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Water Conservation
Water conservation involves the reduction in usage of water as well as the recycling of waste water for various purposes, including cleaning, manufacturing, and agricultural irrigation. A major issue for both consumers and industry alike, water conservation is increasingly important in a world with a rapidly growing population, particularly in urban areas.
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Q&A: Gretchen Daily, ecologist, on quantifying nature's value
As people push against the limits of what nature freely offers us in terms of fresh water, climate stability and more, how can we use our resources to achieve the greatest return for society?
3 | April 1, 2013 3:00am |
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The French protest an experimental nuclear fusion project
PARIS -- Part 2 in a two-part series: Fusion could be the future of cleaner energy, but many in France and beyond oppose the cost and uncertainy of the ITER project.
10 | March 29, 2013 3:00am |
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NASA improves urine-drinking technology
Thanks to ambitions of humans going to Mars one day, technology that turns wastewater into drinking water is improving.
February 14, 2013 7:27am |
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Ground zero in the energy-water nexus
Nowhere is the challenge of the energy-water nexus so acute as in the Middle East. Here's what Abu Dhabi plans to do about it.
26 | February 6, 2013 3:00am |
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Q&A: Richard Louv, author of The Nature Principle and Last Child in the Woods
The author and Audubon Medal-winner talks about transforming cities into "incubators of biodiversity" and tackling Nature-Deficit Disorder.
1 | December 10, 2012 4:15am |
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Q&A: Peter Kareiva, Chief Scientist, The Nature Conservancy
Taking an optimistic approach to ecological preservation and resilience theory, versus a gloomy one, could push conservation in exciting directions, says Peter Kareiva of the Nature Conservancy.
November 21, 2012 8:34am |
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World Bank chief: Climate change will be 'devastating'
The World Bank president Jim Yong Kim has called for urgent measures to combat the "devastating" consequences of climate change.
20 | November 19, 2012 5:45am |
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India's poor most vulnerable to rapid biodiversity loss
HYDERABAD -- India walks a tightrope between development and conservation.
2 | October 22, 2012 12:00am |
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Chicago debuts smog-eating street
Chicago's Department of Transportation just might have accomplished its mission to create the "greenest street in America."
13 | October 21, 2012 3:04pm |
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Want beautiful trash? Come to Glass Beach, Calif.
The air is fresh and clean, and the "pebbles" have a certain sheen. Check out this photo essay to see what we mean. Learn what happens a century after you use your beach as the city dump.
4 | September 10, 2012 2:28am |
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Obama vs. Romney: Who has the best energy plan?
The energy policies of President Obama and Mitt Romney offer two radically different directions into the future. Which one would take us into prosperity?
95 | September 5, 2012 1:48am |
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Video: Scientists figure out mechanics of wet-dog shake
Scientists have discovered how furry creatures shake off water, which has practical uses, plus gives us this adorable video.
1 | August 24, 2012 3:03am |
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New York: Turning sewage into savings
When a sprawling urban city like New York's drainage system can be overwhelmed with the smallest amount of rain, what can be done?
1 | August 21, 2012 5:47am |
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New ocean index grades world's oceans at 60 out of 100
Scientists created an ocean health index to judge how oceans are faring in providing us with food, jobs and carbon storage. The U.S. scored just above average, at 63.
4 | August 21, 2012 3:01am |
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Start-up finds worst energy offenders
A Boston start-up says that the energy solutions market has a goldilocks problem that it can solve by making collecting and analyzing data cost effective for the small commercial sector.
1 | August 5, 2012 6:19pm |
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Hydropower: Now London gets screwed
First the Queen did it on the River Thames near Windsor Castle. Now a London park heads to the river to turn the ancient Archimedes screw upside down and generate electricity. Watch videos.
5 | July 19, 2012 8:50am |
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Three ways to smarten up office space
Take some cues from Integral Group, an over-achieving building engineering company that has designed the most world�s most energy-efficient office space.
5 | July 16, 2012 3:00am |
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Q&A: Sam Hagerman, president, Passive House Alliance U.S.
Can you imagine a "harmless" building? That's the impetus behind a Passive House, a new or retrofitted building with the singular goal of minimizing energy consumption.
11 | July 16, 2012 2:35am |
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Coming soon: smart water grids
Smart grid technologies are just years away from being installed throughout municipal water systems to reduce waste, detect contaminants, and raise awareness about how much of this resource so...
July 12, 2012 6:00pm |
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Coca-Cola piloting new water recovery technology
The giant beverage company figures it could save close to 26.4 billion gallons of water annually across its global bottling operations.
5 | July 11, 2012 4:12am |
