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Water-fuel car unveiled in Japan

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Japanese company Genepax presents its eco-friendly car that runs on nothing but water.

Source: Reuters

Hydrogen-fueled machines are not particularly new or complex.  There has been concern about the hydrogen in storage tanks on-board a car; hydrogen is potentially dangerous if the vehicle is involved with a collision.  However, this water-fueled [...]

What exactly is 'Organic' produce?

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Organic farming recognises the direct connection between our health and the food we eat.

Strict regulations, known as ‘standards’, define what organic farmers can and cannot do – and place a strong emphasis on the protection of wildlife and the environment. In organic farming:

pesticides are severely restricted – [...]

Effects of Rainwater and Water pH on Plant Growth

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Rainwater

Rainwater is generally an excellent source of irrigation for plants. Plants are not only watered when it actually rains, but rainwater can be collected in buckets and barrels for later use. In fact, commercial rain collection containers have a spigot and hose attached for easy [...]

Groundwater Pollution: An ever-increasing problem

About half the population in the United States relies to some extent on groundwater as a source of drinking water, and still more use it to supply their factories with process water or their [...]

BP 'Excited' Over Kevin Costner's Oil Cleanup Machine, Purchases 32

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After actor Kevin Costner spent weeks calling attention to a high-tech oil cleanup device his company spent years developing, BP tested the machine and overnight released a statement saying that not only does the device work, officials are “excited” about its potential.

“We were confident [...]

A Water Crisis is Threatening the World

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The United Nations appears to be a notch more concerned about the progressive scarcity of clean water than about global warming.

A WATER crisis is threatening the world, and the Philippines, although surrounded by oceans of water, is not immune to it. Cebu and other cities in [...]

What would you do if White River/Nelspruit Ran out of Water?

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Instant panic! Immediate thoughts would turn to your family and home. The taps would open, but nothing would come out, there may be a little water left in your kettle, and some in your geyser. Then you may hear the news that the city will be [...]

Wash your Hair with Rainwater!

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Solve your hard-water hair problems with rainwater.

People have been washing their hair with rainwater for years. Some claim it has mystical benefits, that your hair will be shinier, more manageable or that the water is cleaner because it comes from the sky. There is a [...]

Greening your bed

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Many of you may think the worst thing lurking in your bed are Bed Bugs and Dust Mites. Knowing these little creepy crawlies are infesting your mattress and coming in contact with your skin every time you place your head to rest is enough to make [...]

Countdown to “Free” Renewable Energy from Sewage Begins

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dry sewage sludge

They prefer to call it wastewater, but the bottom line is that researchers at the University of Nevada are close to commercializing a process for generating renewable energy from sewage sludge.  The energy could be used to run equipment at the plants, which [...]