City Smart Water: CleanTech Talk in Boston
A Boston CleanTech event captured the imperative for cities to manage their water systems using data devices.
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Hard Truths About World Power Plant Carbon Emissions
Would you like to know how US power plants stack up to the rest of the world’s in terms of carbon emissions? I doubt that many Americans will enjoy the answer. A report released this morning by Environment America, the national federation of statewide advocacy groups working on clean air, clean … [continued]
How Clean Is Your Water?
We recently received a story pitch from Pelican Water Systems that reminded me yet again that clean water tech is a form of cleantech that we probably don’t discuss enough. Of course, access to clean water (or lack thereof) is a much bigger issue in the developing world. “More than 80% … [continued]
One More Time: Let’s Transform The Water Industry
Many of you know that there wasn’t much of a “bottled water” industry a few decades ago, but now the industry is so big that there are isles of bottled water choices in many shops. Of course, you’ve probably read all about the plastics problems we’re having across the world, many … [continued]
Matt Damon Claims To Abstain From Toilet Use In Solidarity With Those Without Proper Sanitation
Matt Damon is holding “it”. You know what I’m talking about. Damon has announced that he will not be going to the bathroom until everyone has access to clean water and proper sanitation.
Solar Power Water Purifiers Bring Potable Water to the Remote (VIDEO)
Talk about dedication: Swedish biochemist Petra Wadström spent eleven years developing an easy-to-use solar power water purifier. The purifier can hold ten liters of water and takes about three hours of direct sunlight to create potable water. For the hundreds of millions of people without reliable access to clean water … [continued]
10 Water-Saving or Water-Cleaning Technologies.. & Your Chance to Do Something!
While most of the technologies we write on here on CleanTechnica – solar power, wind power, energy efficiency, and clean transportation technologies – are focused on addressing our climate and energy crises, another critical crisis facing the world today is the water crisis.
World Water Day: 60 Posts on Water & Cleantech
Today is world water day. We’ve written quite a number of posts on different ways water is connected to cleantech and clean energy. Rather than write a whole new post on one or two aspects of this, I’ve decided to do a compilation piece. The following are articles on CleanTechnica (and a few from our sister site Planetsave) on some of the connections between cleantech and water.
Portable Solar Desalination Plant from MIT [VIDEO]
This is something I’ve been wanting to write on for awhile, but knowing that it would be cool news no matter when I shared it, I let it sit in line for longer than I normally would. MIT engineers from the Field and Space Robotics Laboratory have come up with … [continued]
