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Vladimir Putin has been given a sample of the mysterious water of Lake Vostok, now back in Russia. They have the first sample of water from Lake Vostok and scientists are now heading back to Russia. They won't be back in Antarctica until next Summer, but there will be ... keep reading
Written by Celsias yesterday, about Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Water
Lots of old folktales prevail about how to save and conserve water—even if it really is necessary. However, water and water conservation are becoming very serious issues around the world. Waterless Co., manufacturer of no-flush urinal systems, offers the following myths about water and water conservation designed to separate ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this week, about Children and Families, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Water
Electricity generation is a major concern for much of the world, since demand is rising.Hydropower is electricity generated using the energy of moving water. Electricity generated from water is entirely renewable, since water is an abundant natural resource and no water is expended during the electricity generation process. Hydroelectric ... keep reading
Written by Naseem Sheikh this month, about Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Population, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water
There is perhaps no more controversial energy source after nuclear than "hydraulic fracturing," or "fracking," of subterranean shale deposits containing pockets of natural gas. While the process can liberate previously unusable sources of natural gas, political, environmental and scientific concerns have risen along with production, as evidence mounts that fracking ... keep reading
Written by John C.K. Daly this month, about Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Politics & Government, Water
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu this week launched the Water Tight 2012 report, which explores the future of the global water sector in the year ahead. The report examines how major global trends such as population growth, increasing economic development, and urbanization, coupled with the changes in climate patterns, underscore the importance ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Economics, Finance & Money, Food, Water
Global use of hydropower increased more than 5 percent between 2009 and 2010, according to new research published by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online publication. Hydropower use reached a record 3,427 terawatt-hours, or about 16.1 percent of global electricity consumption, by the end of 2010 ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Industry & Business, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water
No doubt Pakistan’s water crisis is predominantly a manmade problem. Pakistan’s climate is not particularly dry and nor is it lacking in rivers and groundwater. Extremely poor management, unclear laws, government corruption, and industrial and human waste have caused this water supply crunch and rendered what water is ... keep reading
Written by Naseem Sheikh last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development, Water
New York's emerging plan to regulate natural gas drilling in the gas-rich Marcellus Shale needs to go further to safeguard drinking water, environmentally sensitive areas and gas industry workers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has informed state officials. The EPA's comments, in a series of lettersthis ... keep reading
Written by Joaquin Sapien/ProPublica last month, about Children and Families, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environmental Disasters, Pollution, Water
While the both oil and gas industry and environmentalists continue to study the benefits and potential dangers of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, some companies have forged ahead to develop new, more powerful fracking techniques. Dubbed “super fracking” by Bloomberg.com, energy industry researchers are working on new ways to create ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell last month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Emissions, Environmental Disasters, Pollution, Water
Bulgaria has just recently joined Brazil and Nigeria as countries in which oil giant Chevron are experiencing problems. I say this following the announcement that the US oil company has been prohibited from developing shale gas reserves via the process of hydraulic fracturing. They were initially granted a permit to ... keep reading
Written by James Burgess last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Politics & Government, Pollution, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water
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