water depletion Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 17:09:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 How to Create Water with Solar Power https://www.greenoptimistic.com/create-water-solar-power/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/create-water-solar-power/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2015 17:09:00 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56462 Water shortages are quickly becoming a serious threat. In fact, the World Resources Institute reports that over 30 countries will likely have trouble meeting their population’s water needs by just 2040. Luckily, researchers are thinking hard about how to create water; some projects may also help modern life become more sustainable. Solar experimenter Ap Verheggen’s new […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/create-water-solar-power/feed/ 0 56462 Individual Water Saving Measures Drive Up Overall Use https://www.greenoptimistic.com/water-saving-use/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/water-saving-use/#respond Sun, 08 Feb 2015 13:15:53 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=53008 It’s ironic that the drive for efficient use of water through water saving toilets, showers and even garden plants actually INCREASE the overall use of water within the community. Yup, you heard (or rather read) right, measures that we take to save water have in fact the unintended consequence of increasing its use.  This doesn’t […]

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