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no toilet and no running water for the five people who live in this mosquito-infested hut in Bamako, the capital of Mali.


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and then exposed to water. Sticky rice mortar probably was the worlds first composite mortar,

The mortar was stronger and more resistant to water than pure lime mortar, and what Zhang termed one of the greatest technological innovations of the time.


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Rao said. oewe are insuring tractors, water pumps, even poultry. Its a great sign of how healthy the economy is becoming in many villages.


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lower crop yields, rising farm costs and more pollution of land and water. oeit is the single largest threat to production agriculture that we have seen ever,


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to combat the severe drought and water shortage, the Bishnois build water storage tanks that can collect and store rain water.

This water is not only for humans but animals too. Bishnois oppose to their religious tradition of cremating the dead.


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The hearing also gave Justice Antonin Scalia an opportunity to share his decidedly unscientific assessment of the situation by stating oethis isnt the contamination of the New york city water supply, No, no its not.


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severely injuring the infant and causing water to pool on his brain. The current device that helped drain the fluid was unreliable;


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Controls will be exercised along a broad spectrum from environmental conditions such as light, water, and oxygen levels in the air to genetic manipulation according to approved safety guidelines.

With water coming from an ongoing evaporation system that extracts moisture from the air, and external wind generators for power, these self-contained farming silos can be constructed in desolate climates, deserts, on rocky ground,


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In other words, if youre not getting enough water in your system, your urine will be darker.)Adult men usually pee in a narrower stream than women do


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such as solar thermal power, modern biomass production and the Seawater Greenhouse. The resulting synergies enable restorative growth in the worlds most arid regions.

Pics) Can you imagine being able to produce enough water in the Sahara to grow crops there?

their proposal to combine two innovative technologies, Concentrated Solar power (CSP) and Seawater Greenhouses, to produce renewable energy,

water and food in an area of desert known to be one of the hottest places on earth.

Multitasking renewable solutions It has often been said that there will be no one solution to solving the climate crisis and all those issues that surround it, such as energy sources, food prices and water supply.

Weve read about Seawater Greenhouses and Concentrated Solar power and how theyre being used to great effect.

and optimize their operating capacities to produce energy and water and by proxy vegetation. This sense of collaboration is echoed in the team of people behind the proposal:

an inventor Charlie Paton, creator of the Seawater Greenhouse; an architect Michael Pawlyn of Exploration Architecture, previously of Grimshaw and the lead architect on the iconic Eden Project;

What does a Seawater Greenhouse do? The Seawater Greenhouse was designed to address the problem of irrigating crops in arid coastal regions by evaporating seawater and condensing it into fresh water.

This helps to reverse the trend of desertification created by normal industrial greenhouses, which can use up to five times more water to irrigate crops than the respective regions average annual rainfall.

The system works by mimicking the natural hydrological cycle where seawater heated by the sun,

evaporates, cools down to form clouds and returns to the earth as rain, fog or dew.

Like the Seawater Greenhouse, CSP works well in hot arid areas where the sun is at its most powerful.

are used to heat water which then produces steam to power turbines. Examples currently working are Nevada Solar 1 near Las vegas,

These CSP/Seawater Greenhouse technologies will work together at a location some distance from the north coast of Africa, hopefully at a point below sea level

or potentially eliminate the costs of pumping seawater. The scheme has been designed as a hedge of greenhouses providing a windbreak and shelter for the outdoor planting.

The greenhouses produce five time more fresh water than needed for the plants inside. This surplus will be used to irrigate the planted orchards and the Jatrophra crop,

1. CSP systems need water for cleaning the mirrors and for the generation of steam to drive the turbines which the greenhouses can provide. 2. The Greenhouse evaporators make very efficient dust traps (as do plants that are growing outside)

If combined with sea water another 50%of the collected energy, normally released as heat,

and Seawater Greenhouses the design team has scaled vastly up the positive outputs of renewable energy, food production and fresh water supply.


