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.
This week Fujistu deploys the blockchain to foster water trading solutions. NASA gives us a look from space at the Ocean's microplastics. Venture capitalist John Doerr has a plan for solving climate change. Our Oceans are tossing us back our own plastic waste. Pearl Harbor's drinking water is contaminated by the US Navy. Meet our WELL Advisor Gina Bria, founder of the Hydration Foundation, hydrating people, plants, animals and our planet.
Your weekly Bonus - The top 10 most beautiful waterfalls in the world.
This week's water fact:
A jellyfish and a cucumber are each 95% water
Tech & Innovation
FUJITSU PINS BLOCKCHAIN HOPES ON INDUSTRIAL WATER TRADING
Japanese multinational Fujitsu hopes that its blockchain solution could promote water trading between industrial facilities, including juice concentration facilities, sugar mills and alcohol distilleries.
NASA animation reveals the ocean's microplastics from space
NASA has released an animation showcasing changing plastic concentrations in the oceans over an 18-month period.
Researchers develop robot water striders to clean surface water
A team at UC Riverside recently developed a self-sustaining, solar powered machine named the Neusbot. While only capable of simple motion now, the team hopes that this robot could soon be directed towards cleaning bodies of water.
Corporate & Deals
Norva24 shares dip on first day of trading on Nasdaq
Shares in Norwegian underground infrastructure maintenance specialist Norva24 ended their first day’s trading on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange at SEK31.40, 12.7% below the SEK36 issue price – despite strong support from cornerstone investors.
A Legendary VC Has a Plan for Solving Climate Change
“When it came to [my daughter] Mary, she looked straight at me and she said, ‘Dad, I’m scared and I’m angry. Your generation created this problem. You better fix it.’”
NW Natural joins the regulated water mob in Arizona
NW Natural has joined EPCOR, Global Water Resources and Liberty Utilities as a player in the regulated water market in Arizona, after agreeing to buy Far West Water & Sewer’s utility assets, which serve 25,000 connections in Yuma.
Our Portfolio Companies
374Water and Environmental Services Company are Selected for an Energy and Resource Recovery Project by the U.S. DOE and Israel MoE
374Water to conduct a cleantech project through the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy program.
Water & the Environment
Headed for a sixth mass extinction? MIT geophysicist warns oceans are on the brink
Daniel Rothman says carbon in the atmosphere may push our seas past a tipping point, triggering a cascading catastrophe for global ecosystems that we do not yet fully understand.
The Ocean Is Returning Our Plastic Waste. That’s a Real Problem
Some say that the ocean throws back anything it does not want. In the wake of new research on plastic waste, the truth of this aphorism has taken on new meaning: Recent studies have revealed that the ocean is spitting tiny bits of plastic pollution back onto land.
Water Crises Take Center Stage
Too much. Too little. Too polluted. For years these compact phrases have come to define the world’s water problems. Now add a fourth: too frequent.
Deep-sea mining may push hundreds of species to extinction, researchers warn
Almost two-thirds of the hundreds of mollusc species that live in the deep sea are at risk of extinction, according to a new study that rings another alarm bell over the impact on biodiversity of mining the seabed.
‘One size fits all’: how water-sharing rule changes threaten Hunter Valley farms
Locals say a cease to pump rule that’s based on salinity levels in one spot is arbitrary and denies the historical use of rivers.
PFAS and Chemicals
Hundreds of military families sickened by contaminated Pearl Harbor water
Key Honolulu aquifer may also be at risk as residents say they face stomach pain and headaches.
Gina Bria is an anthropologist, author and founder of the Hydration Foundation to better hydrate people, plants, animals and soils. The Hydration Foundation has been responsible for accelerating research in key areas of 4th phase water in liquid crystalline form; clinical studies in hydration; pilot projects in schools and nursing homes; field research in soil microbiology and crop enhancement and the development of new water technologies like spin funnels, lowering cost and accessibility.
She convened the first-ever TEDxNewYorkSalon event on structured water, featuring Dr. Gerald Pollack, who first identified 4th phase water. Her own TEDxtalk, How to Grow Water: It's Not Only Blue, It's Green, identifies plants in hydration strategies around the globe. Her research on the primacy of water in accelerating soil recovery has opened new doors in regenerative agriculture for irrigation innovation. The Hydration Foundation’s innovative philanthropic initiative supports public donations directly to farmers to accelerate soil decontamination through irrigation systems widely in place. She is also co-author of QUENCH: A Five-Day Plan to Optimal Hydration with Dr. Dana Cohen, MD, recommended by The New York Times and The London Times.
Our Portfolio Companies
Top 10 Beautiful Waterfalls In The World
If you're looking to travel and experience nature, then these are the most picturesque waterfalls to visit! But what will take the top spot on the list? Will it be Victoria Falls, Angel Falls, or Niagara Falls? Watch to find out!
