Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 02:26:48 +0000
We write about CO2 emissions of fossil fuels quite a bit on CleanTechnica, but there is something that bears repetition as well. It is that renewable energy typically uses much less water than other electricity sources. The overuse of water, including for our power plants, is something that critically threatens our children
Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 16:23:25 +0000
The folks at Rachio first made a name for themselves with their smart sprinkler controller that injected a healthy dose of intelligence into the world of yard care, saving millions of gallons of water along the way. Not satisfied to simply dump water on plants and hope for the best, they are back with a holistic lawn care plan called Rachio Thrive
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 20:05:53 +0000
Coastal flooding is driving up the cost of housing in high-elevation Miami neighborhoods like Little Haiti
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 01:06:41 +0000
The Colorado River now carries about 20% less water than it did a century ago. The Colorado originates in the Rocky Mountains, where it is fed by melting snow. Due to the changes in weather patterns attributable to a heating planet, not as much snow falls in those mountains today as in prior years. Less snow means the land in the upper elevations is warmed by the sun where previously the snow cover would reflect sunlight back into space, making the area hotter, which means that whatever snow falls melts sooner
Credit to Author: Alex Lubben| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 18:23:54 +0000
Orca whales and salmon populations are particularly vulnerable.
Read moreCredit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 02:35:22 +0000
Researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have created a new type of generator that uses rain to create electricity, and it works
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 20:32:02 +0000
GivePower has received an award for its solar powered water desalinization plant in Kenya which produces 70,000 liters a day of clean water for the village of Kiunga
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:22:31 +0000
Major cities are flooding more than was previously thought. This news comes from a new study published in the journal Nature Communications that used Twitter to measure the impact of tidal flooding along the U.S. Gulf and East coasts
Credit to Author: Andrea Bertoli| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 21:29:51 +0000
Hawaii has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, and yet there are serious water quality issues to content with, primarily due to the large quantity of cesspools in the State. This is a huge issue for all of the islands, and impacts the health of humans, animals, and our ocean ecology. Here’s the story of a local company that’s working to fix this crappy situation.
Credit to Author: Andrea Bertoli| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 21:29:51 +0000
Hawaii has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, and yet there are serious water quality issues to content with, primarily due to the large quantity of cesspools in the State. This is a huge issue for all of the islands, and impacts the health of humans, animals, and our ocean ecology. Here’s the story of a local company that’s working to fix this crappy situation.