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Mcintyre asserts that he does believe in climate change. oei dont want to throw the baby out with the bath water,


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and showing you where the water is and what crops are growing where and giving all that sort of information thats coming in,


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and less excess nitrogen leaching away into the water supply. Spokas says field trials will make it clear


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and cold water fish like herring, mackerel and sturgeon. LINK Share Thissubscribedel. icio. usfacebookredditstumbleupontechnorati c


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The hotel also bills itself as oelow density and low impact, catching rainwater for drinking, using eco-friendly detergent for towels and linens,

Hapuku Lodge The owners of Hapuku Lodge in New zealand know that people come from all over the world for the environmentassive mountains, clear water,


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and because water can seep into the seams between the panels the roots wont grow thirsty either.

recycled material, storm water management and reduced Heat Island Effect. For more information about Terrewalks visit the Rubbersidewalks, Inc. website.


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Sex change Hayes and his colleagues raised 40 male African clawed frogs in water containing atrazine from when they were larvae all the way up until sexual maturity.

They compared this atrazine-exposed group with 40 other male frogs reared in atrazine-free water.


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Much like this rooftop hydroponic farm, the Brightfarm rooftop greenhouse in the South Bronx will be harvesting rainwater from the building for irrigation,


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(and in some stories sprang forth out of the foam of ocean water), it stands to reason that other fruits of the sea would possess similar charms, right?

the origins of life began in the water. In other words, the concept is that we, like our amoeba ancestors,


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sunlight, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and water, into concentrated energy, protein, and nutrients for human and animal use, said Anna Palmisano,


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they also transpire a lot of water, and water vapor is a greenhouse gas that is well-mixed throughout the Arctic.

But broad-leaved trees transpire a lot more water through their leaves and are actually able to change the water vapor content


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#Can a Drop of Water Cause Sunburn or Fire? Leaves of Certain Plants Are Susceptible to Leaf Burn from Too much Sun Ginkgo leaves in sunshine To the gardening world it may have always been considered a fact,

Now a study into sunlit water droplets, published in New Phytologist, provides an answer that not only reverberates across gardens and allotments,

and human sunburn. oethe problem of light focusing by water droplets adhered to plants has never been investigated thoroughly,

The prevailing opinion is that forest fires can be sparked by intense sunlight focused by water drops on dried-out vegetation.

The team conducted both computational and experimental studies to determine how the contact angle between the water droplet

which sunlit water drops can cause leaf burn. These experiments found that water droplets on a smooth surface

such as maple or ginkgo leaves, cannot cause leaf burn. However in contrast the team found that floating fern leaves,

This is because the hairs can hold the water droplets in focus above the leafs surface, acting as a magnifying glass.

but also opens an analogous issue of sunburn on hairy human skin after bathing. oein sunshine water drops residing on smooth hairless plant leaves are unlikely to damage the leaf tissue,

summarised Horvath and co-authors. oehowever water drops held by plant hairs can indeed cause sunburn

when water droplets are held above human skin by body hair. While the same process could theoretically lead to forest fires

if water droplets are caught on dried-out vegetation, Horvath and colleagues added a note of caution:

the likelihood is reduced as the water drops should evaporate before this, so these claims should be treated with a grain of salt. more via science news Share Thissubscribedel. icio. usfacebookredditstumbleupontechnorati p


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because they had been armed strong by Treasury secretary Henry Paulson. Nor does this aloof disposition end at the water s edge:


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Plantlab uses artificial light and only 10%of the water typically needed. Using the correct spectrum from their LED lighting system has increased photosynthesis efficiency to 12-15%percent from sunlight s 9%range.

Plantlab can also recycle evaporated water, which helps them grow crops using just one-tenth the water needed in traditional greenhouses.

As an addition bonus pesticides are no longer necessary. Production facilities can be built almost anywhere from the deserts of Sahara to the icy plains of the Artic. 17.


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and pizzas, deliver water, remove trash and sewage, monitor traffic and pollution, and change out the batteries on our homes.


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Bottled water Combine in shaker and strain into cocktail glass. Serve. Stir vigorously. THE VAGABOND OPERA#2 oz.


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and was blown out of the water by the Playstation 2. In 2006, Nintendo finally recovered


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and the perfect sweet juicy flavor and aroma that makes our mouth water every time we think about them.


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which surround the seeds in the disposable cartridge#All the user has to do is add batteries, light and water.


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Podponics crops use 90%less water than traditional farms no pesticides, less fertilizer, and go from harvest to your plate in just a matter of hours!(

An old shipping container is retrofitted with up to five tiers of growing platforms where beds of lettuce are grown with their roots in water, not soil.

They recycle water so they only use 10%of that consumed by traditional farms. Backhaus says they plan on exploring rain water collection methods

so that each pod captures all the water they need for their crops. Fertilizer is recycled as much as possible as well.

