WATER our most precious resource!A brief factual video about H2O as an introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIaw5mCjHPI
This discussion thread is dedicated to to the many facets of H2O and how we may conserve, share, transport, desalinate etc. and profit from this essential life giving resource that is now approaching a global crisis in many areas of our planet. Best2ALL!-Ben
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Many of the pipes that deliver drinking water in the U.S. are in stunning disrepair: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/09/us/regulatory-gaps-leave-unsafe-lead-levels-in-water-nationwide.html?_r=0 Best2You-Ben
CDNL- http://www.smallcapnetwork.com/Cardinal-Resources/s/quote/p/s/CDNL/
Most recent filings: http://ir.cardinalres.com/all-sec-filings
Best2All-Ben
BRWC-No position, consider the source, do your own DD – Best2You-Ben:
Boreal Water Collection Releases Update On UAE Deal
8:30 am ET February 9, 2016 (PR Newswire) Print
Boreal Water Collection, Inc. (OTC: BRWC), an established water bottler of premium private-labeled bottled water products tailored for each client’s particular need, today issues the following updates.
In the Fall of 2015, we were able to get interest from a large international group from the UAE and Saudi Arabia for buying our water. In December 2015 and January 2016, we conducted water tests required from these buyers. Results have been positive, so our legal teams are now working on the contracts and we expect to sign these long term supply contracts in the first quarter of 2016. The proposed initial ship date is April 1, 2016 and the term for the contract will be 5 years.
In the last 3 months, International Capital LLP (Intercap), our London England based financial advisor, was able to raise capital to finance the growth and the expansion of Boreal Water. Intercap currently raised $500,000 in debenture with warrants priced at $0.0075 from 2 investors in Saudi Arabia.
Boreal was able to lock in its right of “first refusal” on purchasing Alpine Spring property. Currently the company is paying $65,000 per year with on a long term lease that was to expire Oct 31, 2035, making a minimum future payment of $1,605,824. Instead of paying these fees, the company will purchase Alpine Springs for an amount of $600,000. This purchase will be very beneficial to the company and permits the company to control its own water springs. The property consists of 130 acres of land.
During 2015, our export sales to China were not as good as projected by our clients in their contracts with us. The slowdown in the Chinese economy and the currency devaluation affected their sales. Boreal however attended trade shows and won the 2nd price as the best tasting water at the China High-end water Exhibition. In August 2015, Boreal succeeded in obtaining the copyrights on its Boreal Baby Water products so it can protect itself against possible copies. Boreal Water management still projects that its baby water product line will increase its sales in the coming years in the Chinese market. Presently our products are in many high-end retail outlets and online retailers. Our baby water is recognized in China as being pure, sodium free, BPA free, and bromate free with low mineral content and a balanced PH. Those are all perfect conditions for quality baby water to become a successful brand in China.
Finally, we have decided to file, on the OTC market, our unaudited financial statements to be current with our OTC filings. When possible, we will file audited financial statements to SEC.
About Boreal Water Collection, Inc.
“Your brand, our experience!” Boreal Water Collection is a personalized bottled water corporation specializing in providing premium custom bottled water for your company and customers. Whether it is for publicity, promotion, marketing, internal use or a specific event, Boreal offers fully integrated turnkey service, with prize-winning Boreal private label water, made-to-order labeling, and distinctive water containers. Unlike competitors, Boreal also has exclusive access to two pristine and abundant springs: one an award-winning source deep in the untouched wilds of Canada and the other in the prestigious Catskill Mountains in New York.
http://www.borealwater.com and follow us on the different social media sites such as http://www.facebook . com/borealwaternews, http://www.twitter . com/borealwaternews and www . linkedin.com/in/borealwater.
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Four billion people facing severe water scarcity: http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/2/e1500323.full
PreciousH2O-Ben
This is a pretty neat idea. http://www.watercone.com/index.html
Wired magazine ran this article. http://www.wired.com/2014/03/warka-water-africa/
Commercial grade/size device http://waterfx.co/
Scorpio posted this link on the regulus thread;
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1678078/watch-a-tugboat-drag-an-arctic-iceberg-to-parched-people-half-a-world-away-video
and posted about the possibility of icebergs as source of water. Of course with sufficient time and money many things are possible and what is not possible today may be tomorrow. The link gives some good thinking on how to move bergs to where they are needed, especially in choosing the right type and then putting a barrier around it ,although they only went so far as halfway. If said wrap was multi layer with an insulating layer it would be much better in forestalling melt, which is fairly rapid in warmer water.
