Yoda: Sao Paulo Out of Water — Lessons?
Idiocy & corruption are expensive. A Mega City Runs Dry Three Key Lessons From São Paulo’s Water Crisis See Also: Water: Soul of the Earth, Mirror of Our Collective Souls
Yoda: Elinor Ostrom & Common Pool Resource Theory Applied to Water
Endgame issue, water is. Elinor Ostram’s Common Pool Resource theory challenges Garrett Hardin’s “Tragedy of the Commons” theory. Nobel Lecture (2009): Beyond Markets and States: Polycentric Governance of Complex Economic Systems
Michel Bauwens: Californians Outraged As Oil Producers & Frackers Excluded From Emergency Water Restrictions
Californians Outraged As Oil Producers & Frackers Excluded From Emergency Water Restrictions California’s oil and gas industry is estimated (with official data due to be released in coming days) to use more than 2 million gallons of fresh water per day; so it is hardly surprising that, as Reuters reports, Californians are outraged after discovering …
Jean Lievens: New Age of Water Wars
New Age Of Water Wars Portends ‘Bleak Future’ For The Middle East New research shows that water scarcity linked to climate change is now a global problem playing a direct role in aggravating major conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa. New peer-reviewed research published by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) shows that …
Sepp Hasslberger: Wave Power to the Grid – Australia Leads the Way – AND Desalinated Water
A workable wave power unit using hydraulics. They are pressurising sea water to drive land-based hydroelectric power generation or reverse osmosis desalination… World’s first grid-connected wave power station switched on in Australia It also supplies zero-emission desalinated water.
SchwartzReport: Plastic Pipe Transforms Salt Water into Fresh Water
I am always on the outlook for new technologies that could help with what is coming as a result of climate change. Here is a very interesting one, a plastic that can be made into pipes and other things that simply by the nature of the plastic converts saltwater to fresh. It holds promise as …
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Potters w/o Borders — Ceramic Water Filter
Potters without Borders We provide free assistance and technical advisement to develop Ceramic Water Filter (CWF) production facilities around the world. These low cost clay water filters allow families to be able to produce their own potable water and has a significant impact on their health. Tip of the Hat to JZ Liskiewicz
