Posts by Stan Brown

In Town With Little Water, Coca-Cola Is Everywhere. So Is Diabetes.

In Town With Little Water, Coca-Cola Is Everywhere. So Is Diabetes.

SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico — Maria del Carmen Abadía lives in one of Mexico’s rainiest regions, but she...

Israeli Solar Desalination Process Cuts Energy Costs by 90%

Israeli Solar Desalination Process Cuts Energy Costs by 90%

Israeli ​startup ​TSD (Tethys ​Solar ​Desalination)​ plans to ​revolutionize ​the process ​with a low-cost,​ off-grid, ​scalable, and ​environmentally ​friendly module ​technology ​using...

Shrinking glaciers cause state-of-emergency drought in Bolivia

Shrinking glaciers cause state-of-emergency drought in Bolivia

The government of Bolivia, a landlocked country in the heart of South America, has been forced to declare a state...

Researchers find “sweet” solution to kill E. coli in drinking water

Researchers find “sweet” solution to kill E. coli in drinking water

Paper strips laced with sugar could be the sweetest solution so far, literally, to kill E. coli in contaminated water....

Today is World Toilet Day – November 19, 2016

Today is World Toilet Day – November 19, 2016