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Water Factory 21

Friday, March 31st, 2006

I spoke this morning at length with Mark LeChevallier of American Water (www.amwater.com). Turns out he’s a fellow Oregonian, like myself. I was happy to find that out. We had a very interesting conversation — my interest being in understanding how use and reuse of contaminated water is being dealt with; what security measures are [...]

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World Water Day is March 22

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

 If you weren’t aware, it is indeed World Water Day tomorrow.  (Thanks, Ellie…www.crystalinks.com).  Links – to learn more: http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/index.php?id=92&L=0   Link to information about the World Water Forum: http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/index.php?id=6.  From their website, " The Council’s World Water Forum, organized every three years in close collaboration with the authorities of the hosting country, is the largest international [...]

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World Water Day is March 22

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

 If you weren’t aware, it is indeed World Water Day tomorrow.  (Thanks, Ellie…www.crystalinks.com).  Links – to learn more: http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/index.php?id=92&L=0   Link to information about the World Water Forum: http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/index.php?id=6.  From their website, " The Council’s World Water Forum, organized every three years in close collaboration with the authorities of the hosting country, is the largest international [...]

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From Waterworld: American Water Audit Program Goes Hi-Tech.

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

American Water,  – www.amwater.com – the largest water services provider in North America, yesterday announced the use of a secure, web-based audit tool for performing and tracking health, safety, security and environmental audits. The implementation of this technology will ensure facilities meet and comply with OSHA requirements and federal and state environmental regulations for drinking [...]

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Sun charge your laptop…

Saturday, March 18th, 2006

This company has been around for awhile.  http://www.voltaicsystems.com/. I keep telling Jon we’re going to get some solar chargers for our laptops and such as soon as we get through this upcoming move.   I am thinking, gee…I really CAN work from a beach now…for hours on end!    

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Chemical Strategies Partnership

Friday, March 17th, 2006

Found this link tonight while surfing around at the Water Technologies organization website…this is very cool – http://www.chemicalstrategies.org/. From their website: The Chemical Strategies Partnership (CSP) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in San Francisco, CA. The Pew Charitable Trusts (Pew) established CSP in June 1996 with additional support from the Heinz Endowments. CSP is [...]

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Interested in water technologies? Try this site…

Thursday, March 16th, 2006

http://watertechbooks.com   Interesting resource.  Also check out the American Water Works Association – at http://www.awwa.org/ as well as The Association of Water Technologies, at http://www.awt.org/. September 13-16, 2006Charlotte Convention CenterCharlotte, NC      

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Water – and Terrorism —

Thursday, March 16th, 2006

Looks like a great read — http://waternet.com/news.asp?mode=4&N_ID=57005. Water Tech Online just did a book review of the following — and this is excerpted from their site: Book Review: Understanding Water and Terrorism   By H. Court Young$14.95 Click here to order. Understanding Water and Terrorism provides a panoramic view of the threat of terrorist attacks [...]

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Biodegradable Products Institute Contact Info…

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

For those of you who would really like to know how to contact members of the Biodegradable Products Institute, here you go…the list as it currently stands — including phone numbers, names, and the like….   http://www.bpiworld.org/BPI-Public/Members/Directory.html 

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Q4 ‘O5 Clean Tech Investment Figures

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

I just had an email pop into my inbox this a.m. from Cleantech. Turns out 2005 Cleantech investments hit a record $1.6 billion. That number surpasses semiconductors, making Clean tech the 5th largest North American venture capital investment category. Further, according to the press release – "Cleantech investment accounted for 9.9% of all North American [...]

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Q4 ‘O5 Clean Tech Investment Figures

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

I just had an email pop into my inbox this a.m. from Cleantech. Turns out 2005 Cleantech investments hit a record $1.6 billion. That number surpasses semiconductors, making Clean tech the 5th largest North American venture capital investment category. Further, according to the press release – "Cleantech investment accounted for 9.9% of all North American [...]

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Kleiner Perkins Green Gamble

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers announced a $100 million greentech initiative earlier this year, following up on a number of years wherein they have backed a few greentech entrepreneurial ventures, including Lilliputian (battery technology), Miasole (solar cell technology), and a revolutionary solid oxide fuel cell maker. I’ve got a call into the firm to understand [...]

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MIT brings a new hybrid battery to the fore

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

MIT Builds A Better Hybrid Car Battery -  By Nicolas Mokhoff Courtesy of EE Times MANHASSET, N.Y. — Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a lithium nickel manganese oxide battery that could become an alternative to nickel metal hydride batteries used today to power hybrid cars. Researchers modified the lithium nickel [...]

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