The Waterly
"The Waterly" is a weekly all-things-water newsletter we share with our community covering the latest innovations and investment deal flow in the water sector and recent news on climate change and water-related crises.
Scientists powered a computer for 6 months using just algae. You can now buy vodka made out of CO2 emissions. The EU plans to spend €210B on green energy over the next 5 years and end its reliance on Russian energy. Pollution kills 1 out of 6 people. The next economic crisis may well be a food system crisis. 374Water's SCWO technology is part of the EPA's focus to destroy PFAS. Your job might be exposing you to PFAS, check how. Hugh Sadlier is this week's highlighted WELL member.
Your weekly Bonus - Scallops love disco lights! How does this help the environment?
This week's water fact:
We eat a credit card’s worth of plastic every week
Tech & Innovation
A Hawaii-based startup launched the world's first ocean carbon removal pilot plant
A Hawaii-based startup called Heimdal is developing a new "ocean-assisted" carbon removal method that can permanently store CO2 at the same time as reducing ocean acidification, a FastCompany report reveals.
Scientists Have Powered a Basic Computer With Just Algae For Over 6 Months
Engineers from the University of Cambridge in the UK have run a microprocessor for more than six months using nothing more than the current generated by a common species of cyanobacteria.
This start-up makes vodka out of CO2 emissions, and it’s backed by Toyota and JetBlue
At Bathtub Gin, a reinvented speakeasy in lower Manhattan, patrons may be pining for the past but they are drinking a vodka specifically invented for a cleaner future. Air Vodka is made in part from greenhouse gas emissions – specifically, captured carbon dioxide.
Corporate & Deals
EU plans ‘massive’ increase in green energy to help end reliance on Russia
European Commission says extra €210bn needed over next five years to pay for phasing out of Russian fossil fuels.
Interior invests $240M in water infrastructure repairs
The funds come as part of the Infrastructure Investment and jobs Act (IIJA), one of the largest investments in drought resilience in American history, including $8.3 billion for water infrastructure programs and $1.4 billion for ecosystem restoration and resilience.
Our Portfolio Companies
EPA focused on 374Water SCWO technology to destroy PFAS
Hatler knows that the process works and can provide an environmental benefit. The question is whether super-critical water oxidation can provide an economic benefit. Hatler and his team are betting it can.
Water & the Environment
Earth’s oceans have reached the hottest and most acidic levels on record, UN says
Rapid ocean warming has triggered a drop in global fish populations and has threatened communities, fishing economies and those in polar and high mountain regions.
Pollution responsible for one in six deaths across planet, scientists warn
Toxic air, water and soil are ‘existential threat to human and planetary health’, says global review.
It’s now cheaper to switch from coal to renewables instead of coal to gas, report shows
That’s thanks to the falling cost of renewables and battery storage, coupled with the rising volatility of gas prices. Investing in renewables provides a hedge against climate change risks, said Jacqueline Tao, an analyst at TransitionZero.
The banks collapsed in 2008 – and our food system is about to do the same
For the past few years, scientists have been frantically sounding an alarm that governments refuse to hear: the global food system is beginning to look like the global financial system in the run-up to 2008.
PFAS & Chemicals
Environmental toxins are worsening obesity pandemic, say scientists
Exclusive: Pollutants can upset body’s metabolic thermostat with some even causing obesity to be passed on to children.
Workers exposed to PFAS in a variety of industries
For the better part of 20 years, Peter Arlein worked as a professional ski technician, waxing skis across Colorado. Working occasionally in smaller shops with poor ventilation, he breathed in fumes released by the waxes. When he learned what ski wax was made of, though, he re-thought his career path.
In 1991, after completing his Ethical Hypnosis Training, Hugh was granted hypnotherapist certification by The National Guild of Hypnotists. He has been practicing hypnotherapy since 1991 and holds the distinctions of Board-Certified Hypnotherapist and Complimentary Medical Hypnotherapist.
“Through hypnosis, I help people make changes in themselves and in their lives that enable them to achieve optimal mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being. With my guidance, they gather information from their subconscious minds that helps them understand ‘the roots of the issue they want to resolve’’
Thank you Hugh for working with the WIA team and community facilitating the achievement of our personal and professional goals.
Ocean Wildlife
Accidental discovery that scallops love ‘disco’ lights leads to new fishing technique
Scientists hail breakthrough that could maximise catches while reducing damage caused by fishing.
