Clean Water

Think clean energy is a big, big deal?  Take a look at clean, drinkable water.  In the US, we foul an incredible volume of potable water every day.  Water that should be saved for drinking, cooking and washing gets flushed, poisoned, etc.

Climate change will only exacerbate the problem by melting glaciers, reducing rain/snow fall, shifting the snowpack melt season earlier in the year and increasing sea levels will inundate freshwater systems and aquifers.

We must reduce demand and change how we handle water by adding more gray water systems to our homes.  Creating drinkable water from sea water and natural and man-made foul water will be vital.

Link above goes to one company that has a compact water treatment facility (looks like it fits in a boxcar) and converts the tailings from gas wells into safe drinking water.  Say what you will about continued fossil fuel exploration, this idea has value.