Category: Water
Aquaria — Reimagining Water Access Through Air Water
Much of our focus here on CleanTechnica is about renewable energy and electric vehicles. These technologies help prevent air pollution and catastrophic climate change. However, there’s also the need for clean water, and even just water access for those without the benefit of easily accessible drinking water. Aquaria is a … [continued]
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Trump’s budget would devastate sea lamprey control in Great Lakes
By Maya Moore
If Congress approves President Donald Trump’s proposal to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the operations and science budget of the U.S. Geological Survey, the scale and intensity of Great Lakes environmental restoration will be significantly diminished, experts say. Among the programs that could be dismantled entirely is the 70-year-old program to control sea lampreys, an exotic parasitic fish that attacks game fish and has caused billions of dollars in damage to Great Lakes fisheries.
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Two-Thirds Of River Trash Is Plastic (Research)
The following information is somewhat difficult on an emotional level, but important to consider. It might be difficult because pesky, toxic fossil fuel pollution seems to get into almost everything: air, oceans, soil, food, etc. Plastics typically are made from fossil fuels. If you read CleanTechnica with any regularity, you … [continued]
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We Need To Consider Food Adaptations For Our Future Healthy Planet
I’m on an August road trip. As these two weeks come to an eventual end, I will have traveled through all six New England states and stayed with several different friends. During these visits I’ve had an opportunity to see what the local harvest is producing. Tiny Maine blueberries. Cape … [continued]
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Got Microplastic Pollution Anxiety? Chris Hemsworth Has A Cure
While researchers tackle the thorny problem of microplastic pollution accumulating in the human brain, Chris Hemsworth teams up with neuroscientists to demonstrate that the human brain is still alive and kicking in in “Brain Power,” one of three episodes in the new National Geographic series Limitless: Live Better Now.
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