Here are some of the latest news stories about water and the environment:

To Sell Green, First Teach Green: The honor of “House of the Year” was given to a green home. “We wanted to prove that sustainable homes aren’t limited to the high end,” said Andrew J. Gil, the builder. “For entry-level housing, it is more than doable.”

Airdrop Design Pulls Water From Air to Irrigate Deserts: Australian innovator Edward Linacre, inspired by a desert-dwelling beetle’s self-hydration method, created a device that uses moisture in the air to irrigate plants in dry areas.

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Selling Water, Health Care In The Developing World: A new public health plan from Healthpoint “combines videoconferencing with cheap diagnostic tests and inexpensive water filtration all in one building. The company believes that in this way it can deliver affordable health care and clean water to the world’s low-income people — and make money doing it.”

Google Earth Shows How Dams Could Worsen Climate Change: A new interactive Google Earth video tour aims to teach people how damming rivers around the world can exacerbate climate change.

Here are some of the latest news headlines about water and environmental sustainability.

China warns of ‘urgent problems’ facing Three Gorges dam : “Risk of geological disaster, state cabinet admits, as project is linked to soil erosion, quakes, drought and social upheaval.”

This is a little hokey but you have to give the guy credit for coming up with a  creative way to shed light on the fracking phenomenon that is proving detrimental to our water supply.

A link between climate change and Joplin tornadoes? Never!: Prominent environmental activist Bill McKibben sardonically gives his opinion of the connection between recent tornadoes and global climate disruption.

Hauling Icebergs to Slake the Earth’s Thirst: This project doesn’t seem like it’s going to go very far but it would be interesting to see if they could successfully haul an iceberg across the ocean.

Here are some of the latest news stories about water and the environment:

The Price of Hydropower Pursuits in Patagonia: The multinational firm HidroAysén thinks they’ve found a solution to Chile’s energy security problems. But if these dams are built according to HidroAysén’s wishes, two of the earth’s most remote and pristine rivers and their surrounding environment will be in great danger of becoming polluted.

Bird Protection Clashes with Bride Prospects in India: “When the animal a national park was designated to protect hasn’t been seen in the area for 16 years, is it worth maintaining the land as a sanctuary? Residents of the villages around the Karera bird sanctuary in India say no — and argue that their economic, and marital, prospects are being hindered by their inability to use the land devoted to the Great Indian bustard.”

Water rationing on rise as rain arrives too late: Ireland’s dry summer is causing the government to have to enforce water rationing

An amazing compilation of photos taken by James Davidson of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as seen from above: oil spill photo slideshow

Whiter Clouds Could Mean Wetter Land: Scientists propose making clouds whiter in order to reduce climate change, but this could also mean big changes in global rainfall levels.