Water conservation involves the reduction in usage of water as well as the recycling of waste water for various purposes, including cleaning, manufacturing, and agricultural irrigation. A major issue for both consumers and industry alike, water conservation is increasingly important in a world with a rapidly growing population, particularly in urban areas.
Our natural human tendency to reject uncomfortable ideas probably interferes with action on climate change. But politics, not psychology, is the real obstacle to progress.
20 | December 6, 2011 3:00am |
The United Nations predicts a global population of seven billion before 2012. It's a ticking time bomb, Robert Engelman writes.
75 | July 19, 2011 7:05am |
Resembling a traditional Hudson Valley barn, New York's first certified Passive House was designed by architect Dennis Wedlick with support from the New York State Energy Research and Development...
6 | October 21, 2011 6:23am |
Earth Day Special Feature 2011: Peter Calthorpe, one of the founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism, talks with SmartPlanet about how cities are leading the fight against climate change.
6 | April 22, 2011 5:33am |
New York governor David Paterson vetoes a bill temporary banning hydraulic fracturing. The catch? It's still banned. So why are gas drillers applauding the move?
17 | December 13, 2010 4:00am |
The air is fresh and clean, and the "pebbles" have a certain sheen. Check out this photo essay to see what we mean. Learn what happens a century after you use your beach as the city dump.
4 | September 10, 2012 2:28am |
Mexico City has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 6.28 million tons since 2008, keeping it on track to reach its goal of 7.7 million tons by next year.
4 | July 26, 2011 8:00am |
The food production giant is exploring how the waste in its operations -- namely inedible fats and greases -- could become a source of renewable energy.
4 | August 5, 2010 12:33pm |
On average, the 22 GSA buildings studied by the Department of Energy's research lab used 25 percent less energy than those not managed with sustainability in mind.
3 | November 22, 2011 5:48am |
If you're not feeling very creative or smart about the most effective ways you can help your community do right by the planet, don't worry. Ten cities in California are happy to share their ideas.
October 22, 2009 1:27pm |
The Hilton LightStay management platform includes software and social media tools that have helped the hotel stay on top of more than 1,200 projects.
2 | October 28, 2011 5:36am |
Towns and communities large and small are looking to energy efficiency retrofits and programs to help stretch municipal budgets.
December 21, 2010 12:43pm |
The first woman to be listed on the Environmental Protection Agency's fugitives list was recently captured in the Dominican Republic. Sixteen others, including a CEO, are still on the run.
28 | December 6, 2010 2:00am |
The ideas introduced at the Cuernavaca facility in Mexico's Morelos state will show up in at least 30 new Unilever plants between now and 2015.
September 15, 2011 3:03am |
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is considering tests to the national grid that could make home electronics that keep time undependable in some areas.
8 | June 24, 2011 3:11pm |
Government regulators are allowing faulty equipment to remain in service at nuclear facilities across the United States in order to keep aging reactors in service, the AP has found.
3 | June 20, 2011 10:20am |
Find out how green infrastructure is helping cities not only benefit environmentally and economically, but also adapt to the the effects of climate change.
17 | February 28, 2011 12:29pm |
Take some cues from Integral Group, an over-achieving building engineering company that has designed the most worldï¿½s most energy-efficient office space.
5 | July 16, 2012 3:00am |
Energy efficiency programs are common theme for these innovative environmental advocates.
September 9, 2010 3:34pm |
An increasing worldwide demand for meat will likely drastically alter human health, the environment and the global economy in the next 50 years, according to a new report.
2 | April 8, 2010 10:39am |