Water

This $16 Water Filter Could Save 100,000 Lives a Year

Source: ecowatch.com Published: February 25, 2016 The AMRIT water purifier, which Pradeep debuted in 2012, is the first filter of its kind in India. Photo credit: Thalappil Pradeep   TakePart By Alex Janin Sixteen dollars. That’s the price of a movie ticket...

Japanese Toilets Are Saving Water

Source: youtube.com Published: May 8, 2011 “Forever conscious of saving resources, I was amazed by the simplicity of the Japanese toilet in saving water. Most household toilets in Japan have this feature.” Click here to watch “Japanese Toilets Are Saving Water –...

Using Solar Power to Purify Water

Source: treehugger.com Published: October 15, 2015 Megan Treacy Screen capture MIT / YouTube The remote jungle village of La Mancalona on the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico has gone from a place where clean water was scarce, bottled water expensive and soda much cheaper...

Transformable Water Bottle Supports Clean Drinking Water Projects

Source: treehugger.com Published: December 16, 2015 © Dopper Margaret Badore Meet Dopper, a Cradle-to-Cradle water bottle company that’s bringing clean water to Nepal. Replacing single-use drink containers with a reusable bottle not only cuts down on trash and...

How to Make A Difference with Used Shoes

Source: youtube.com Published: March 20, 2015 Waterstep train people in developing countries how to use safe water solutions like water purification, health education, and well repair, empowering communities to take care of their own water needs for years. They...

A Norwegian Company is Transforming Deserts Into Farmland

Source: smithsonianmag.com Published: March 6, 2015 Seawater is piped to a concentrated solar power plant that powers an evaporative desalination system. The distilled water is used to irrigate plants. (Sahara Forest Project) Solar power plants in Qatar and Jordan,...

Portland’s New Pipes Harvest Power from Drinking Water

Source: fastcoexist.com Published: January 23, 2015 “It’s pretty rare to find a new source of energy where there’s no environmental impact,” says Gregg Semler, CEO of Lucid Energy, the Portland-based startup that designed the new system.  By Adele Peters If you live...