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How to fix our inland waterway system

How to fix our inland waterway system Preface.  As you can see in Table 1 below, water transport is far more energy efficient than land transport, especially once we’re back to muscle power after fossil fuels are gone. Kilojoules of energy used to carry one ton of cargo one kilometer Transportation mode 50 Oil tankers […]

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Cities Are Finally Treating Water as a Resource, Not a Nuisance

Cities Are Finally Treating Water as a Resource, Not a Nuisance From Houston to Melbourne, the surprising ways urban areas are dealing with water woes Memorial Day barbecues and parades were thwarted this year in Houston when a massive storm dumped more than 10 inches of rain in two days, creating a Waterworld of flooded […]

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Microplastics at ‘alarming levels’ in Canadian lakes and rivers

Microplastics at ‘alarming levels’ in Canadian lakes and rivers Microbeads just tip of plastic iceberg floating in Canadian waters Tiny plastic pellets called microbeads have gotten a lot of attention as a major water pollutant, but less-discussed microplastics are equally concerning, according to new research being done in Canada. “In recent years, they’ve been detected […]

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