Further if a chunk of sea ice as shown was moved from antarctica to say Arabia or Persian gulf the distance and time would be far less ( a trip from Greenland would have to circle Africa and cross the equator twice) and cross the equator only once. A berg
with a height of 100 feet would extend 400 feet below water so that would need a barrier
500 feet in one dimension and probably close to a mile in the other, to wrap a berg a quarter mile in length and 3/8th mile in width. The link showed a tug using a long line to tow a berg and that is needlessly inefficient,pushing is better and two vessels ( one on each side) propelling it is best. If your tow ships were equipped like Reagan class
aircraft carriers with nuclear plants on board to supply lower cost propulsion might
be economically practical. That would however need a huge outlay of financing for the equipment.. $ Billion or more. assuming that you only lost half the berg to melting you might reach delivery with an ice block that reached 75 feet above surface so it would extend 300 feet below. Where are you going to find a port with that water depth? How do you isolate the fresh melt water from the surrounding salt? Perhaps the barrier used in towing could be used if it extended well down and separated from the berg by a suitable distance to allow pumping to shore via flex pipeline from area of deep water. It is possible.
Desalinization for now is probably least cost per gallon,,,especially if using modern solar still technology in areas with a lot of solar heating. Osmosis filtration is probably second.
Harvesting water from warm humid air via chilling is also good. IMHO those methods are likely to return most on investment.
AWGI- http://www.ambientwater.com/en/investors
SEC filings: http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=ambient+water&owner=exclude&action=getcompany
Thank you Dr. KSS 🙂 You are amazing! Best-Ben
Copied H2O related posts 2/13/16 from bio=thread:
I am firmly convinced that investments in H2O are the greatest long-term equities every investor should include in their portfolio and few recognize, talk about or act on. Care to assist in sussing out the best? PreciousH2O-Ben
fifthclmn says: February 13, 2016 at 11:55 am
I believe Dr. Burry (from The Big Short) is thinking the same thing. I have a Water watchlist with the following symbols; AWK, BWEL, CGW, DHR, FIW, LMNR, PHO, PICO, PNR, ROP, TTEK, VE, XYL. I don’t have any opinions on them.
analog68 says: February 13, 2016 at 12:57 pm
Thanks for the list, I couldn’t agree more, the world’s most precious commodity and it is past time for it to be valued accordingly. Infrastructure needs complete overhaul in almost every major city with up to 90% of all water lost during its transport due to leaks etc.
ScorpioRising says: February 13, 2016 at 12:04 pm
Why can’t we tow icebergs into near coastal resevoirs – just pump out the seawater after your icebergs are towed in, then let them melt filling the resevoir with fresh water.
Arch1arch1 says: February 13, 2016 at 1:01 pm
Scorpio On the surface that seems like a good idea but that is the problem. The surface.
80% of the berg is below the surface so the berg has tremendous drag when trying to speed up past the speed of the current and even the biggest ships would have trouble making them do so , even slightly. Where the water is most needed is also where you find the warmest ocean temperatures as a rule and your berg would melt before reaching destination of use. There are other factors also such as opposing currents and wind that make that solution impracticable. At present de-salinization and conservation seem the best solution. Rain cycle is the most efficient de-salinization process known but harvesting the water from air is best performed by forests. That is why it is so necessary
to preserve tropical forests for often when cut the ground becomes a desert. Trees
condense water which drips from leaves and into the soil. Some evaporates to be carried downwind and re condensed by other trees etc maintaining tropical rainforests or jungles. That is not so necessary in temperate or colder climates as water more readily condenses and falls as rain there but forests anywhere are great water collectors.
