Category Archives: water scams

Holiday Catchup – the calm before the storm

Posted on August 30, 2022 by daryan12

I’ve been on my holidays back in Ireland. It was nice to get away from the mad house that was the UK for a wee while. A lot seems to have happened since then. Zombie government and the looming winter … Continue reading →

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Watery delusions

Posted on May 23, 2020 by daryan12

This is touching on something I covered in a previous post, however, there has been a proliferation of such devices recently, so I think it needs revisiting. We are in the grip of a global water crisis effecting millions of … Continue reading →

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The age of snakeoil

Posted on October 16, 2019 by daryan12

The internet has brought many benefits. But it also has created many problems. And probably top of those problems is the ease with which bad ideas can quickly proliferate. Its all too easy to create a slick advertising campaign for … Continue reading →

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Free market solutions to climate change

Posted on August 24, 2019 by daryan12

There are certain aspects of extinction rebellions campaign aims and methods that do give me cause for concern. Be it gluing themselves to the doors of a oil industry conference (you are aware that glues are an oil based product, … Continue reading →

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The Grapes of Wrath part deux

Posted on July 21, 2019 by daryan12

Fossil fuels are critical to many industries, but most especially to food production, hence why any interruption to their supply (in the absence of suitable alternatives) would be so devastating. However, there’s one fossil resource that often slips under the … Continue reading →

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News roundup: Sustainability edition

Posted on February 17, 2019 by daryan12

First solar, now the Tories go after biomass Be careful what you wish for, the Tories might try to implement it and then make a pigs breakfast of everything. For quite sometime, the UK has fallen behind in terms of … Continue reading →

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What “new tech” needs to learn from “old tech”

Posted on July 13, 2018 by daryan12

Much is made of how “new tech” companies (Uber, Tesla, Amazon, etc.), often start ups from out of silicon valley, represent a new paradigm in how they do business. Its not just that they tend to be heavily dependant on … Continue reading →

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Raw water and anti-science

Posted on January 23, 2018 by daryan12

Future historians are not going to be kind to us, frankly they are going to have a field day. Naturally things like Trump, brexit and climate change denial will figure highly. And the left’s response? Oprah for president? Seriously? Your … Continue reading →

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Hydrogen Woo

Posted on May 19, 2017 by daryan12

As a follow up to my article on scam water devices, I thought it would be useful to do one on hydrogen and water powered cars. One of the problems with being involved in renewable energy research, in particular fuel … Continue reading →

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Water woo devices

Posted on May 4, 2017 by daryan12

I came across this video promotion for a self filling water bottle device, being marketed by a company called Fontus. It supposedly can refill itself by condensing water straight out of the air, being powered by a small solar panel, thus … Continue reading →

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