And, as Liotta pointed out in the video, with pods located just a few miles from where crops are to be eaten,


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Just add hot water and dont worry about using a spoon. 6. Tortillas With a relatively long shelf life and few crumbs,


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vegetables, milk, seafood and water and, in hot spots more than 100 km from the plant, tea.


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The cook next vacuum-dries the pretreated potato sticks to adjust the water content of the exterior

a quick plunge into hot oil at 375 degrees F. Water flashes to steam inside each minuscule bubble on the surface of the fries,


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Farmers in many parts of the world already are draining available water resources to the last drop.

Water trickles into the pans when needed and all excess is recycled, and the temperature is kept constant.

and about 90 percent less water than outdoors agriculture. While LED bulbs are expensive, the cost is steadily dropping.

says a kilogram (2. 2 pounds) of tomatoes grown in Israeli fields needs 60 liters (16 gallons) of water,

With this system it is possible in principle to produce a kilo of tomatoes with a little over one liter of water,


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which were sealed so well that they miraculously survived being under water for more than two millennia,

They would have been taken with a mouthful of wine or water, or may have been dissolved and smeared on the skin to treat inflammation and cuts.


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#¢Drink five glasses of water a day. Men who drink that many 8-ounce glasses are 54 percent less likely to have a fatal heart attack than those who drink two glasses or fewer.

Researchers say the water dilutes the blood, making it less likely to clot.#¢#¢Count to 10.


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The sound of rushing water and trickling brooks provides a calm retreat from the overly stressful world now occupying our lives.

the participatory attractions of the Ripples#park will be water sculptures, bubbling with pride, spraying for our attention.

Crafted with a combination of fountains water jets, bubblers, ponds, and trickling brooks, each water sculpture will stand alone as a fine work of art.

Businesses, organizations, and individuals will sponsor these attractions, but the artwork itself will be created by those rare artists drawn to this unusual medium.

WINDWALKER PARK##A tribute to the breeze of inspiration that flows through all of us. Even the gentlest of breezes will bring this park to life with moving forms and sculptured motion.


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1/3 Cup of Corn syrup Small amount of Water (Just enough to get sugar wet) 1/4-1 Tsp Flavoring (any extract will work.


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is not likely to increase given its tight water situation. For the remaining 40 percent of the corn harvest, we will assume a gain of 15 million tons.


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or even in a recycled water bottle, takes away all the mess. Non-sugary drinks in travel mugs:


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#which is used commonly as a modern disinfectant in hospitals, dental surgeries, public swimming pools and other water treatment systems#to neutralise the bacteria.


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high amounts of caffeine increase urine production, making our bodies lose water. If you are looking to prevent dehydration,

Other experts recommend that tried and tested drink, water. Concluded Lipshultz: If there is no real upside to taking (energy drinks),


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and keeps water inside the body from evaporating). These layers are connected tightly, and biologists have found that

when the skin is submerged for a long time the epidermis begins absorbing water. Because it is connected so tightly to the dermis underneath,

which take in more water. Source: everydaymysteries 5.)Eyebrows Many people see eyebrows as just another facial feature to be self conscious about.

If you have had ever saltwater in your eyes you know how irritating it is, and it was just annoying enough for natural selection to create eyebrows.

Three ways to help prevent this is to run water near to where you are cutting the onion,


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They are striving for a 20%reduction in water usage by 2015 and very impressively are setting next years as their target year to attain says zero waste to landfill.


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Fresno is home to 160 companies that make products such as irrigation components that provide exact water flows,

allowing uniform crops with minimum water use. The region is also a center for filtering and other control systems for all types of liquids.


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Food & Water Watch is running a campaign urging people to send letters to the President asking him to step in.


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despite that it was passed by the Water Quality control Commission in December#nd it turns out that the dairy industry had helped her write the executive order.


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However, this species is threatened by the level of industrial waste and the decreasing water levels in the lake,


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riding bikes, from running water etc. There is early traction there. Los angeles is testing advanced flywheel technology as a way to reap wasted energy from braking trains


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and there s no word on just how much water these nutri-culture beds consume to pump out the lettuce at such a rapid clip


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is their air and water, both so healthful that people are very long-lived, it being an ordinary thing to see persons in it of 100 years of age.#


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at times, to cook buns. 5. Irrigation Irrigation is the artificial application of water to land or soil.

