Sustainability


Idaho Mapping Method Earns Ash Award

Data from Earth-observing Landsat satellites plays a central role in a new, award-winning type of mapping that tracks water use.

Purdue Answers Boiling Question on Cooling Systems

Knowing how fluid boils in microchannels may help engineers develop cool high-power electronics for transportation, computers, and other devices.

National Biodiesel Board Suggests Changes to RFS2 Rule

The board says EPA is using outdated data and assumptions on indirect land use-change that should be corrected in the expanded Renewable Fuels Standard the agency has proposed.

Fall May be Time to Rethink the Landscape

San Antonio Water System offers a drought recovery toolkit, complete with monetary incentives.

Agency Releases WaterSense Specs for Showerheads

The draft specification sets the maximum flow rate at 2 gallons per minute at 80 psi.

Strong Climate Treaty Could Bring 2.7 M Jobs, Report Claims

Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council report says that a switch from coal to renewable power generation will create 2.7 million more jobs by 2030.

Experts Say Smart Irrigation Doesn't Make the Grade

Texas A&M irrigation experts test six devices and found that they applied more water than was recommended.

Venture to Support Solar and Wind Power in Nairobi

Kenyan trust and financing company hope to develop a new business model for sustainable development.



Riyadh Conference Calls for Papers

Abstracts for the 2010 International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments should be submitted by Oct. 30 to the conference Web site.

Satellite Data Show Decrease in Ozone Bromine Monoxide

Research shows a small increase in stratospheric ozone after the restrictions of the Montreal Protocol were established.

Illinois Researchers Model Future Landscape

Temperature and photosynthetic active radiation are the most important variables in determining what future forests might look like, according to the study.

American Rivers Names 8 Water-wise Cities

The list features cities in Colorado, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin.

WateReuse Association Honors Macpherson, Clovis Plant

CH2M Hill employee and facility design win honors at annual WateReuse symposium.

DOE Presents Green Power Supplier Awards

Two non-utility and three utility green power suppliers were recognized at the Renewable Energy Markets Conference.

Missouri Professor Creates Self-contained Wastewater System

A baffled bioreactor uses baffles to create an intermediate settling chamber for sludge return and to treat water to a level suitable for use in toilet flushing and car washing.

Underwater Baited Hook Wins Smart Gear Grand Prize

Australian team created a hook that allows longline vessels to set it underwater, which helps minimize seabird deaths.

P.R. Public-Private Authority Sets Projects Conference

The authority has identified projects involving solid waste management, water supply, waste to energy, and renewable energy projects.