Does Climate Change Cause Crime?
Here’s the theory: climate change contributes to rising temperatures and dropping water levels, which in turn leads to lower catch volume and smaller fish, which pushes some Lake Naivasha fishermen in...
View ArticlePrivate vs. Public Water: A Tale of Felton, CA
Do you know who owns your water? Many communities have moved from public water works to privatization of this important utility. Corporations raise rates, and citizens are left with no local control....
View ArticleSenator Kyl Cries Crocodile Tears for Arizona Solar Water Usage
Recent hearings for a proposed 340-MW Hualapai Valley Solar Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project in western Arizona has brought up water yet again, in a report from Energy Prospects. Arizona’s...
View ArticleStory Water
Today I received a poem in my email inbox, a poem from Rumi. It reminded me of the connection between water and storytelling. Most of the stories I write for Blue Living Ideas are about innovations or...
View ArticleSenate Bill 79: the Protecting Pregnant Women and Children from Hexavalent...
What do you think of when you take a drink of fresh, cool tap water? Chromium-6 probably doesn’t jump to your mind; however, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) found this suspected carcinogen in 31...
View ArticleIs There A Human Connection to Extreme Water?
There is no shortage of articles or arguments about how much humans contribute to climate change and extreme weather- you could even say there is a flood of them. What there is less of, though, perhaps...
View ArticleSpotted: Water Bottle Refill Station
This bottle water refill station might seem sort of silly, but when you're out and about all day and trying to avoid bottled water, it can really make your day! The post Spotted: Water Bottle Refill...
View ArticleDo We Have Enough Water?
As our world population skyrockets, the question of whether we'll have enough water to support the agriculture needed to feed the world is a huge one. A recent study has some good news! The post Do We...
View ArticleWill the Texas Drought put the Kibbosh on Fracking?
We've talked here before about how hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," threatens clean drinking water, but fracking also requires quite a bit of water to execute. In drought-stricken Texas, local...
View ArticleAre We Running Out of Water?
As our world's population surpasses 7 billion, we are beginning to use fresh water faster than our rate of population growth. The post Are We Running Out of Water? appeared first on Blue Living Ideas.
View ArticleClimate Change May Spur Algae Infection Along the East Coast
"Rock snot" is taking over East Coast waterways as climate change speeds its growth. The post Climate Change May Spur Algae Infection Along the East Coast appeared first on Blue Living Ideas.
View ArticleThe Impact of Glacial Change in the Himalayas
Could the glaciers melting in the Himalayans be a positive thing? The post The Impact of Glacial Change in the Himalayas appeared first on Blue Living Ideas.
View ArticleSustainablog Takes the 4 Liter Challenge (w/ Video)
Hi, gang! It’s been a while since our last post, and since then this “4 liter challenge” thing has surged in popularity and then kinda died down. A few weeks ago, however, our good friend Jeff...
View ArticleEPA: Watersense Shower Heads Save 2900 Gallons Per Year
Back in 2006, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created “WaterSense” as a label for high-efficiency plumbing products that not only use less water, but work as well as “conventional” fixtures...
View ArticleClean Drinking Water, From the Air
Originally published by Insteading. With much of California experiencing record levels of “exceptional” drought- and with what little water there is available being tainted by the fracking industry–...
View ArticleDid You Know: More Oysters Means Better Water?
Oysters are filter-feeders. That means they suck in the water around them, filtering out the plankton and bits of dead animals and waste that they eat, then spit the water back out, free of that waste....
View ArticleWhen it Comes to Water, Don’t Waste What You Don’t Have
I’m still thinking about my 4 Liters Challenge from a few weeks ago – it’s amazing how much we take a resource like water for granted! While a number of things I learned stand out, I constantly come...
View ArticleIn Japan, They’re Farming With 99% Less Water
This hydroponic farm in Japan cuts water usage by 99%! The farm occupies an abandoned Sony chip manufacturing facility in Miyagi prefecture, near where the earthquake and tsunami struck the country in...
View ArticleNew Tool Quantifies Your Business’ Water Risk
In a time when we’re experiencing an increasingly drier climate, with a booming population and growing demand on water supplies, water scarcity is a very real risk, not only to individuals and...
View ArticleWater, From Thin Air: Atmospheric Water Generator
A few weeks ago, we covered a company called Molecule New Water Technologies and their EcoloBlue atmospheric water generator– a product that they claimed could pull pure, crystal clear water from the...
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