The pot The food container was an invention of revolutionary simplicity#one that allowed for such revolutionarily simple acts as boiling water.

While barrels store other things, too#water, oil#they made this list, ostensibly, because of the booze.


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delivering water throughout America s farmland. Pretty soon, they may well deliver a bit of electricity too, thanks to the Hydrovolt micro-generator.

uninterrupted flow of water to power its turbine, which is situated perpendicular to the flow, like a paddle boat wheel.

The device is neutrally buoyant so it can generate power on the water s surface as well,

or affecting the water quality. There are huge regions of the world that are irrigated, where they have built these highways of water,#Burt Hamner,

founder and CEO of Hydrovolts, said in a press statement. We ve found a way to make a little power off it without any environmental impact.#

#Depending on the rate of water flow, these devices can produce up to 12 kw of energy apiece#ot enough to power a grid,

The company hopes to eventually install these devices in spillways and water treatment plants#nywhere with a steady current.

#said Anne Castle, assistant secretary for water and science in the Department of the interior. To that end, the U s. Bureau of Reclamation has begun a pilot test program in the Roza Canal in Washington.


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and it told#its neighboring plants to prepare for a lack of water. We know the signal went through the roots


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then it shoots streams of warm water and foam shampoo from its 28 nozzles before 24 silicone fingers#work up a lather.

A New Firefighter You need a lot of water to put out a sizable blaze, and the chemicals used in fire extinguishers can be toxic (halons,

Sous vide#a process in which food is heated over a very long period in a low-temperature water bath#has been used in high-end restaurants for more than a decade.

Unlike most meals in the freezer aisle, sous vide food can be reheated in a pot of boiling water

Reduce, Reuse, Masticate It s depressing to think how much food packaging there is in your kitchen right now#all those juice cartons, water bottles and ice-cream containers.

The Constant Gardner Rather than spray water fertilizer and pesticides across their fields, many industrial farms are taking a more targeted approach,


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Most plastic products, from package wrappers to water bottles, contain BPA. We know that if pregnant rats are dosed with BPA,


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and dust particles reducing noise pollution to the building improving the microclimate saving energy by sheltering the building from solar radiation in summer reducing rainwater run off


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Agriculture is the world s largest user of water, a big consumer of energy and chemicals and major emitter of greenhouse gases during production, distribution and landfill decay.

said Patrick Woodall, research director and senior policy advocate for Food and Water Watch. It s not a situation where you have to massively ramp up production,


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There is definitely something in the water...Hey Goldilocks! You re in the wrong movie. e..He Steampunk puppeteers gone wild...


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as well as the environmental impact of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, minimizing water usage and reducing the use of fossil fuels.


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Cats 1) Drink water instead of soda. And drink tap water, not bottled water. Soft drinks don t contribute much to your body beyond chemicals and empty calories,

and there is growing evidence that both the sugary-sweet and sugar-free varieties are associated with a variety of elevated health risks.

Water is essential to human life. Your body needs it. And why waste money on bottled water that sits around in questionable plastics,

possibly transported from the other side of the world with a ginormous carbon footprint, when the stuff that comes out of your tap is safe and healthy?(

Sink-mounted water filters or filtering pitchers are an economical option if you prefer filtered water,

but come on, quit wasting your money on bottled water. It s dumb. 2) Get to know your local farmer s market.

And eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. They re nutritionally dense and an excellent use of your food budget.


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turning sticky when exposed to water. The sensor is pasted then directly onto the food that needs tracking,


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The same sensitivity to climate and water quality that makes them perfect environmental barometers also puts them at the greatest risk


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but what they have in common is their search for ways to get something extra out of the biochemical process that uses sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen.

For a given amount of carbon gain, the plant uses less water,#Griffiths said. Making the grid more efficient Anne K. Jones,

which carbon dioxide and water are processed chemically to produce a scummy sheen of terpene, which could be skimmed off


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They are cooked usually in a mixture of boiling water and/or oil, but are fried often pan or deep fried.

It s cooked with a small amount of water as the noodles gobble it all up.

You fill the box with boiling water and then afterwards, there s a little drain spout to get rid of excess water.

Add the flavoring and stir then comes the fun as there s a little packet that dispenses mayonnaise out of one reservoir and mustard out of the other!


