Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Then his neighbor, Shawn Coburn, turned toward me and demanded if I knew how much ...

Researchers have proposed the concept of a 'water footprint,' which gives a detailed insight into the water consumption of individuals, companies and countries, in an international effort to promote ...

A major step toward standardisation of water footprint measurement has just been achieved, with the issuing of a global assessment manual by the Water Footprint Network. Enschede, Netherlands: A major ...

Like most British people, I enjoy a nice cup of tea. And like most practitioners of life cycle assessment (a far smaller group), I’m very interested in understanding the full impact of the products I ...

Global sustainability is important now more than ever due to increasing urban populations and the resulting stress it can have on natural resources. But increased populations in cities may lead to ...

From space, Earth looks like a planet overflowing with water. But only about 0.007 percent is fresh and usable, and even that amount is under threat. Whether for drinking, cooking, bathing, washing ...

LONDON, Aug 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation)- If you recently bought a pair of jeans or ate a burger for dinner, followed by a nice cup of coffee, you probably didn't link the touch of cotton or the ...

People have heard about saving water and improving efficiency for years: closing the water tap while washing, avoiding washing our cars with hoses, and using only a glass of water to brush our teeth.

The answer, according to a new study published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters by Duke University scientists, is: All of the above. The fracking required to free up the oil and gas ...

The first section allows you to compare the water use between different countries. Here in the U.S. we use 4,382 liters of water a day (that’s a little more than 1,000 gallons). Even in other ...