(March 9, 2009, The Crunchy Chicken)
If you live in an area that experiences frequent droughts or you just don’t like paying high water bills, there are a number of ways you can capture or reclaim the water that your household uses for other purposes.
First, I want to state that the suggestions I make in this [...]
(March 10, 2009, China Daily)
The authorities need to push ahead with a price hike, reflecting accurately the growing shortage of water in China and help plug further depletion of the resource, an official has said.
“We must set up a rational water pricing system adapted to the country’s severe shortage of water. So some cities will [...]
(Feb. 12, 2009, The Deseret News)
The House passed Wednesday a bill by Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, to create new research programs into how to conserve water, use it more efficiently and reuse wastewater.
“Many experts are starting to see water as ‘the new oil’ in terms of what a precious commodity it is,” Matheson said. “The [...]
(Feb. 6, 2009, BoingBoing)
This toilet system is so environmentally ingenious that I don’t know why it hasn’t been standard for years: shower, sink and bath water is collected and pumped into the in-wall tank of the toilet to be reused for flushing. Even if no flushing occurs, the water tank automatically empties itself every twenty [...]
(Jan. 20, 2009, CleanTech)
Researchers at Frost & Sullivan say the water treatment industry is going to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of China’s plan for RMB 4 trillion in government spending in 2009 to stimulate the economy.
The government already spent RMB 120 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, with about 10 percent of [...]
(Jan. 15, 2009, Arizona Geology)
Starting this month, Resolution Copper will start dewatering its mine shaft in Superior, treat that water and then send it to New Magma Irrigation District located near Queen Creek via a pipeline for use in irrigating crops.
This sounds like a significant step with impacts on water agencies, agriculture, and [...]
(Jan. 14, 2009, Science Blog)
Water and energy are two resources on which modern society depends. As demands for these increase, researchers look to alternative technologies that promise both sustainability and reduced environmental impact. Engineered osmosis holds a key to addressing both the global need for affordable clean water and inexpensive sustainable energy according to Yale [...]
(Jan. 8, 2009, Planet Green)
As unappetizing as it may sound, grey water is useful stuff. OasisDesign.net defines it as such: “Any water that has been used in the home, except water from toilets, is called grey water. Dish, shower, sink, and laundry water comprise 50-80% of residential ‘waste’ water. This may be reused for other [...]
