Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
water, Tag
- The facts about Water Tanks Tue, 23 May 17, 8:54amWater tanks, all the information you need to know about storing water and the best ways to use water around the house.
- Does Sydney need a desalination plant? Tue, 22 Sep 09, 10:42amWe 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.
- Water for Melbourne via pipe from Tasmania Fri, 13 Nov 09, 7:26amDiscussion over why its far better for the environment to pipe water from Tasmania to Melbourne than building the Wonthaggi desalination plant
- Top Ten Going Green Tips & Tricks Tue, 1 Sep 09, 11:27pmTop ten green tips and tricks you can do to be Green and more Eco friendly in your day to day life.
- Efficient Water Usage and Storage Fri, 13 Nov 09, 11:46amHow to improve your water harvesting and collection with water tanks and how to use the water efficiently and be ecologically sound.
- Clear doesn't mean clean for Venice's canals Wed, 25 Mar 20, 3:30amImages of dolphins cruising Italian ports and swans floating beneath picturesque bridges in Venice’s famous canals are popping up on social media feeds...
- Severn Trent to spend £1.2bn on protecting the environment Thu, 5 Mar 20, 5:34amUK water firm will power pumps with renewable energy in attempt to slash emissions
- Severn Trent to spend £1.2bn on environment goals Thu, 5 Mar 20, 5:34amUK water firm will power pumps with renewable energy in attempt to slash emissions
- West Midlands canals to help heat hospitals in renewable energy drive Tue, 18 Feb 20, 11:18amGovernment pledges to spend £20m turning canals, mines and rail lines into heat sources
- West Midlands canals to help heat hospitals and homes under plans Tue, 18 Feb 20, 6:06amGovernment pledges to spend £20m turning canals, mines and rail lines into heat sources
- EWG warns forever chemicals are contaminating US drinking water at levels far worse than expected Sat, 25 Jan 20, 5:30amToxic ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, persist in the environment, grossly tainting the drinking water of many United States cities, like Miami, New Orleans and Philadelphia...
- Too hot for humans? First Nations people fear becoming Australia's first climate refugees Wed, 18 Dec 19, 4:00amAboriginal people in Alice Springs say global heating threatens their survivalThe town had 55 days above 40C in the year to July 2019Central Australian outstations are running out of waterPoor quality housing in town camps...
- Climate change-induced melting of mountain ice threatens global supply of freshwater Thu, 12 Dec 19, 5:30amA study recently published in Nature found that glacier-based freshwater systems are highly threatened by climate change. Called “mountain water towers,” they supply water to communities in the downstream basin by generating...
- Bigger than the O2: giant greenhouses to grow 20 tonnes of tomatoes a day Thu, 3 Oct 19, 7:03pmLow-carbon structures fed by water treatment plants can grow 10% of homegrown crop
- Adani mine would be 'unviable' without $4.4bn in subsidies, report finds Thu, 29 Aug 19, 12:17pmExclusive: Carmichael mine set to receive subsidies, favourable deals and tax concessions over 30 years
- Nestl plans to bottle 1.1M gallons of water daily from natural springs in Florida Wed, 28 Aug 19, 2:30amIn Ginnie Springs, northern Florida, Nestlé is battling local humans and turtles for their water supply. The giant food and beverage company wants to extract 1.1 million gallons per day from the natural springs for bottled...
- Coca-Cola to offer Dasani water in aluminum cans and bottles to reduce plastic waste Thu, 15 Aug 19, 3:30amCould green be the new blue? The Dasani bottled water brand hopes so. Owned by The Coca-Cola Co., Dasani wants to up the ante for more sustainable packaging with a product lineup including aluminum bottles and cans — available...
- Weatherwatch: heatwaves test limits of nuclear power Tue, 9 Jul 19, 6:30amGlobal heating is threatening supplies of water needed in large volumes to cool reactors
- Donald Trump's five most dangerous attacks on the environment Tue, 9 Jul 19, 2:30amTrump’s administration has pursued cuts in environmental protections that are critical to the health of all Americans
- Climate change intensifies seaweed infestation in Caribbean Sea Wed, 3 Jul 19, 2:30amMany consecutive years of sargassum — large brown seaweed — infestations have driven countries around the Caribbean Sea to consider declaring national emergencies...