The recycling of grey water may reduce the shortage of water in the Middle East and North African Region (MENA).
Grey water is used water that comes from kitchens, bathroom sinks, bathtubs, and laundry. Black water comes from toilette and cannot be reused. The MENA region has 5% of the world’s population, but only 1% of [...]
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With the recent release of a study completed by Sandia National Laboratories and General Motors that projects that America could conceivably generate 90 billion gallons of ethanol by 2030, the United States seems bound to ignore the warnings OXFAM has made regarding the impact biofuel is making on the world food crisis. Over the [...]
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In order to create a sustainable world, some experts say that population control must take center stage. “Most natural scientists agree our growing numbers and our unchecked impact on the natural environment move us inexorably toward global calamities of unthinkable severity,” said John Feeney in an article for BBC News. Although the impact of overpopulation [...]
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