<![CDATA[Air2O - Blog]]>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 07:23:29 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[CNN Features Atmospheric Water Generator]]>Fri, 09 May 2014 11:20:29 GMThttp://www.air2o.org/blog/cnn-features-atmospheric-water-generatorThe company Water-Gen was recently featured in CNN for their atmospheric water generator tech. 

"People are going days just to carry water.  And all our solutions can be an alternative for that." 
-Ayre Kohavi, CEO]]><![CDATA["water is the new oil"]]>Mon, 03 Mar 2014 18:08:27 GMThttp://www.air2o.org/blog/water-is-the-new-oilPicture
A new book by Brahma Challaney highlights the important role that water will play in the future of international peace and stability.  We can't wait to read it!
]]><![CDATA[Rise in energy use to increase water consumption by 85%]]>Sat, 01 Feb 2014 14:41:10 GMThttp://www.air2o.org/blog/rise-in-energy-use-to-increase-water-consumption-by-85The International Energy Agency predicts that our global demand for energy (and therefore water) will increase extensively in the next two decades, threatening security and human health. 
Read more here.
]]><![CDATA[Water stocks rise over oil and gold]]>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:14:23 GMThttp://www.air2o.org/blog/water-stocks-rise-over-oil-and-goldBloomberg News writers Rakteem Katakey and Manish Modi report on a trend in the rising value of water. The article includes an interview with Simon Gottelier of Impax Asset Management Group Plc: 
"We can’t live without water, we can live without gold...as a sector, it [water] has a unique set of long-term drivers based around the need for new investments, predominantly in emerging markets. Water is about as attractive as it gets."
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]]><![CDATA[CONCORD MA BANS PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES]]>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:35:57 GMThttp://www.air2o.org/blog/concord-ma-bans-plastic-water-bottles"According to the EPA, in 2010, the U.S. generated 31 million tons of plastic waste. The town of Concord is fighting against those numbers by becoming the first municipality in the nation to ban the sale of single-serving water bottles smaller than 1 liter."
Read more here.
]]><![CDATA[Billboard turns air into drinking water in peruvian desert]]>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:03:57 GMThttp://www.air2o.org/blog/billboard-turns-air-into-drinking-water-in-peruvian-deserthttp://www.dvice.com/2013-2-25/billboard-peruvian-desert-turns-air-humidity-drinking-water
Check out this fascinating atmospheric water generator in Peru!  It's provided close to 2,500 gallons of drinking water for families in the area.
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]]><![CDATA[Will there be enough water?]]>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:02:37 GMThttp://www.air2o.org/blog/will-there-be-enough-water"The Poseidon desalination plant aims to turn seawater into hundreds of thousands of gallons of freshwater annually. The only problem is: it's expensive and it requires a lot of energy. And producing energy requires water, which requires energy to clean, which, well, lather, rinse, repeat."
David Biello, Scientific American
]]><![CDATA[Largest Desalination Plant Approved]]>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:37:58 GMThttp://www.air2o.org/blog/largest-desalination-plant-approvedCalifornia has been a battleground for water resources in the past -- now (through a $900 million+ project) San Diego will boast the largest seawater desalination plant in the world.  Read more here.]]><![CDATA[COMPROMISE ON SHARED WATER RESOURCES BETWEEN US AND MEXICO]]>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:36:21 GMThttp://www.air2o.org/blog/compromise-on-shared-water-resources-between-us-and-mexico"The pact represents a major departure from years of hard feelings in Mexico about how the U.S. manages the 1,450-mile river, which runs from the Rocky Mountains to Mexico. In 2001, U.S. states established rules on how to divide surpluses but set aside nothing for Mexico. Several years later, the U.S. government lined a border canal in California with concrete to prevent water from seeping through the dirt into Mexican farms."
A recent Washington Post article discusses the longstanding conflict between Mexico and the US over the shared Colorado River, and the recent effort from both countries to address the challenge cooperatively.  
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/us-mexico-sign-pact-on-new-rules-for-sharing-colorado-river-water-in-fight-against-drought/2012/11/20/4c4bc72c-3376-11e2-92f0-496af208bf23_story.html
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