Why It’s Time to Ditch the 8 Glasses of Water a Day Rule Staying hydrated has become something of a status symbol—just take a look at the Stanley water bottle going viral on TikTok to the “smart” waters lining the shelves in your local grocery stores. And ... 07/5/2024 - 9:26 am | View Link
Water tower emptied, water issues in Hanover area as crews work to repair water main break A break in a 12-inch water main in Conewago Township led many Hanover and McSherrystown residents to awake on the Fourth of July with water issues. 07/5/2024 - 9:00 am | View Link
California advances first-in-nation plan to set water budgets for cities statewide California officials have approved a first-of-its-kind regulation that will set long-term limits on the amounts of water the state’s urban utilities can use on an annual basis. The State ... 07/5/2024 - 7:20 am | View Link
Best water purifiers in India for clean and safe drinking water (July 2024) Discover the best water purifiers in India to ensure clean and safe drinking water for your family. Explore top brands like Kent, Aquaguard, and HUL Pureit, featuring advanced technologies such as RO, ... 07/5/2024 - 5:44 am | View Link
Old pipes cause Texas cities to lose tens of billions of gallons of water each year Texas’ most populous cities lost roughly 88 billion gallons of water last year because of aging water infrastructure and extreme heat, costing them millions of dollars and straining the state’s water ... 07/4/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button MIT researchers created a portable desalination unit that can remove particles and salts simultaneously to generate drinking water. The user-friendly unit, which weighs less than 10 kilograms and does not require filters, can be powered by a small, portable solar panel. 07/5/2024 - 7:10 am | View Website
5 Best Portable Water Filters of 2024 The amount of water you need filtered, other materials you have at your disposal, and what you plan to use the purified water for will all help determine which option is right for you. Here are... 07/5/2024 - 1:20 am | View Website
The Best Filtered Water Bottles of 2024 | Reviews by Wirecutter Filtered water bottles let you create better-tasting water almost anywhere you go. After we tested five of them, our pick is the Brita Premium Filtering Water Bottle. Its activated carbon... 07/4/2024 - 6:17 pm | View Website
Potable Water Potable water, also known as drinking water, comes from surface and ground sources and is treated to levels that that meet state and federal standards for consumption. Water from natural sources is treated for microorganisms, bacteria, toxic chemicals, viruses and fecal matter. 07/4/2024 - 5:41 pm | View Website
Potable vs Nonpotable Water: A Detailed Guide to Understanding the Key ... Potable water, commonly known as drinking water, refers to water considered safe for human consumption without short-term or long-term health risks. But what exactly makes water potable? 07/3/2024 - 11:12 pm | View Website
Spending time in graveyards and libraries may not be everyone’s idea of summer fun, but for those interested in finding their roots, collecting information about one’s ancestors is a “family” vacation. Sure, genealogy sites have made researching one’s ancestral history much easier with digitized document archives, family-tree-building software and community forums.
A group of national and Colorado organizations is suing to overturn Denver building codes intended to address the effects of climate change by limiting the use of natural gas in buildings.
The lawsuit filed Wednesday in U. S. District Court in Denver takes aim at a city ordinance that prohibits natural gas furnaces and water heaters in new commercial and multifamily buildings.
Also targeted is an ordinance that takes effect in 2025 and requires installation of electric systems when gas furnaces and water heaters are replaced in existing buildings and when if it is cost-effective.
Other communities in Colorado and in other states have enacted similar bans as they push to electrify buildings to reduce the effects of climate change and improve air quality.
DETROIT — In January 2020, Robert Williams spent 30 hours in a Detroit jail because facial recognition technology suggested he was a criminal. The match was wrong, and Williams sued.
On Friday, as part of a legal settlement over his wrongful arrest, Williams got a commitment from the Detroit Police Department to do better.
For the past year, two philosophy professors have been calling around to prominent authors and public intellectuals with an unusual, perhaps heretical, proposal. They have been asking these thinkers if, for a handsome fee, they wouldn’t mind turning themselves into artificial intelligence chatbots.
John Kaag, one of the academics, is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Enlarge / A skeleton found during 1950's excavations at the Barman site. (credit: Université de Genève)
Did ancient people practice equality? While stereotypes may suggest otherwise, the remains of one Neolithic society reveal evidence that both men and women, as well as locals and foreigners, were all equal in at least a critical aspect of life: what they ate.
The Neolithic saw the dawn of agriculture and animal husbandry some 6,000 years ago.
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As the world races to decarbonize everything from the electricity grid to industry, it faces particular problems with transportation—which alone is responsible for about a quarter of our planet’s energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. The fuels for transport need to be not just green, cheap, and powerful, but also lightweight and safe enough to be carried around.
Fossil fuels—mainly gasoline and diesel—have been extraordinarily effective at powering a diverse range of mobile machines.