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A new, less complicated method of purifying water of salt and contaminants… could become very useful.

Research team invents efficient shockwave-based process for desalination of water

Now a team at MIT has come up with an innovative approach that, unlike most traditional desalination systems, does not separate ions or water molecules with filters, which can become clogged, or boiling, which consumes great amounts of energy.

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2015/11/082015/11/07

Beyond Conflict, Water Stress Contributed to Europe’s Migration Crisis

03 Environmental Degradation, 12 Water

Beyond Conflict, Water Stress Contributed to Europe’s Migration Crisis

Beyond conflict, there is another contributing factor: water scarcity. A well-documented path can connect water scarcity to food insecurity, social instability and potentially violent conflict. As climate change amplifies scarcity worries, more secure water supplies could help the lives of millions in conflict zones.

2015/11/062015/11/04

Berto Jongman: Seawater as Fuel — US Navy Proves Concept, Car Approved for Use on European Roads

05 Energy, 12 Water

Salt-Water Powered Car Gets Approval In Europe – Yes It’s Real

It works just like a hydrogen fuel cell except that the liquid used for storing energy is saltwater. This isn’t far from the water powered car, an idea labelled as a conspiracy by many despite the massive amount of evidence behind it. You can read more about that here.

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2015/11/012015/10/30

Sepp Hasslberger: Honda’s Faux Hydrogen Car

05 Energy, 12 Water

Who knows – hydrogen as a fuel might catch on… “Honda is now developing a personal-use Smart Hydrogen Station, which is designed to be installed at home so you don’t have to go looking for a re-up.”

Honda just unveiled its new hydrogen-powered car

The five-seated sedan, called the FCV Clarity, can travel 700 km (434 miles) on a single charge.

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2015/10/292015/10/27

Mongoose: Exxon – 40 Years of Lies on Climate Change

01 Agriculture, 03 Economy, 05 Energy, 11 Society, 12 Water, Earth Intelligence

Exxon Knew about Climate Change Almost 40 Years Ago

A new investigation shows the oil company understood the science before it became a public issue and spent millions to promote misinformation

EXTRACT

By 1989 the company had helped create the Global Climate Coalition (disbanded in 2002) to question the scientific basis for concern about climate change. It also helped to prevent the U.S. from signing the international treaty on climate known as the Kyoto Protocol in 1998 to control greenhouse gases. Exxon’s tactic not only worked on the U.S. but also stopped other countries, such as China and India, from signing the treaty. At that point, “a lot of things unraveled,” Oreskes says.

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2015/09/302015/09/29

Chuck Spinney: Saudi Arabian Collapse — Bad Rulers, No Water? A Case Study…

08 Wild Cards, 09 Justice, 12 Water, Corruption, Cultural Intelligence, Earth Intelligence, Government

I want to flag and discuss two articles. The first, Saudi Royal calls for regime change in Riyadh, is a report in the Guardian by Hugh Miles. He describes the four immediate factors that have stimulated the now famous letters by the anonymous 3rd generation prince calling for the replacement of King Salman and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman: (1) the double tragedy at Mecca that killed 800 people, (2) the collapse of oil prices, (3) the war in Yemen which, according to Miles, few Saudis support, and (4) King Salman's elevation of his young son, the inexperienced and impetuous Mohammed bin Salman to the peculiar but powerful post of Deputy Crown Prince, making him second in the line of succession.

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2015/09/212015/09/19

Chuck Spinney: Global Warming as Scam Cover-Up Distracting from Massive Water Theft Now

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Attached below this introduction is a very important report describing the problem of water depletion in Saudi Arabia and California. This report is interesting and important, both for what it says and for what it does not say. Note that there is no mention of global warming or climate change, although some of the papers hot linked in it do mention it. The problem of water depletion — over pumping of non-renewable deep aquifers to irrigate water-intensive crops in arid areas subject to periodic droughts is described in the report.

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