Bottled Water Backlash
Call it reverse snob appeal. These days, it’s the tap water enthusiasts, concerned about the growing mountains of plastic waste, who get to act self-righteous.
Water: Conservation, Pollution & Sustainable Use
Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water: Environmental Risks
From inter-sex fish in the Potomac River to frog mutations in Wisconsin, federal officials are spending this summer studying the effects of pharmaceuticals such as pain killers and depression medicine on the environment, because the drugs have turned up in America’s drinking water.
Reducing Your Carbon Footprint With A Solar Water Heater
A solar hot water heater could save you money on utility bills and also help mitigate the effects of runaway climate change.
Fresh Water From Down Under the Waves
Because it is surrounded by oceans, many Australians have wondered for years if desalinization could provide fresh water to the country’s growing population. But desalinization is an energy-intensive process and has thus far proven prohibitively expensive. Now, two Australian companies have joined forces to test a unique desalinization plant that is run on wave energy.
Right as Rain
Homeowners can prevent pollutants from harming surface and groundwater by installing a rain garden, a pond-like recess shaped like a saucer or shallow bowl.
Is That Chlorine Smell In My Tap Water OK?
If you are bothered by the smell of trace amounts of chlorine in your tap water, expose it in a clear, uncovered bottle to the sun’s rays for an hour and the smell will dissipate.
The Green Scale
In sizing up a prospective house, more and more homebuyers are asking themselves how the property rates on the green scale…