January 15, 2013
MIT engineers have created a new polymer film that can generate electricity by drawing on a ubiquitous source: water vapour. The new material changes its shape […]
January 14, 2013
With the iShack, squatters get a solid dwelling that is fitted with enough solar panels to keep the lights on at night and provide power for […]
January 13, 2013
Energy, water and land are being squandered as the world throws out as much as half the food it produces. A report, Global Food: Waste Not Want […]
January 12, 2013
The Google Oklahoma Data Center announced Wednesday that it has donated 30 spare water storage tanks to five public service agencies, including Mayes County emergency management […]
January 11, 2013
Communities with low socioeconomic status based on income, education and housing would be the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, a new Water Research […]
January 10, 2013
2012 marked the warmest year on record for the United States and was also the second most extreme ever, the US government agency charged with monitoring […]
January 9, 2013
A streetscape that includes natural landscaping, bicycle lanes, wind powered lighting, storm water diversion for irrigation, drought-resistant native plants and innovative “smog-eating” concrete has earned Cermak […]
January 8, 2013
From pulling water from fog to saving fuel used to boil water, these three companies are the finalists of a contest to change the way we […]
January 7, 2013
Beijing: Water supply to China’s Handan city, which has over a million people, has been cut off following contamination of local river by industrial pollutants from a […]
January 6, 2013
Water experts called for urgent management of water resources and exploration of new sources in the wake of growing demand for water and huge water deficit […]
January 5, 2013
Water, water everywhere, just not in plastic bottles, says a town in the US state of Massachusetts. A law passed by the town of Concord went […]
January 4, 2013
As industry and agriculture expand along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, it’s starting to damage the aquatic ecosystem that holds 17% of the world’s water. Is […]
January 3, 2013
Four ideas for your consideration, posed as suggested ‘water resolutions’ for the New Year, 2013.
January 2, 2013
The year 2013 is the International Year of Water Cooperation. In December 2010, the UN General Assembly made the declaration (Resolution A/RES/65/154). In the backdrop of […]
January 1, 2013
Easy New Year’s resolutions for 2013 that will be good for the environment too.
December 31, 2012
The world’s population is growing exponentially, and overpopulation is already becoming a problem. According to the United Nations, the global population will surpass 10 billion by […]
December 30, 2012
As far as interrelated water and energy challenges go, the case of the natural gas drilling method known as fracking is a doozy. Natural gas has been touted […]
December 29, 2012
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) organized a festival to celebrate the conclusion of a U.S. government-funded project to rehabilitate seven Sana’a schools by better […]