Floating Into the Future
Floating Into the Future You know houseboats, you know cars that are build to swim or tanks. But can you image to live on water in a real house? That is reality for example in Nigeria, where the people...
View ArticleOle Miss Efforts of Conserving Water on Camous
Ole Miss residence halls are installing low-flow shower heads into every dorm that will conserve water. Also, the Ole Miss law school has installed low-flush toilets to conserve water as well.
View ArticleSoulshine Pizza Goes Green!
Soulshine is a local restaurant in Oxford Mississippi that has found an innovative way to conserve water.
View ArticleBacterial and Polymer Remediation for the Oil and Gas Industry
AquaMost is focused on providing bacterial and polymer remediation for the oil and gas industry. Its advanced technology delivers these benefits without the use of chemical feedstocks at competitive...
View ArticleWater Conservation in Denver, Colorado and San Antonio, Texas
We address the innovative ideas for addressing limited water resources and sustainable water practices in Denver, CO and San Antonio, TX.
View ArticleCleaning Up Dirty Fracking Water
Fracking flowback–that doesn’t sound like something you want seeping into your drinking water! This dangerous combination of bacteria and other pollutants is a result of natural gas fracking, and...
View ArticleHomer, Alaska: Innovative Stormwater Solutions
The International Panel on Climate Change stated that, “Average Arctic temperatures have increased at almost twice the global average rate in the past 100 years.”
View ArticleInnovative Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management
Green infrastructure is defined as “the interconnected network of open spaces and natural areas, such as greenways, wetlands, parks, forest preserves and native plant vegetation, that naturally manages...
View ArticleCoast to Coast: Storm Water Management in U.S. Cities
Description of storm water management around the United States.
View ArticleVegetation and Infrastructure to Address Sea Level Rise
Our video summarizes the innovative steps that Key West, FL and Portland, ME – 2 coastal cities – are employing in order to address the inevitability of sea level rise.
View ArticleJeffrey Sachs’s 12 Grand Challenges for Sustainable Development
Last month Professor Jeffrey Sachs, renowned economist and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, stopped by GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs to discuss the future...
View ArticleTransient Electronics: UI Sensor Disappears Underwater
Illinois Professor John A. Rogers demonstrates a new type of electronics; made of silk, magnesium, and silicon, these electronics completely and harmlessly dissolve in water. The potential applications...
View ArticleGrowing Green at the University of Massachusetts Medical School
This is an entry in the 2013 Climate Leadership Awards – click here to vote for the best in campus sustainability. Public health is inextricably linked to the health of the planet. The University of...
View ArticleSustainability at Kaua‘i Community College
This is an entry in the 2013 Climate Leadership Awards – click here to vote for the best in campus sustainability. Kaua’i Community College has partnered with the local county government to develop an...
View ArticleChatham University: Policy As a Catalyst for Change
This is an entry in the 2013 Climate Leadership Awards – click here to vote for the best in campus sustainability. Today, decision-makers too often look to the market or specific technologies for where...
View ArticleClimate Leadership at Portland State University
This is an entry in the 2013 Climate Leadership Awards – click here to vote for the best in campus sustainability. At Portland State University, students don’t wait until after graduation to begin...
View ArticleA Different Kind Of Pipeline
When most people think of the word “pipeline”, they think of oil. This week on Bloomberg West, we look at how pipelines can be used differently to sustainably deliver water through difficult terrain,...
View ArticleUnusual grass that if used in public and private grass areas will save...
Buffalo grass has been around a long time. I first learned of it years ago in the Missouri Conservation Magazine. But it deserves considerable attention. Growing only 6 inches in height it requires...
View ArticleWashing Without Water
You can’t argue with cleaning your clothes – everyone has to do it at some point – but you can argue with all the water that gets washed down the drain along with the dirt and stains. One company...
View ArticleOle Miss Aqua Rebel
This video explains how the hydration stations at Ole Miss called Aqua Rebel work and how Ole Miss is using them in inovative ways. It features students who use Aqua Rebel and how it has helped them...
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