Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that the bathroom is where over half of our household water usage takes place? What are some ways to take a bite out of that? — Shelby McIntyre, Chico, CA Yes indeed, some 60 percent of our household indoor water usage happens in the bathroom. As such,...

Due to the scarcity of clean water, we are in an ever worsening water crisis, particularly in the developing world. Although the United Nations declared access to clean water and sanitation a human right, nearly 1 billion people around the globe still risk death and disease due to a lack of...

Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville have collaborated to develop an alloy than can produce hydrogen from water using sunlight, a novel method that the researchers say has profound impacts for the future of solar energy and hydrogen production. A team...

Millions of people around the world don’t have access to safe water. Women and children walk miles each day to collect scarce amounts of dirty water for their families to survive on, and often must spend the rest of their time caring for those who become sick from the contamination....

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I began this expedition. Although I knew that I was on the right path, I wasn’t quite sure where the path would lead. I had no money to put toward my trip, and I was pretty unsure how I would afford to make it to Atlanta, much less actually be able...

When I was writing about how the times were changing the other day, I mentioned that historically, the Church has held the commission to give water to the thirsty. However, over the last several years, many have been disenfranchised with organized religion due to a number of scandals,...

This is not the first time that I have been called “crazy.” Before I discovered that there was a clinical diagnosis for my particular traits, I’ve been known to do things a little off kilter. After I was diagnosed with the deficit of attention which seems to have taken the...

“The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.” – Henry David Thoreau It’s often been said that the Grand Canyon was created by one drop of water at a time....

“Water is the driving force of all nature.” – Leonardo da Vinci From the gentle falling of snow to the pounding torrent of rain showers, the flow of water helps to define environments. Creating vast lakes, tricking streams, and raging rivers, the presence or lack of water...

Five years ago Jeff Saut suggested that the next war will be fought over water, not oil. As the ongoing contamination of the ocean in the Gulf of Mexico proves, water is a valuable and fragile resource. From an investors point of view, water is a solid growth area with high barriers of...