Tag: groundwater
An Energy Diet: Cut Back on Water, Pay More Attention to Fish
Written by Darci Palmquist | November 22nd, 2012
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Do you know how much water it takes to turn on your lights? Or how many fish are imperiled when you power up your computer? A new study takes stock of how our energy choices impact water and fish.
How’s Our Water Doing? Answering that Question in the Bayou State
Written by Micah Bennett | October 11th, 2012
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Louisiana has historically been a water-rich state, but that could change as sea-level rise and scarcity problems come closer. See how scientists are helping devise a state-wide water plan.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, June 20
Written by Megan Sheehan | June 20th, 2012
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It’s morning, so it’s time for some cool green news.
- It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…a plane fueled by vegetable oil! (Treehugger)
- 36 percent of chinstrap penguins are missing from Antarctic island. Why? (Scientific American)
- Rio+20: Chief Justices say it’s illegal to reneg on environmental promises. (Guardian)
- If you live in the Great Plains, read this: no more groundwater in 30 years. (Christian Science Monitor)
- Solar myths busted: check out this infographic. (CleanTechnica)
Adapting to Climate Change? Try Adapting to Water Change
Written by Jeff Opperman | December 17th, 2009
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Climate change is changing water in big and potentially dangerous ways, says Conservancy water expert Jeff Opperman — and we need to start adapting now.
