Monthly Archive: July 2010

Jul 30

Low-Cost Bacterial Water Tests

TweetSimple, Accessible, Affordable Tests to Assess Microbial Water Quality and Safety in the Developing and Developed World “My hope is that these tests would be transformational. Just like cell phones transformed access to telecommunications for people in developing countries, these could transform access to reliable information about drinking water quality” —Mark Sobsey, PhD, Environmental Health …

Jul 29

Recycling vs. Reusing: Is there a difference?

TweetAs the world becomes more environmentally aware, recycling & reusing energy, water and other natural and man-made resources is becoming more commonplace. What is the difference between reusing and recycling something? The two terms are often used interchangeably but in some cases, they are really quite different. The Concise Oxford English Dictionary defines recycle as …

Jul 28

How to Hypermile & Drive Green

Tweet9 Steps to Saving Fuel, Saving Money and Saving the Environment Hypermiling refers to a collection of driving techniques aimed at improving your car’s fuel efficiency by reducing the demands placed on the engine. Since it’s possible to improve fuel economy by 37% just by changing the way you drive hypermiling is gaining interest in …

Jul 27

Eco-Friendly Car Washing

TweetFew people realize that washing our cars in our driveways is one of the most environmentally un-friendly chores we can do around the house. Unlike household waste water that enters sewers or septic systems and undergoes treatment before it is discharged into the environment, what runs off from your car goes right into storm drains …

Jul 26

Eco friendly drinking?

TweetYou probably already knew that beer is mostly water, but it’s also produced from several agricultural products, such as barley, wheat, and other cereal grains. And like most crops ,it can be grown in a natural and healthy way, as an organic product. Organic Beer is the result of a brewery and fermentation process which …

Jul 23

Water Batteries for Trees!

TweetAccording to the World Health Organization, 1.2 billion people – or almost 1 out of 5 people in the world – are without access to safe drinking water. And even in areas with access, 70 percent of water withdrawn from fresh groundwater sources is used for agriculture. But using groundwater to grow crops and trees …