(April 26, 2009, Sand Gets in My Eyes)
The “raw” water in Saudi isn’t really fit to drink, so bottled water, rather than being a luxury like it is in other places, is a necessity.
Anyway, awhile back I started noticing that when I drank certain brands of water, my gut really started to hurt. More specifically, [...]
(Feb. 17, 2009, The Wall Street Journal)
Taking a Cue From Carbon Tracking, Companies and Conservationists Tally Hidden Sources of Consumption
It takes roughly 20 gallons of water to make a pint of beer, as much as 132 gallons of water to make a 2-liter bottle of soda, and about 500 gallons, including water used to grow, [...]
(Jan. 14, 2009, NanoWerk)
QuantumSphere, Inc., a leading developer of advanced catalyst materials, high-performance electrode systems, and related process chemistries for portable power and clean-tech applications, today filed for a U.S. patent on a water purification process that serves as a more energy-efficient alternative to desalination methods now commonly used to help meet growing water needs [...]
