Solar-powered cup brews better brine treatments
A new distillation device can better recycle contaminants produced by a desalination plant to dramatically reduce waste.
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Change the way you wash your hair to help save the environment
When you hear about businesses with a high environmental impact or activities with a high carbon footprint, you are probably more likely to imagine heavy machinery, engines and oil rather than hairdressing. Yet hairdressing, ...
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Feb 11, 2019
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Integrated pathways for meeting climate targets and ensuring access to safe water
IIASA researchers have led work to develop new pathways to developing water and energy infrastructure consistent with both the Paris Agreement and U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG6)—to ensure availability and sustainable ...
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Jan 14, 2019
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Paper outlines how L.A. County can adapt its water supply for climate change
The climate is changing, Earth's population is growing and more people are living in cities. That means urban areas—particularly those in arid or semiarid regions—need to update their water supply systems.
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Dec 19, 2018
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How do we cope with demands for water as we enter an era of scarcity?
Urban water systems in California and elsewhere face a time of reckoning, warns Richard Luthy, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford.
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Oct 22, 2018
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Banking on private finance to tackle the world's water crisis
With global water resources under ever-increasing stress, a new report from WWF, ING and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) calls for urgent efforts by corporates, investors, governments and NGOs to deliver sustainable, bankable ...
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Oct 17, 2018
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Avoiding 'adverse impacts' of groundwater pumping on surface waters
New report informs local agencies on how to avoid inadvertent threats to surface water as defined by new California groundwater law.
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Sep 26, 2018
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Scientists and water treatment plants are working together on green water treatment
Using plants and animals to purify waste water while extracting raw materials: that is the principle of Aquafarm. In early September, after a year and a half of research, a trial setup was launched which should lead to the ...
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Sep 12, 2018
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ESA's role in easing water scarcity
Water is crucial to life on Earth. But today, its overexploitation and pollution present challenges for the environment, economies and global living standards. These issues are addressed by the United Nations' Sustainable ...
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Aug 28, 2018
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New assessment identifies global hotspots for water conflict
More than 1,400 new dams or water diversion projects are planned or already under construction and many of them are on rivers flowing through multiple nations, fueling the potential for increased water conflict between some ...
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Jul 17, 2017
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