Compensation for conservation: water markets are economists' answer to scarcity
As cites grow and put more pressure on water sources, scarcity is an increasingly important issue. More than two...
The 6 most pressing environmental issues—and what you can do to help solve them
More than four decades after the first Earth Day, there are still many environmental concerns for communities around...
7 biggest threats to the environment - why we still need Earth Day
This Sunday is Earth Day, and while it's a time to celebrate our planet, it's also a prime opportunity to take...
Portable fog-harvesting AQUAIR harvests clean drinking water from thin air
Water scarcity doesn’t just affect those in arid climates—areas in humid tropics also lack access to freshwater...
Produce your own water from thin air with SunGlacier's solar-powered DC03
If you're alarmed by reports of dwindling water supplies across the globe, there has never been a better time to...
Bowl-shaped roofs harvest rainwater and promote natural cooling in arid environments
Water scarcity is felt unequally throughout the world with some regions worse off than others. Iran-based BMDesign...
70% of Bolivian residents lack sufficient water amid worst drought in 25 years
The Bolivian government recently declared a state of emergency in response to the worst drought the country has...
The future of food: how dry farming could save the world
You've heard the line: water, it's everywhere, not a drop to drink. Only 3 percent of the world's water is fresh,...
NASA warns of a 99% chance the US southwest will suffer a decades-long megadrought
Scientists are predicting a devastating megadrought to hit the southwestern US states, which will be far worse...
Innovative Water-Gen machine harvests up to 825 gallons of clean water from thin air in a day
You might remember from grade school science class that water vapor is all around us, taking part in a continuous...
Dewpoint fog catcher collects water molecules like cacti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii_oMviF-b4 (Dewpoint starts at 1.09) Dewpoint is one of nine projects submitted...
New solar-powered machine converts urine into beer
“We call it from sewer to brewer,” say the creators of a solar-powered machine that turns urine into beer....
713 trillion gallons of water discovered under drought-stricken California
Stanford University researchers just discovered a giant reservoir of water deep underneath California’s Central...
Urban Produce vertical farm grows 16 acres of food in just 1/8 acre of space
Food deserts, lack of arable land, and the frozen months of winter are all obstacles we face in our mission to...
Beer made from harvested fog wets whistles of parched communities in Chile
An arid desert is probably a great place to enjoy a refreshing cold one, but it’s the last place on Earth you’d...
