More comprehensive research, accounting for local context and barriers and improved coordination among government and other stakeholders are essential to meeting challenges at the water-energy nexus, according to a GAO report. […]
Western Riverside County and California are leading the way forward in providing innovative financing for homeowners to carry out clean energy, energy and water efficiency renovations and retrofits. $50mm in HERO Program projects have been approved, which is projected to create as many as 4,000 local green contractor jobs, as well as enabling homeowners to reduce their energy and water bills, which in turn’s going to take a big bite out of the county and state’s electricity and water usage, carbon and greenhouse gas emissions.
The Sollvatten uses ultra-violet light in sunshine to purify up to 11 liters of water in a matter of hours, a capability that’s opening up new income-producing opportunities for developing world residents, as well as helping the save on fuel bills and conserve precious water and forest resources. […]
Advances in atomic-level isotope chemistry are leading to a leap forward in environmental and natural resource management as they spread from green research labs to industry and commerce.
