rising popularity, means that prices for solar water heating systems have become much cheaper. There are a couple of different systems …
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by Trisha Miller Saltwater purification lies among many effective methods of home pool purification. In current years eco-consciousness has come into the forefront of many homeowners needs. If you …
Propellers are crucial for optimum performance on the water and to increase the lifespan of your boat engine (as well as the lifespan of the lake it's used on!). The propeller is where the power of …
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The well known Japanese company Toshiba and its perhaps not as well known co-patriate IHI have been tapped to pilot a new ocean energy project that will deploy a phalanx of underwater turbines that …
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Founded nearly 30 years ago in California’s Silicon Valley, SunPower has manufactured more than one billion solar cells and installed more than 4.5 gigawatts' worth of solar energy around the world. …
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Winter is already upon us in many parts of the US. Just because the threat of hurricanes and typhoons has lessened and thoughts have turned to holidays and new year's resolutions, however, doesn't …
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Over the years of writing for the Important Media Network (and its previous incarnation, Green Options), I have been instantly attracted to good consumer technology products that make the environment …
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A few weeks ago, we covered a company called Molecule New Water Technologies and their EcoloBlue atmospheric water generator- a product that they claimed could pull pure, crystal clear water from the …
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In a time when we’re experiencing an increasingly drier climate, with a booming population and growing demand on water supplies, water scarcity is a very real risk, not only to individuals and …
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This hydroponic farm in Japan cuts water usage by 99%! The farm occupies an abandoned Sony chip manufacturing facility in Miyagi prefecture, near where the earthquake and tsunami struck the country in …
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I'm still thinking about my 4 Liters Challenge from a few weeks ago - it's amazing how much we take a resource like water for granted! While a number of things I learned stand out, I constantly come …
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Oysters are filter-feeders. That means they suck in the water around them, filtering out the plankton and bits of dead animals and waste that they eat, then spit the water back out, free of that …
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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 …
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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Water is essential to life, as we know it, and while we all know we're supposed to drink 6-8 glasses of clean water each day to stay "healthy", we aren't always taught about what those 6-8 glasses are …
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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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Anyone who has ever had to clean the underside of a boat knows that there are some sea creatures that are nearly impossible to remove. Now scientists have put that stick-to-itiveness to work by using …
If you are drinking your water from the tap, most of the water is safe to consume. A few water pollutants, however, can pose a risk to your health even if they are under the government’s legal …
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So far, the story of the US renewable energy transformation has skipped a key chapter, which is the exploitation of our massive offshore wind power potential. In the offshore wind category, the US has …
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There are two main reasons why you may wish to reduce the amount of water your business consumes: cost reduction environmental concerns Across the globe, water is becoming an increasing …
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The West Virginia water woes continue, with more chemicals being discovered in the already contaminated Elk River. At least ten thousand gallons of MCHM leaked into the river upstream of Charleston's …
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The mining industry is one of the most established and multi-national sectors in the world and its importance to the global economy cannot be over estimated. The production of energy from …
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