"The findings...demonstrate a new way of separating hydrogen and oxygen gas from seawater via electricity. Existing water-splitting methods rely on highly purified water, which is a precious resource and costly to produce...But now that the basic recipe is figured out for electrolysis with seawater, the new method will open doors for increasing the availability of … Continue reading Water in Your Gas Tank
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Map and Monitor the World’s Freshwater Supply
"[Google is] proud to showcase a new platform enabling all countries to freely measure and monitor when and where water is changing: UN’s Water-Related Ecosystems, or sdg661.app. Released last week in Nairobi at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), the app provides statistics for every country’s annual surface water (like lakes and rivers). It also shows … Continue reading Map and Monitor the World’s Freshwater Supply
Same Lake, Unequal Rates
"Lake Michigan water rates have been surging throughout the Chicago region in recent years, squeezing low-income residents and leaving them with little, if any, recourse, a Tribune analysis shows... ...And the financial pain falls disproportionately on majority-African-American communities, where residents’ median water bill is 20 percent higher for the same amount of water than residents … Continue reading Same Lake, Unequal Rates
Plastic Fibres Found in Tap Water Around the World, Study Reveals | Environment | The Guardian
"Scores of tap water samples from more than a dozen nations were analysed by scientists for an investigation by Orb Media, who shared the findings with the Guardian. Overall, 83% of the samples were contaminated with plastic fibres. The US had the highest contamination rate, at 94%, with plastic fibres found in tap water sampled … Continue reading Plastic Fibres Found in Tap Water Around the World, Study Reveals | Environment | The Guardian
The Bedouin Way of Life in Rub’ al Khali
tl;dr: The impact of oil on Bedouin is a useful entry into thinking about the systemic risk of urban settlements. The historical record over the last 10,000 years provides numerous examples of abrupt climate changes, pandemics, Empire collapse and other crises that suggest that our current global, interconnected civilization presents an unprecedented source of systemic … Continue reading The Bedouin Way of Life in Rub’ al Khali
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