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and public health, including the Safe Water Drinking Act, Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act.

If there was a water contamination issue in Nunda, we could still operate here. We could truck in our own water here, potentially.

There s different things we could do.##Once again s nuts are shipped already in from out of state due to nuts not being produced in New york. Its honey products are not organic,

She added that shipping in fresh water would raise the cost of production and make the company less competitive in a market where organic foods are already more expensive.


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The consumer model, known as the Kitchen Cultivator, hooks into the home s existing power and water systems,


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Electric pumps send water up the stands based on a timing system that can be customized for each pod.

Excess water trickles back down the shaft and into the reservoir at the foot of the unit.


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Thinking beyond traditional delivery systems, flying drones could be used to deliver food, packages, water, change out the batteries in your home, remove trash and sewage,

and the perfect sweet juicy flavor and aroma that makes our mouth water every time we think about them.

Auquaponics Tech For those of you not familiar with the term, aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines traditional aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as fish, crayfish,

or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic environment. Panasonic at CES 21.


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and the perfect sweet juicy flavor and aroma that makes our mouth water every time we think about them.


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and self sufficient in water thanks to an affordable osmosis from salt water technique perfected by a young Qatari student at Texas A&m University in 2028


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The production of food and clean water will also be revolutionized. If we could capture one part in ten thousand of the sunlight that falls on the Earth we could meet 100%of our energy needs,

and salinated water we have on the planet to usable water. We are headed also towards another agriculture revolution, from horizontal agriculture to vertical agriculture,


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which it would not provide water or sewer servicespurely in order to protect the view. In 1967, residents instituted a special 0. 4 percent sales tax to purchase#oegreen space#around the city,


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And while it prompts visions of oil, fresh water, and coal, you d be surprised at how many of our creature comfort commodities are dwindling just as quickly.

say, potable water, they re still an integral part of our day to day lives. So with Thanksgiving upon us

We could be in store for decades worth of sardine-free waters. Sardine populations have a tendency to fluctuate with water temperature,

and these tiny fish have been reproducing less ever since Pacific waters cooled back in the 1990s.

Heavy fishing, of course, kept trudging on regardless. What s more, any sardine eggs we re getting these days are coming from fish born a decade ago#sardine generation that s just about dead.

It could be decades before the water warms up enough to welcome back our salty friends of the sea.


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and result in the closure of countless industrial factories that pollute the air and water.

when a parasite is detected in water; goats with spider genes that produce super-strength silk in their milk;


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With all of the water we have in the world, only 2%of it is fresh water.

To make matters worse, only one-forth of all fresh water is accessible to humans. Until now, the entire human race has survived on 0. 5%of the available water on earth.

But that s about to change. We are seeing a fast growing trend towards harvesting water from the atmosphere,

something our ancestors first began working on centuries ago. People in the middle East and Europe devised the original air-well systems over 2, 000 years ago.

Later the Incas were able to sustain their culture above rain line by collecting dew

and many are beginning to think in terms of houses that generate their own water supply, self-irrigating crops,

The earth s atmosphere is a far more elegant water distribution system than rivers, reservoirs, and underground waterways.

Since we all depend on the rains to provide the water we need, what if we could extract this rain at the very time

On-demand water extractors. A new breed of inventors has emerged to tackle this exact problem.

and other forms of passive energy, our future water networks will be operate with far more efficiency and convenience than anything imaginable today.

NBD Nano s Atmospheric Water Generation The 2012 NBD Nano Competition NBD Nano http://www. nbdnano. com/Last year MIT worked with NBD

NBD Nano had developed a unique surface coating comprised of patterned superhydrophilic (water loving) and superhydrophobic (water hating) surfaces,

on the nanoscale. Together these surfaces dramatically increased the efficiency of moisture condensation and, by extension, harvesting water from air.

Submissions ranged from self-filling water bottles, to extreme dehumidification, to a large-scale water sources for greenhouse drip irrigation, to emergency water for lifeboats, to self-filling canteens for the military,

and much more. The winning entry, titled#oethe Aquamist,#presented a simple elegant design for the emerging aquaponics and hydroponics industries.

and The Aquamist produced a water-replenishing environment to satisfy those needs. More about the other entries here http://grabcad. com/challenges/atmospheric-water-generator/entries Meet the Water Harvesters A new breed of companies has begun to spring up around the world,

looking to the skies to solve the world s looming water issues. These companies are using a variety of technologies to drive costs down for extracting water from air.

