Once seen as a dull and worthless stretch of land, the cerrado’s landscape has transformed dramatically. The huge subtropical region’s soil had been nutrient-poor, but large agricultural firms figured out that farms here could thrive if the land was infused with lime and nitrogen. Thus the subject for my first article on The Guardian.

Pike Research recently completed a study that evaluated the global market for smart metering, and concluded that by 2016, over 31 million smart water meters in some form will be installed across the globe–almost quadruple the estimated amount that existed by the end of 2010.

California Assemblyman Jose Solorio of Santa Ana introduced Assembly BIll (AB) 275 last week in Sacramento. The Rainwater Capture Act of 2011 would authorize landowners to install, maintain and operate two different rainwater capture systems.

New York City is the only city in the US that never sleeps.  It is also one city that often smells, especially in the summer.  One reason is the city’s aging sewage system, to which the city’s 8 million residents contribute 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater daily. All that wastewater goes through several processes until it [...]

ingapore, the uber-modern country that has witnessed envious economic development the past 50 years, has long faced issues securing a reliable supply of water. NEWater may be the ticket to a safer water supply.

Originally called “poo-gloos” by their inventors, Waste Compliance Systems, Inc. has developed what the company calls Bio-domes. The domes increase the efficiency of waste water treatment, and give cash-strapped municipalities a break they need in coping with aging infrastructure.

So what is better for the pocketbook or the planet: paper plates or ceramic plates? The downside to the use of ceramic plates is that they have got to be washed, and no water-free cleaning system has come around yet–and probably never will. Paper plates of course do not need to be washed, but then there is the waste issue. Well, one green “celebrity” site has decided that paper plates are the way to go.

Bring up in a conversation the border that separates the United States and Mexico, and you risk sparking compassionate conversation all over the political spectrum. One fact about the border, however, cannot be disputed: most of the border lies in dry and arid regions where water is scarce.