water
London alone could reduce its water consumption by as much as 16 billion litres a year (PDF) if residents would all use a dishwasher instead of washing dishes by hand, according to a new study by home appliance company Electrolux. The study uses figures from researchers at the University of
water
Researchers from IBM, Central Glass, the University of Texas, Austin and King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) have developed a new type of membrane that can purify water more effectively and energy-efficiently. Unveiled today, the membrane helps filter out salts, arsenic and other toxins while using less
water
While Australia burns, California shrivels, and officials are preparing for yet another year of drought by once again drastically cutting water allocations to farmers. Reuters’ PlanetArk reports that water allocations to farmers from the Central Valley Project will stand at zero this year while allotments from state water resources will
conservation
If not everyone is taking the steps they should to reduce their energy consumption, at least most realize they should be. Not so with water, though: the Environment Agency this week released numbers showing few business owners think saving water is as important as saving energy. In fact, only 10
Starbucks
Starbucks workers have been defying management and switching off running taps after an investigation found that the coffee chain is wasting 23.4 million litres of water each day. Starbucks claimed the constantly running tap was necessary to meet hygiene rules and prevent bacteria growth in the sinks used to
Starbucks
UK tabloid and white van man’s favourite read, The Sun, has accused over-priced latte purveyor Starbucks of being a very naughty corporation. An investigation by the paper found Starbucks has been leaving a tap running non-stop at its 10,000 outlets, wasting 23.4 million litres of water a
ibm
The odd thing about IBM is that whenever it does something about green tech, it’s technically impossible to write anything about it without mentioning the words ‘big green’, thanks to its Big Blue nickname. See? Greenbang just did it then and she didn’t even mean to. She was
battery
Here’s an interesting one from the folk over at Cleantech. Apparently, it seems, everyone’s favourite Swedish monolithic furniture flogger and Edmonton riot provoker Ikea is getting out its wallet and spanking a nice round €50 million on clean tech start ups. Presumably it just went into the shop
energy
Greenbang’s knowledge of the stock market is a little shaky to say the least. Say ‘pork futures’ and she thinks of scratchings (or, to put it another way ‘fried skin’ or ‘hairy crisps’). Gordon Gecko would not be impressed. While Greenbang might not know much about the FTSE, it
energy
Normally when Greenbang gets a warm and fuzzy feeling inside, she knows it’s time to lay off the advocaat cocktails. But today, it’s not advocaat giving her that feeling, it’s a recently closed venture capital fund. The Latin American Ignia fund, which has wrapped up with $20.
water
A crack team of scientists from Missouri University of Science and Technology, Applied Biosystems and MDS Analytical Technologies are working to identify the contaminants in American drinking water. When they’re finished, Greenbang would like to request that they come and test the contaminants in her local swimming pool – she
leeds
Over in Leeds, students aren’t washing their clothes with water, they’re washing their clothes with chips. Students eh? Is there nothing they won’t stoop to? What next? Cleaning out the toilet with road cones? Using chemistry text books as toilet paper? Well, she wouldn’t put the