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5 Sobering Realities about Global Water Security
Some people say that water is the oil of the 21st Century. If only water were that simple. Water is very complicated. It’s affected by large-scale issues like climate change and globalization....
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The average person in the US is drinking 38 percent more water than 15 years ago
In 1998 the United States averaged 54 gallons of soda consumed per person, to only 42 gallons of water. That’s according to AP reporter Candice Choi‘s numbers from Beverage Digest. That is disgusting,...
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McKinsey on Society: Transforming water economies
Without action, global demand for water could outstrip supply by up to 40 percent by 2030. Rapid population growth and economic development, particularly in emerging markets, will increase the need...
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Local schmocal: Why small-scale solutions won’t save the world
I have a confession: I’m a cynic when it comes to living small. I like to garden and ride bikes; I buy local whenever I can. But I don’t think my personal lifestyle choices are going to save the world...
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Ghana and the Next Wave of Entrepreneurship in Africa
I first visited the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology in Ghana when it first opened in 2008. It was impressive then and it has continued to impress since—helping incubate promising tech...
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Boston Requires Full Disclosure of Energy Use and Emissions
Emmanuel Huybrechts/Wikimedia CommonsBy BETH BUCZYNSKI Boston officials hope that by mandating disclosure, building owners will be more likely to participate in local energy-efficiency programs. By...
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Startup Brings Water ATMs to India’s urban slums… a clean water breakthrough?
by Katie Fehrenbacher Are connected water ATMs the future of clean water distribution in the slums of urban India? Startup Sarvajal thinks so. Many of the residents of Savda Ghevra — a resettled slum...
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Using sustainability to drive business innovation and growth
By Peter Capozucca and William Sarni For a useful perspective on how many leading organizations are approaching sustainability as a core business strategy, think back to when the World Wide Web was...
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The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Interlinked Solutions For Interlinked Challenges
We can’t prevent global shortages of drinking water while providing enough food and energy to meet the needs of a growing population in a climate-constrained world if we don’t understand the linkages...
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Mapping The Water Sources For 530 Cities Worldwide
As more people move to cities, it’s a good bet many places will begin to run out of water. A Nature Conservancy analysis not long ago found that 1 billion urbanites could be living on less than 100...
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Latest Study by U.S. Forestry Service Projects Lake Powell, Lake Mead and 4...
Some of the West’s biggest reservoirs could dry up completely as the region gets warmer and drier in coming decades, and major increases in storage capacity probably won’t help address regional water...
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5 Sobering Realities about Global Water Security
Some people say that water is the oil of the 21st Century. If only water were that simple. Water is very complicated. It’s affected by large-scale issues like climate change and globalization....
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Mapping The Water Sources For 530 Cities Worldwide
Infographics: via The Nature Conservancy Originally posted on http://www.fastcoexist.com/: By Ben Schiller - Want to avoid a dangerous drought? There are measures, like reforestation, that could help....
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Our future of unlimited wealth — and joblessness
Robots will eventually take all our menial jobs. Will they take our pizza, too? Image Credit: StuartWebster via photopin cc Originally posted on http://venturebeat.com/: – Technology advances are...
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