Carbon Neutral Water

Forward Osmosis pilot plant at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut  Picture source: Oasys, Inc.

By Josef Newman Every day billions of people wake up, walk to the sink and open the taps. Most of them never think of the carbon footprint that water has. Carbon footprint? It sounds strange to think of water as having a carbon footprint. However, all drinking water is pumped and treated before it reaches… Read More

Water Drought and Gray Water Recycling

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Water drought is a weather-related natural disaster; it is caused by a decreased precipitation over an extended period and results in shortage of water reserves and supplies. It has its effect on every aspect of our daily life; there is less water available for growing crops, farming animals, industry in droughts. Droughts also affect our… Read More

Energy Effecient Waters in South America

The largest RO desalinisation plant in South America is set to be built by early 2010 and will feature significantly reduced energy consumption.

Half World Faces Water Shortage by 2080

Wong Poh Poh, a professor at the National University of Singapore, told a regional conference that global warming was disrupting water flow patterns and increasing the severity of floods, droughts and storms _ all of which reduce the availability of drinking water.

One of the Largest Public Health Issues of Our Time

Water rebates save you money.

As the planet’s once plentiful blue resource gets used up, companies are acting to secure their supply and become more efficient users of water. A business publication from the UK called Ethical Corporation has published an interesting report on this trend, which we’ve pulled excerpts from here: