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Pissing Match: Wired On The Battle Over Waterless Urinals

Falcon Water-Free Urinal In February we wrote What is the Cause of “Stinky Situation” With Waterless Urinals? , covering the fight between the plumbers’ unions and the manufacturers of waterless urinals. Now Joshua Davis of Wired looks at the history of the waterless urinal, in Pissing Match: Is the World Ready for the Waterless Urinal? . He writes that the plumbers even claimed that waterless urinals could kill you…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Pissing Match: Wired On The Battle Over Waterless Urinals

Higher Water Shortage Risks in One Third of US Counties Due to Climate Change: NRDC Report

image: NRDC A new report from the National Resources Defense Council paints a really dry and thirsty picture in a world warmed by climate change: More than 1100 counties in the United States face higher risks of water shortages by 2050, with more than 400 of these placed at extremely high risk. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Higher Water Shortage Risks in One Third of US Counties Due to Climate Change: NRDC Report