Yoda: Faircap Project Open source 3D printed water filter aims to solve global crisis for just $1

The Faircap Project is a collaborative, clean water initiative, whose aim is to create an affordable open source 3D printed water filtration device that could provide clean, safe, drinkable water to those in need. The startup has already created a working prototype, but is now calling on engineers, designers, microbiologists, or anyone interested in helping to …

Nafeez Ahmed: Terror, climate chaos, financial crisis are the costs of ‘doing business’

Terror, climate chaos, financial crisis are the costs of ‘doing business’ The techno-narcissism of predatory neoliberal capitalism is locked into an endless war with the bastard monster of its own creation – Islamic State. Fifteen years into the 21st century, humanity has made little progress in addressing major threats to civilisation. In fact, on terrorism, …

Review: Prescription for a World Crisis. Global Outlook, Issue 13 Annual 2009, False Flag Operations, How Wars Are Started By False Flag Operations. (Global Outlook)

Fred Burks 5 Star Mind-Expanding Modern Equivalent of Whole Earth Catalog or Anarchists Cookbook I consider this the New Age counterpart to the first Whole Earth Catalog, a non-violent alternative to the Ararchist Cookbook. As with most publications where passion is paramount, I retain a reserve of caution on perhaps 20% of the content, but …

Koko: Groundwater in Crisis as Snowpack Water Diminishes

Study: Earth’s groundwater mapped, quantified The groundwater map is based on 40,000 groundwater models comprising data from nearly a million watersheds. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, suggest the planet holds 23 million cubic kilometers of total groundwater — roughly 5.5 million cubic miles. Only six percent of that water will be replenished …

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

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.