water, Tag

All you need to know about water tanks, storing water and the best ways to use water around the house.

We look at whether Sydney has an actual case for a water desalination plant or not. This article will look at what other options there are.

Discussion over why its far better for the environment to pipe water from Tasmania to Melbourne than building the Wonthaggi desalination plant

Top ten green tips and tricks you can do to be Green and more Eco friendly in your day to day life.

How to improve your water harvesting and collection with water tanks and how to use the water efficiently and be ecologically sound.

Soon-to-be-axed Sustainable Development Commission says energy, carbon and water savings could amount to hundreds of millionsEfforts to make Whitehall more green by reducing water use, rubbish, road travel and energy are...

Martin Wainwright reports from the Pennines on a new project to raise hot water from granite rock

Geothermal project promises limitless recyclable supplies for housing in Eastgate, Co DurhamWarm as bathwater, the first gusher from Britain's new "underground central heating system" showered over a Pennine field today,...

A battery that runs on water may be in our cars and homes in the very near future

Salford University staff to simulate life in terraced two-up, two-down in effort to make UK's housing stock greenerEnergy-efficiency scientists are to study how people live by rebuilding an entire, redbrick Manchester terraced...

UK government environment departments say £250m of cuts will have to come from conservation and green building schemesGreen organisations were today assessing how hard they would be hit by the £250m of cuts imposed by the...

Mega-dam on Yarlung Tsangpo river would save 200m tonnes of CO2 but could spark conflict over downstream water supplyChinese hydropower lobbyists are calling for construction of the world's biggest hydro-electric project...

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Britain must increase its efforts to adapt infrastructure and homes to cope with the effects of climate change, parliamentary committee warnsA programme to "retrofit" homes with measures to make them more energy and water...

New machine by Xeros cleans clothes with beads and a tiny amount of water and may cut household bills by 30%"Dry" cleaning is set to become a domestic activity with a washing machine that uses 90% less water than a normal...

The Environment Agency has identified thousands of potential small-scale hydropower sites in English and Welsh rivers that could power up to 850,000 homes

Report identifies thousands of potential small-scale hydropower sites in English and Welsh rivers that could power 850,000 homesThousands of small-scale hydroelectric schemes could power 850,000 homes and produce 1.5% of...

A new report by the Wildlife Trusts highlights the importance of the Severn estuary both for biodiversity and people

Government adviser calls for smarter management of land because of climate change and population increasesParts of the UK could face water shortages, rapidly rising house prices and threats to wildlife and landscapes without...

Political pressure is growing to make big businesses pay for the damage they cause to the environmentPolitical pressure is mounting to make businesses pay for the damage they cause to the environment, and the latest UN study...