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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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Deloitte donates expertise to online management tool (Water Wednesday)
The public-private platform will include mapping and visualizing tools that analyze facilities' impact on watersheds at risk.
October 5, 2011 3:57am |
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Ritter: To spur cleantech, focus on national security, not climate change
To pursue a clean energy agenda, follow the U.S. military's lead and focus on issues both political parties can get behind, former Colorado governor Bill Ritter said Tuesday at the inaugural SXSW...
1 | October 5, 2011 3:00am |
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For water, a scarcity of feeling
In Austin, editor Andrew Nusca writes of continued water shortages -- and how perception is everything when it comes to scarcity and conservation.
22 | October 3, 2011 9:41pm |
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Cities that charge more for water see fewer unexplained losses (Water Wednesday)
Research from water infrastructure monitoring company TaKaDu suggests that a sharper focus on appropriate pricing encourages fewer unexplained leaks and losses.
7 | September 28, 2011 3:10am |
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Video: Trees that grow into 'living bridges'
Natives in India have been growing their own living bridges for centuries. Does it get any greener than that?
3 | September 27, 2011 6:00am |
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Can GE help Anheuser-Busch InBev be a better brewer? (Water Wednesday)
Partnership focused on Chinese operations should result in technologies for energy management, energy generation and waste-to-value conversion.
1 | September 21, 2011 3:59am |
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Los Angeles to build first LEED-certified NFL stadium
Entertainment giant AEG seeks to make the planned Farmers Field football stadium the "most environmentally sustainable stadium in the world."
9 | September 20, 2011 2:17pm |
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5 reasons Unilever's newest Mexico plant is sustainability model
The ideas introduced at the Cuernavaca facility in Mexico's Morelos state will show up in at least 30 new Unilever plants between now and 2015.
September 15, 2011 3:03am |
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Would you sleep easier in a green hotel?
A new energy-efficiency toolkit has been launched for hotel properties in Europe; closer to home, the Starwood hotel group has snagged its 15th LEED certification.
1 | September 14, 2011 2:50pm |
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Tampa Bay, Veolia offer twist on smart water management (Water Wednesday)
When seeking long-term solutions to water management, the Florida utility serving Tampa Bay opted to let a private-sector partner build and operate its treatment facility.
September 14, 2011 3:40am |
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California water district looks to Google for positive coverage
The Central Basin Municipal Water District in California created a news agency to write favorable articles about it for Google News. To what extent, publicity?
2 | September 13, 2011 7:45am |
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The philosophy behind Molson Coors 'beerprint' (Water Wednesday)
The brewer seeks broader internal and external support for its sustainability initiatives by simplifying the way it describes the environmental impact of beer.
3 | September 7, 2011 3:31am |
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To conserve water, Australia builds first utility-scale solar plant
First Solar, General Electric and Verve Energy will build Australia's first utility-scale solar farm to power a nearby desalination plant.
4 | August 31, 2011 7:12am |
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Tech giant LG extends into water treatment (Water Wednesday)
Company plans to create a joint venture focused on water solutions by October 2011.
1 | August 31, 2011 3:15am |
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Irene's gone, but what's in the water?
With significant rainfall comes significant runoff, carrying with it pesticides, sewage and oil. And it also disturbs sediment.
3 | August 30, 2011 3:15pm |
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Major hotels to standardize carbon reporting, management
Do you know how your favorite hotel performs with respect to sustainability? My guess is you don't.
1 | August 30, 2011 12:06pm |
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Flood prediction tech simulates rivers 100X faster than real life
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and IBM say they've developed new flood prediction technology that can simulate rivers 100 times faster than real life.
1 | August 25, 2011 7:59am |
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Water Wednesday: PepsiCo, Nature Conservancy share watershed lessons
Water Wednesday: PepsiCo, Nature Conservancy share watershed lessons, prep decision-making tool
August 24, 2011 5:26am |
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A new tool to monitor water, sanitation commitments
WaterAid's new WASHwatch.org tool reveals how much developing nations are budgeting for water conservation and sanitation services, then rates them.
August 23, 2011 8:42am |
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Is growing vegetables from sewer water the next big thing in re-use?
All over the world, the inhabitants of cities are figuring out how to recycle their water supply ad infinitum
6 | August 15, 2011 11:00am |
