Category: Water
Reviving Lakebeds Show The Value of Water Conservation
Clean technology isn’t just about relatively new technologies like solar panels and lithium ion batteries. Sometimes, reducing the negative impacts we have on the landscape is as simple as doing less of something or growing crops in a different way. When we do things the wrong way and take too … [continued]
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Energy Efficient Data Centers Are Coming For Your Fossil Fuels
New underground, long duration thermal energy storage systems can help manage skyrocketing energy demand from of data centers in the US.
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4 tricks to avoid frozen plumbing in winter
Indoor water supply pipes can be vulnerable to freezing at your four-season cottage—even if you keep the heat on low. Consider these four solutions. Leave a tap running slowly While … Continued
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Can Biden’s Ban On Federal Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling Withstand The Trump Administration?
The Biden Administration took another big step this week in securing its environmental legacy. A new decree will protect the East Coast, the West Coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea from offshore oil and natural gas drilling. With the inclusion of coastline areas from Washington … [continued]
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Why Is The Sea Level Rise Higher In The Southeast Than In Other Parts Of The US?
Did you know that the first water level observing stations were established in the 1850s? Even back then sea level rise was important to monitor. Alexander Dallas Bache, second superintendent of the coast survey, explained in 1854, “It seems a very simple task to make correct tidal observations; but in … [continued]
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Study Reveals Benefits Of Agrivoltaics In East Africa
More research shows that agrivoltaics — the combination of solar and agriculture — can pay big dividends for communities and farmers.
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Exclusive — Benzina Zero Teams Up with BeamWell to Provide Gaza Relief
BeamWell and Benzina Zero recently announced the integration of the BeamWell™ water desalination and delivery platform with Benzina Zero’s Duo e-moped. “The BeamWell™ system, a transportable water desalination and delivery platform designed to provide clean water and renewable electricity in crisis zones and remote areas, includes four Benzina Zero Duo … [continued]
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E. coli outbreaks can hurt real estate values, study finds
By Eric Freedman Capital News Service LOutbreaks of the waterborne bacteria E. coli can lower local real estate values, at least temporarily, a new study says. Those outbreaks, which have become increasingly common, are a growing concern in coastal and inland communities, particularly in rural counties, according to the study by researchers from Saginaw Valley […]
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New marine sanctuary spotlights a ‘submerged museum’ on Lake Ontario
By Anna Barnes After seven years of planning, a new marine sanctuary now protects a portion of Lake Ontario rich with history and shipwrecks. The community-driven designation aims to benefit the area through preservation, economic development and conservation. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration designates marine sanctuaries to preserve sites with national significance, such as […]
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How an infamous Great Lakes shipwreck became trendy on TikTok
By Clara Lincolnhol As the gales of November approach, social media users are channeling an infamous Great Lakes shipwreck as tongue-in-cheek inspiration for a new fall aesthetic. It began with a video comedian Django Gold posted to TikTok in September. “Brat Summer is over. It’s time for Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Fall,” Gold says […]
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