Cities should grow far more trees than at present IMHO for cooling and water collection
wherever possible and practical . Wind and temperature differences are the big drivers of rain distribution. Mountains often provide the temperature differences so you get rain and snow in the mountains and often forests which slow the runoff and increase soil absorption.
joe schelble says: February 13, 2016 at 1:16 pm
Frank – I’m still waiting for the day that we find a subject you are lacking in. Did your grandchildren even have to attend school or were they allowed to exempt and just sit on the floor cross-legged, listening to you all day?
ScorpioRising says:
February 13, 2016 at 1:19 pm
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1678078/watch-a-tugboat-drag-an-arctic-iceberg-to-parched-people-half-a-world-away-video
Dr. KSS MD PhDDr. KSS MD PhD, author of this article, says:
February 13, 2016 at 7:01 pm Scorpio: check out $AWGI.
joe schelble says: February 13, 2016 at 12:11 pm
My hesitation with all things H2O has been that when things really seem to be getting scarce & H2O profits are about to explode, governments are going step in -in the name of “We are the greatest Country on the face of the earth, ” Water is a human right”, “why should anybody profit from it”. God only knows they would love to dictate Pharma profits! Why would water be any different?
arch1 says: February 13, 2016 at 1:07 pm
Joe I agree and they are already trying to do the water grab in the US under the navigation act of 1879 using the reasoning that every drop of rain on its trip to the ocean will at some point be in a navigable waterway. The best things in life are free,,,,,,,,,, Until the benevolent
political class figures how to tax them. 🙂
jking1939 says: February 13, 2016 at 12:13 pm
Ben – I’ll do what I can. Where do you want me to post/send information?
H2O-BW: That’s ok scorp…I’ll copy it over after a while. I found your article very interesting. Has he accomplished his mission cost effectively and what is the name if his French company? Best2You-Ben
$BWEL Doing some DD on list and could not find much info on BWEL.
I did run across this FYI http://microcapclub.com/2011/10/jg-boswell-the-most-interesting-small-cap-you-never-heard-of/
http://www.water.com/investors.jsf : We were acquired by Cott Corporation (NYSE:COT; TSX:BCB) on December 12, 2014. Cott is one of the world’s largest producers of beverages on behalf of retailers, brand owners and distributors.
You can access Cott’s investor site by clicking here: http://www.cott.com/for-investors/overview Best2You-Ben
$AWGI is a stock mentioned by Dr. KSS for consideration. The company has a method of water harvest from the ambient water vapor in the atmosphere. The science for doing this is well known for a long time so patents would have to be on novel ways of implementation. From what I can infer they use a structure/greenhouse probably one of those plastic film grow houses you often see growing early or late season veggies. Irrigation of the plants lets the air become quite moist and normally they are ventilated but ventilation would not be used in a collection system.
That is good means of having a micro climate with near saturation humidity,,, a little cooling of that in a water collector causes condensation of vapor into liquid water. Those
collectors consist of cooling plates or tubes with a large surface area via fins or similar to increase the area. Like your auto radiator or like pipes with radial fins through which a cool or cold fluid is pumped,condensing the water on the exterior surface where it drips into a collector to be saved. Warm moist air is light and rises, so if you locate your structure on a slope with the long dimension sloped air will rise from the bottom end to the top end, where you would locate the collector. Air going through the collector, now dryer and cooler would sink and return to the bottom end of your structure,picking up heat and humidity as it goes to rise and become more saturated continuing the cycle.
The cooling fluid for the collector could be cold air, refrigerant, water etc. You could use non potable water for that as it is in a separate closed system from the water you are collecting.
If you had conditions of near saturation humidity, such as is often found in gulf coast and Midwest states during the summer you would not need a structure,,, only the collector.
In dry,desert like conditions you could mist sea water into a hot structure where enough would evaporate to saturate the atmosphere enclosed. Ala solar still methodology.
If you had a source of cold water,,, possibly from sea depths,,, you could use that as the fluid in your collector. If such a source was not available you would have to turn to artificial cooling using either air or other refrigerant. That pumping would require energy use for the cooling but if you have ample solar that eliminates the cost of water heating for distillation,,, very efficient and cost competitive for de-salinization or other non potable water source.