Here are some of the true innovators in this space: Fogquest http://www. fogquest. org Fogquest is a Canadian nonprofit that uses modern fog collectors to bring drinking water and water for irrigation and reforestation to rural communities in developing countries

around the world. Their fog collectors can be used in dry regions and even deserts that receive less than one millimeter of rain each year.

But to work, they do require fog and light winds. Eolewater http://www. eolewater. com/Living in the Caribbean in 1997, inventor Marc Parent came up with the idea of using a windmill to extract water from the air.

With a French venture capital investment Parent moved the company to Sainte Tulle, France. After many years of development and testing, the WMS1000 (shown above) became the world s first wind turbine able to produce 1, 000 liters of water a day from air condensation.

The first unit was shipped to Abu dhabi for extended testing in the extreme weather conditions of the Middle east.

and produces water. The water is stored then in an underground tank and pumped to the roots of crops via sub surface drip irrigation hosing.

A2wh http://a2wh. com/Developed by Joe Ellsworth in Seattle, the A2wh system uses a desiccant to absorb moisture from the air.

The higher the humidity the more water the desiccant can absorb. The unit uses solar heat to drive both the airflow for the absorption process

and allows it to capture the water in liquid form. A small Photo Voltaic solar panel provides power for the micro controller, sensors, various valves, etc.

Ecoloblue http://www. ecoloblue. com/Ecoloblue has created an off-grid water harvester/dispenser specifically for the home or office.

to continually generate water even in emergency situations. It will generate between 1-3 Gallons Water/day depending on the humidity conditions and sun conditions.

Technion http://www1. technion. ac. il/en Technion, an Israel Institute of technology, has come up with an unusual water extraction concept.

Two architects invented this low-tech way of collecting dew and turning it into fresh water. It works well for collecting water in virtually any environment, even in polluted areas.

About 12 gallons of fresh water can be extracted from air in a single day from one 300 sq ft unit.

This technology recently won an international competition. Dropnet Fog Collector http://www. greenmuze. com/nature/water/2358-fog-harvesting-dropnet.

-html Imke Hoehler, an inductrial design student at Germany s Muthesius Academy of Fine arts has turned a lot of heads with her thesis project, the Dropnet fog collector.

The collectors extracts tiny water droplets from fog clouds and turns them into drinking water at a rate of roughly 4-5 gallons a day.

Mist Water Canarias http://www. aguadeniebla. com/Developed over the past 5 years on the Canary islands by Hernando Theo Olmo and Ricardo Gil,

the#oewater Gardens#are groupings of water-extracting towers for high volume and high quality water.

Some of the planned uses are for forests camping, fire suppression, agriculture, livestock, and human consumption.

The Self-Filling Water bottle http://www. behance. net/gallery/Atmospheric-Water-Collector/3949181 The Atmospheric Water Collector shown above is still not a functional product,

With a portable water extractor that fits on most any bottle, the goal is to provide for all the basic water needs of a person on a daily basis. Final Thoughts Prospects for the Future There are roughly 37,500 trillion gallons of#oefresh#water in the air at any given time.

The age-old problem has been getting it to people who need it at exactly the right time.

water is heavy and difficult to transport. Plastic bottle made water far more transportable, but it created a whole new set of problems.

Every day, millions of plastic water bottles, cups and containers are transported around the world by exhaust-spewing steamships, trains,

and trucks, only to be discarded, thrown into landfills, and onto our streets. And most of our current bottles don t degrade.

A high percentage of the products we buy in grocery stores contain water. Everything from pop, to juice, to vegetables, to beer, to soup,

Transporting water is expensive so what if the containers automatically added the water directly from the atmosphere once we took it home?

Is it possible to add a water extracting ground spike next to every plant or tree in our garden?

Is this a technology light enough for every athlete to carry with them, every adventurer to wear on their belt,

Will atmospheric water extractors replace city reservoirs, dams, water towers, and our elaborate network of fire hydrants throughout every community?

when chlorine-tasting water was an everyday occurrence. By Futurist Thomas Frey Author of#oecommunicating with the Future#the book that changes everything Via Futuristspeaker. com Share Thissubscribedel. icio. usfacebookredditstumbleupontechnorati e


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