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Water Spouts Blog: Climate Change Links
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100 Ways to Conserve Water. There are useful sites and thoughtful commentary out there on climate change. Here are links to the sites and the blogs we find most useful and authoritative. American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. Identifying fuel-efficient vehicles and practical ways to save energy in your home. Mapping energy-saving activities of users nationwide while challenging people to take steps toward conservation. Harvard University Center for the Environment. Features in-depth assessment...
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Water Spouts Blog: Mumbai, Delhi Lead in Need for Water
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100 Ways to Conserve Water. Saturday, June 30, 2012. Mumbai, Delhi Lead in Need for Water. Young Indian villagers carry water-filled containers. Photographer: Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images. Mumbai and New Delhi, India’s most populous cities, may experience the biggest increase in demand for water among the world’s largest cities from 2010 to 2025, the McKinsey Global Institute said today. Mumbai, Delhi, India’s third-largest Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad are swelling as more villagers a...
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Water Spouts Blog: UK Experiences ‘Weirdest’ Weather
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100 Ways to Conserve Water. Thursday, October 18, 2012. UK Experiences ‘Weirdest’ Weather. The UK has just experienced its “weirdest” weather on record, scientists have confirmed. The driest spring for over a century gave way to the wettest recorded April to June in a dramatic turnaround never documented before. The scientists said there was no evidence of a link to manmade climate change. But they say we must now plan for periodic swings of drought conditions and flooding. Paul Mustow, head of flood man...
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Water Spouts Blog: Hydrodynamic Power Offers Abundant Small-Scale Water Power Options
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100 Ways to Conserve Water. Friday, June 15, 2012. Hydrodynamic Power Offers Abundant Small-Scale Water Power Options. Through hydropower without needing to construct new — and environmentally questionable — large-scale dams. Instead, existing waterways and reservoirs can be used to provide electricity in addition to serving water needs of the region. (For comparison, the Hoover Dam power station produces about 4 million megawatt-hours. The Bureau of Reclamation has over 47,000 miles of canals, laterals,...
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The Importance of Plankton | Sea Butterfly
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From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free J. Cousteau. The Importance of Plankton. January 30, 2013. The why from the who. What is a Sea Butterfly? Can you see it? Not the whaleshark of course! That’s normal, plankton (phytoplankton and zooplankton) are tiny drifting plants and animals. With phyloplankton levels crashing. S example, and be a bit more pro-active. Repeated phytoplankton blooms (some can...
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Water Spouts Blog: Last Call At The Oasis
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100 Ways to Conserve Water. Monday, October 15, 2012. Last Call At The Oasis. Inspired by the book "The Ripple Effect" by Alex Prud'homme, "Last Call at the Oasis," is from Participant Media, the company that brought you "Page One," "An Inconvenient Truth," "Food, Inc.," and "Waiting for Superman.". Monday, October 15, 2012. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Stop the Frack Attack. Clean Water is a Human Right. Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone. Life in the Ocean. Climate Denial Crock of the Week. Scientific ske...
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Water Spouts Blog: Green Crude: The Quest to Unlock Algae’s Energy Potential
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100 Ways to Conserve Water. Tuesday, October 16, 2012. Green Crude: The Quest to Unlock Algae’s Energy Potential. Earlier this year, Sapphire Energy began producing oil on its 300-acre algae farm in Columbus, New Mexico. By next year, the company hopes to produce about 100 barrels a day at the “green crude farm.” (Sapphire Energy). Sapphire is one of scores of companies worldwide that today are making biofuels from microalgae, albeit on a small scale, according to the Algae Biomass Organization, a trade ...
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Water Spouts Blog: Reverse Osmosis to Rescue Water Scarcity in the Dead Sea
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100 Ways to Conserve Water. Monday, October 15, 2012. Reverse Osmosis to Rescue Water Scarcity in the Dead Sea. Engineers and scientists are expected to use Reverse Osmosis (RO) technology to merge the Dead and the Red seas under the “Two Seas Canal Project” worth 10 billion dollars. Results of feasibility studies and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) supported by the World Bank and other donors are yet to be released for concrete works to commence. The region is witnessing water scarcity with its ma...