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I wrote here a short while ago about urine being a better source for making hydrogen than plain water. It breaks down into its components easier. Here's a new wrinkle, not in fuel but in saving water, money and energy. In Brazil SOS Mata Atlantica Foundation has a TV ad campaign aimed at kids. The ad tells the little scapers to pee in the shower, saying that it saves a considerable amount of water over a year....
A post published at www.alternative-energy-news.info today announced the development of a new type of washing machine that washes a load of clothes in a teacup. Well, not literally, but the machine uses only a cup of water...
I have written before about the water crisis we are facing. It may make the energy crisis look like child's play. We can invent substitutes for gas and oil but we can't invent a substitute for water. It is essential for all living things. Not only that, it is vital to growing food and manufacturing all manner of things.
Just got back from a week in Las Vegas. I had to go there on a personal matter. I saw first hand how the city of LV is having to dig a really deep hole for a new intake at Boulder Dam for the city water supply. Las Vegas is in water trouble as we speak. Years of drought have brought the level of Lake Mead down more than 100 ft below normal full reservoir...
A significant number of alternative energy sources use enormous quantities of water. Peak water has been reached long ago. Forty percent of the world’s fresh water usage is consumed by generating our electricity. Another 18 percent goes to treat, move, and distribute water. That’s a staggering 58 percent. There’s more.
Here’s a list of so-called alternative energy sources that also use a lot of water...
The e-Book version is the same as the paperback version except the illustrations are in color in the e-book. Use as an immediately accessible electronic form of the handbook once you have purchased it. Chapters may also be downloaded separately as a handy reference, especially the energy and money saving tips in Chapter 20.
