Sustainability


May 29 Is Deadline for Energy Efficiency Abstracts

ACEEE conference will cover aggressive resource goals, regulatory mechanisms, and integrated planning and operation.

Zayed $1.5-M Prize Rewards Energy Innovation

Companies, organizations, or individuals are eligible for nomination.

AWE Notes Water Efficiency Bills in Congress

The Alliance for Water Efficiency particularly noted a measure that would provide $50 million for a water efficiency and conservation rebate program.

The Interstate Training Advantage

The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission has shown that there are advantages to approaching the need for training, and the ways to meet that need, from a regional perspective.

Commentary

A Thought for World Environment Day

Engineer asks why consumer waste is not treated onsite.

Tel Aviv Professor's Fibers 'See' Contaminants in Real Time

Abraham Katzir has modified special fibers that can detect "colors" that distinguish between pure and contaminated water.

MSABP: Can You Say Sludgeless?

Just three years ago, the company introduced its technology and it already has a five-year, multimillion-dollar exclusive supply and licensing contract with Teijin Limited.



UN Report Urges Northeast Asia to Use Water Wisely

The United Nations' Environment Programme found that five major river basins have suffered from scarce water resources.

Eggert Joins Southern Research to Study Contaminants

Institute will focus on ways of cleaning up problematic constituents in water and wastewater sources.

Southeast U.S. Water Goes to Power Plants, Report Says

The Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance reports that two of every three gallons of freshwater in the Southeast are sent to thermoelectric power plants, most of which are coal fired and nuclear.