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Environment
Project: Crowdsourced Picture Show About Water
In June, we asked you to help us create a Picture Show about water. The response was overwhelming and your submissions made us giddy: we received...
Culture
Hugo Chávez Is Right: Let's Get Rid of Some Golf Courses
With the Masters in full swing, it's good to remember how bad golf can be.
Environment
No, a 9-Year-Old Didn't Come Up with a Great New Water Conservation Plan
The feel-good environmental story of the day is actually a tale of woeful municipal stupidity in Reno, Nevada.
News
Infographic: 10 Ways to Stop Wasting Water
A family of four can survive on 3 gallons of water a day. An average American household uses 400 gallons a day. Help reduce your water footprint now.
Design
Like Baths? Behold The "Water Displacement Object"
The designer Rochus Jacob applied an old (an obvious) insight from antiquity to help us start taking baths again.
GOOD Projects
Why Killing Your Lawn Is a Good Idea—And How to Do It
Want to plant something that makes more sense than grass this summer? Here are a few different ways to commit herbicide.
Environment
The Waterless City
Marveling at our massive systems of aqueducts—can L.A. ever get water from local sources?
News
Infographic: Congress Spends a Lot on Bottled Water
Environment
The Colorado River Is Drying Up
The Colorado River is the source of water for most of the southwest and southern California. All those states have to share the water from the...
Environment
GOOD Video: Sweat the Small Stuff
From eating local food to shared showers, here are eight ways to reduce your impact on the planet that will make your life better as well.
News
Basic Sanitation Is Important. That Should Be Obvious.
The Search for the Obvious has a new challenge: Help remind the world that toilets and running water are really important.
Environment
Lake Mead, America's Largest Reservoir, Hits Its Lowest Level
Lake Mead supplies water, food, and electricity to millions of people in the Southwest. So its a bummer the reservoir just hit record lows.
Environment
Thirsty? Ditch the Plastic Bottle With This Drinking Fountain App
Download WeTap to chart your city's drinking fountains—and help make them better.
Environment
Project: Help Us Create a Picture Show About Water
Calling all photographers—amateur or professional. We are hosting our first crowdsourced Picture Show. It's an effort to communicate the...
Education
Thirsty Students: Access to Drinking Water is Lacking in Public Schools
America's kids are dehydrated and that could be affecting their academic and physical performance.
Lifestyle
How Pickle Juice Changed the World of Sports: Food Innovations From the Football Field
Pickle juice is one of football’s enigmatic contributions to science.
Environment
Can We Solve the Global Water Shortage By Melting Icebergs?
The craziest (and maybe best) idea you'll ever hear for solving the world's drinking water shortage.
Business
Bioplastic Made from Poop, for a Profit
Here's a profitable product that can solve two environmental problems at once. It involves a secret formula of bacteria, raw sewage, and an M.B.A.
