Lishtot’s TestDrop tells you whether water is safe to drink without even touching it

 Consistent access to clean water is something billions lack, and part of that is the inability to check whether one’s water is clean or not. Lishtot could help change this with a tiny device that instantly determines if water is safe to drink just by analyzing the electric field around it — no strips, no microfluidics, no toxic chemicals. Read More

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Nestlé accused of over-drawing water from California’s San Bernardino National Forest

It’s a serious charge: Nestlé has been accused of taking millions of gallons of water more than it has right to from San Bernardino National Forest in Southern California.
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The Swiss company, which sells Arro…

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Taking a shower with Rua is better for the environment (or so says this Kickstarter campaign)

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Who says that you have to turn up the water to have a better shower? Rua is a Kickstarter campaign that wants to deliver you a fuller shower and ta…

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