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Alberta Tar Sands

Keystone Pipeline Delivers Oil

posted on January 23, 2014

A portion of the Keystone pipeline began delivering oil early Wednesday. The Keystone XL pipeline has generated controversy because of the transport of sticky diluted bitumen from the tar sands in …

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West Virginia Water

West Virginia Water Woes

posted on January 20, 2014

West Virginia has had its share of water woes.  The latest came last week from a leaky chemical storage facility when MCHM, a little-studied chemical, contaminated the drinking water supply of …

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DIY Drip Irrigation for Under Ten Dollars

posted on January 7, 2014

If you've ever come home from work in the summer and found your lovely garden wilted, this DIY drip irrigation system might be just the thing for you. Best of all, it costs less than $10. There are a …

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Northwest Passage Business Booming

posted on December 23, 2013

The Northwest Passage is open for business and shipping companies are ready to take advantage of it. Shipping between the destinations along the Atlantic Ocean and ports in the Pacific Ocean has …

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Child Hand Washing

Hand Washing with Hot Water Unnecessary, Study Says

posted on December 16, 2013

Hand washing with hot water is unnecessary, says a new study by researchers at Vanderbilt University. Many of us were taught as children to wash our hands in hot water (and with soap) in order to …

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Great Barrier Reef

An Aquifer Under the Sea?

posted on December 9, 2013

Australian researchers have found evidence of aquifers under the sea. 120,000 cubic miles of fresh and low-salinity water might be stored and available for human use. “The volume of this water …

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Office Worker with Water and Fruit

Employee Dehydration: Affecting Your Bottom Line?

posted on December 4, 2013

Have you given any thought to how employee dehydration might be affecting your workplace? If not, you definitely wouldn’t be alone. It’s not exactly the first thing that springs to mind when you think …

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Cincinnati

Pilus Energy Bactobots Clean Wastewater, Generate Energy

posted on November 25, 2013

Pilus Energy has developed an innovative technology which cleans wastewater while generating electricity. Bacterial robots (Bactobots) consume pollutants from wastewater and create energy. 900 …

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Lettuce

Sahara Forest Project Produces First Crops

posted on November 18, 2013

The Sahara Forest Project has produced the first year of crops. The amount of crops produced by the setup in the desert of Qatar is comparable to commercial farms in more arable regions. The Sahara …

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Waterfront Home

Buying a Waterfront Home

posted on November 7, 2013

When buying a waterfront home, what should you consider? These nine pros and cons will help you with your buying decision. We love waterfront homes for a variety of reasons. The views are gorgeous, …

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Ladakh in Indian Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh, India

Recharging Springs in the Himalayas

posted on November 5, 2013

Recharging springs in the Himalayas holds a lot of promise for people who previously depended on glacier runoff and mountain springs. Glaciers all over the world are receding. While this may not …

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Map of Japan Fukushima Earthquake Tsunami

Tsunami Hits Fukushima Nuclear Reactor, Two Typhoons Coming This Weekend

posted on October 25, 2013

  A 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit Japan today 26 Oct 2013 at 3:10 a.m. local time, sending a small tsunami to the coast. To make matters worse, two typhoons are headed for Japan this weekend. …

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End Water Poverty

posted on October 21, 2013

It's within our reach to end water poverty. What would it take? Water poverty is a catchall term used to refer to a lack of access to clean water for drinking, washing, and bathing, and it includes a …

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Saving the Earth's Water Supply – A Live Chat with Science Magazine

posted on October 16, 2013

Science Magazine sponsors live chats on important scientific topics and this week the topic is “Saving the Earth's Water Supply”. As regular readers of this blog know, only one percent of Earth's …

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Aqualibrium Garden

Aqualibrium – Aquaponics on a Home Scale

posted on October 7, 2013

The Aqualibrium Garden offers apartment dwellers and homeowners with limited outdoor growing space or season a chance to grow their own food with an aquaponics system that fits with most …

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New island forms off the coast of Pakistan

New Island Forms Off Coast of Pakistan

posted on September 30, 2013

A new island formed off the coast of Pakistan in the Arabian Sea last week. The island showed up suddenly after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Pakistan. Scientists said the island likely formed from …

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The Death of an Ocean

What Is a Dead Zone?

posted on September 25, 2013

The USGS recently announced they are monitoring nitrates in real time to help study dead zones. What is a dead zone and why does it matter? A dead zone is an area of a water body that contains very …

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Turtle Swimming in the Coral

Nitrate Monitoring in Real Time

posted on September 23, 2013

Nitrate monitoring in real time along the Mississippi River basin helps determine the size of the annual dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico as well as how well efforts to reduce the dead zone are …

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Saint on a Lake

Don't Drink From the Healing Springs

posted on September 18, 2013

Holy water and healing springs have long had a reputation for curing all sorts of illnesses. A new study suggests that era may be over. Scientists at the Institute of Hygiene and Applied Immunology …

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Jelllyfish in Palau

Fisheries Ranges Moving Due to Climate Change

posted on September 16, 2013

Fisheries ranges are moving due to climate change. Scientists had expected marine animals to move toward the poles to escape the warming waters. What they found is that many animals have, but animals …

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Polluted Water

Protect Your Groundwater

posted on September 11, 2013

Protect Your Groundwater Day only happens once a year, but it's important to understand how we impact groundwater all year long. According to the National Groundwater Association, 99 percent of …

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Water Savings Kit: All-in-one from Niagara Conservation

posted on September 9, 2013

If you're a regular reader of Blue Living Ideas, you're savvy about your water. But even if you are, and have done a full water audit of your home's water consumption, you're likely still missing a …

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Why Waste Water

Why Waste Water

posted on September 9, 2013

Why waste water?  In many countries, including the United States, water is treated to be clean enough to drink no matter what use it will be put to.  We've talked a bit on Blue Living Ideas about …

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Water Splash

World Water Week 2013

posted on September 2, 2013

World Water Week is here and this year, the focus is on water cooperation and building partnerships. The UN declared 2013 the International Year of Water Cooperation. World Water Week looks at …

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