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GWW at The MIT Water Summit 2018: Thirsty Cities – Nov 15-16

Posted by ThirstAgency - Nov 06, 2018 / 0 comments

By 2050, 70% of the world’s population will live in cities, up from 50% today. Many cities are already running out of water. The MIT Water Summit is a great opportunity to meet and hear from top people in the water sector including speakers from water utilities & government agencies, industry & start-ups, NGOs, and academia. Mary Conley Eggert, GWW’s Chief Innovation Officer, will be on the panel: Implementing Innovative Solutions, Friday, Nov 16th.

Want to know how to save water AND save money?

Education / Water Efficiency / Water Stewardship / Water Technology

Posted by ThirstAgency - Nov 22, 2017 / 0 comments

The U.K. is lending its water smarts to the U.S with Save Water Save Money, and GlobalWaterWorks is pleased to partner with CEO and founder Tim Robertson to spread the word. SaveWaterSaveMoney is used by 90% of UK utilities to engage customers in achieving water mandates by tapping their customers’ natural desire to know and

GWW leads discussions with water management experts at WATEC Israel 2017

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Posted by ThirstAgency - Sep 18, 2017 / 0 comments

GlobalWaterWorks Leads Panel of Water Management Experts at WATEC Israel 2017 where attendees learned about go-to-market strategies and success stories that are accelerating adoption of smart water technologies.

InvestH2O INTEGRATE session helps water pros net opportunities

Blog / Education / News / Water Crisis / Water Efficiency / Water Investment / Water Stewardship / Water Technology

Posted by ThirstAgency - Jul 21, 2017 / 0 comments

Last month at Invest H2O, GlobalWaterWorks (GWW) debuted the INTEGRATE Panel that discussed how to help industry participants share their knowledge, connections and rapidly scale results. Why INTEGRATE? The water industry is fragmented, silos run deep in essential areas of research and innovation and technology isn’t adequately integrated in the water industry.

Earth versus the built environment

Blog / Waste Water / Water Crisis / Water Reuse / Water Stewardship / Water Technology

Posted by ThirstAgency - Apr 20, 2017 / 0 comments

Celebrate Earth Day with a discussion of fresh water sustainability I live in Chicago and I love it. I grew up in New York City and I love it too. I think cities are efficient with their public transportation, tall buildings and walkability. So much better than sprawl. But I do worry about the toll that our

World Water Day: Why waste water?

Waste Water / Water Crisis / Water Reuse / Water Technology

Posted by ThirstAgency - Mar 21, 2017 / 0 comments

A great day to raise awareness, inspire and take action! The first celebrated World Water Day took place in 1993, after the United Nations declared that a day was needed to celebrate and protect fresh water. The 2017 World Water Day theme is Wastewater: Why waste water? At GlobalWaterWorks, we are looking to help advance

Lessons from Scrooge for a better water legacy

Water Crisis / Water Stewardship / Water Technology

Posted by ThirstAgency - Dec 29, 2016 / 0 comments

I always enjoy learning from Rich Meeusen, CEO of Badger Meter, who is also the Chairman of The Water Council. He is an encyclopedia of water history and knowledge, and I thought his reflections on a better water legacy, modeling Scrooge’s new legacy in the Christmas Carol, were worth repeating: Future visions like the 2030 Report on

Make Your Net Work for Water

Education

Posted by ThirstAgency - Apr 08, 2016 / 0 comments

It’s no secret. Water isn’t working. Just say Flint, California or the global water crisis, and you need to say no more. This message isn’t about what’s broken. It’s about an opportunity all of us have to make our net work better by sharing a story or making a connection. That may sound too easy, and I

Global Poisoning and a 40% Water Shortfall… If Only this Global Water Crisis was Sci-Fi

Water Crisis

Posted by GWW2016 - Nov 10, 2015 / 0 comments

Last month’s record “king tides” on both coasts, documented by the Washington Post and nearly every coastal paper, provide a visual reminder of climate change. They are a stark contrast to the West Coast drought and fire pictures that have been in the news in recent months. As startling a contrast as these pictures present, neither