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Brett Rohring

5 reasons the thirst for water technology will grow in 2014 | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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  • Here are five factors driving the urgent need for better global water efficiency.
  • 1. Population trends translate into bursting demand
  • The United Nations figures that 1.2 billion people (about one-fifth of the world's population) are challenged by water scarcity
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  • The bottom line is that water availability will be a major investment consideration in business expansion plans around the world.
  • Just one example from the United States: In Chandler, Ariz., Intel has negotiated a unique relationship with the city to clean and return water tainted by its wafer manufacturing operation back to the local aquifers. Chandler owns the technology to do this, but Intel has helped make that investment possible. Both sides benefit
  • 2. Sanitation, irrigation needs transform wastewater treatment
  • most wastewater is still wasted: in high-income countries, the treatment rate is 70 percent, but it falls to just 28 percent for lower-middle-income nations and 8 percent in low-income economies.
  • 3. Utility costs are rising quickly
  • 4. Distribution networks are aging rapidly
  • Overall, the World Bank estimates the annual global value of water lost by utilities at $14 billion. The average U.S. utility pours up to 30 percent down the drain through leaks or un-billed usage.
  • 5. Data centers guzzle more water
Adriana Trujillo

Senate Democrats push California governor's goals for 50 percent renewable energy in new bills - Daily Journal - 1 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 18 Feb 15
     
    Senate Democrats embraced new climate change goals Tuesday by adopting Gov. Jerry Brown's call to increase the use of renewable energy to 50 percent in 15 years and adding their own initiatives.
Adriana Trujillo

Temer pushes Amazon deforestation bill in Brazil - 1 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 21 Jul 17 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 21 Jul 17
     
    Two counties and a city in California have filed separate Superior Court lawsuits against 37 oil and coal companies seeking damages related to fossil fuel development, which the communities allege has resulted in climate-related problems in their areas. Their lawsuits are "a first-of-its-kind challenge that some liken to the high-stakes litigation of the tobacco industry in the 1990s," writes Kurtis Alexander.
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