Power From Evaporation

Innovation in renewable energy extends beyond solar and wind. Researchers have found a way to use evaporation to generate electricity. Continue reading →

Water On Mars

NASA’s announcement of water on Mars was met with great celebrations by some and no surprise by others.Such is the Continue reading →

California Sinks Faster

California was sinking before the drought because water was being pumped from the aquifers even when it rained. Now, the Continue reading →

Data That Matters July 2015

US wages rose 3.3%. Humans can lay bricks at 700/hr. Robots, 1,000/hr. Americans turning away from owning homes as only Continue reading →

Californians Go Waterless

California’s drought has gone beyond cutbacks. In some communities the water no longer flows and it being trucked in. In Continue reading →

Solar Desalination

Many places that need to produce fresh water from sea water are at lower latitudes. Nearer the equator, sunshine is Continue reading →

Dams Down Fish Return

Dam removal, a concept considered bizarre a decade or so ago, has become common. Tens of thousands of dams no Continue reading →

Undamming America

Dams were erected for irrigation, flood control, and hydroelectric power. They succeeded. They are not, however, eternal. They are massive, Continue reading →