CDNL- Update: Cardinal Resources Equity Financing With Chinese Firm and Distribution JV With Global Support and First China Mobile Red Bird System
8:02 am ET January 11, 2016 (Market Wire) Print
Cardinal Resources Inc. (OTC PINK: CDNL), a global producer of patented, solar powered, community-scale drinking water systems, and China-based Hangzhou Sky Valley Water Technology Co., Ltd. (“HSVW”) are completing a series of meetings focused on the completion of the two tranche $7.5 million equity investment and the establishment of a China Joint Venture as well as evaluating the site for the first system deployment near Suzhou City. On December 16, 2015, Cardinal Resources announced it had signed a definitive Stock Purchase Agreement with HSVW.
Cardinal Resources and HSVW have been meeting in Xiamen, Hangzou and Suzhou City with government officials, key suppliers, distributors, and investors. The key results of this first week of meetings include:
— A Strategic Agreement was signed between HSVW and China Merchant Bank
(http://english.cmbchina.com) to establish the availability of financing
for Cardinal’s goods and services. This agreement expands the ability to
market and commercialize Cardinal Resources’ water treatment
technologies in Asia and other international markets.
— Transfer of the funds for the first tranche investment has passed the
first regulatory step.
— Key suppliers have been identified and screened for the production of
the patented Red Bird System. Potential manufacturing locations have
been identified.
— Significant new opportunities have been identified for the sale of
Cardinal’s goods and services. Cost and technical proposals are being
prepared for those opportunities.
— The location for the installation of the first Red Bird System is a high
visibility location near Suzhou City that will provide water for a
growing community as well as a demonstration of the technology.
“We are excited about the continued expansion and progress of the opportunities provided by this HSVW transaction for China and global expansion,” said Cardinal Resources CEO, Kevin Jones. “We are thrilled with the progress HSVW has made in moving the transaction and commercial opportunities forward and will continue to provide updates.”
About the China Market
The United Nations reports as of June, 2015, 381 million people in China lack access to piped, treated water, and the US Dept. of Commerce ITA estimated the total addressable market in China for this sector at $29 billion in 2010.
About Hangzhou Sky Valley Water Technology Co., Ltd.
Hangzhou Sky Valley Water Technology Co., Ltd. is comprised of two majority, principal companies. The first has major equity interests in telecom, environment, alternative energy, high-tech new materials, industrial parks as well as port logistics, infrastructure and fund management. It’s holding company is a Hong Kong “A-Shares” public company.
The second company operates a diversified portfolio of subsidiaries in real estate development, development and manufacturing of high-tech products; engineering design, construction and development of energy, transportation, telecommunication and other basic municipal infrastructures as well as active investments in banking, venture capital and private equity. It was approved by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Economy and Trade and Ministry of Technology as an export base of high-tech products in a national high-tech industrial development zone. Its holding company is Shanghai Stock Exchange listed (SH-180 Index) and reported total assets of approximately US$3 billion. Best-Ben
Found this hard to believe as far as scale was concerned. I expected a much larger sphere!
http://water.usgs.gov/edu/gallery/global-water-volume.html Thanks twa14
Theres one for you to consider. I knew the lyrics of the chorus but did not know the origin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiRrz1XwYu0 Thanks Alanh
Happy Valentine’s Day 2016 to you and yourz 🙂 – Ben
All: Saw your posts about water and while I agree in principle, I thought you had got it slightly wrong. Theres not a drip of water thats ever been lost to the planet……except that which evaporated into space with moonshots etc. So the problem isnt access to water per se, its access to clean water. Of all the trillions of gallons, only 3% is clean.
Some while ago, KSS mentioned Cardinal Resources Inc. (CDNL)-OTC BB
I bought at 0.004 and it promptly ran up to >0.06…..the best tip Ive ever been given. I sold at 0.05 with a very happy smile. Its now fallen back to 0.0053 but the story is mostly unchanged. The problem is, the people who lack clean water have no money, so the idea of profiting is arguable until the 1st world runs short.
Ben: In fact the origin is The Rime of the Ancient Mariner:
Day after day, day after day,
We stuck, nor breath nor motion;
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean.
Water, water, every where,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, every where,
Nor any drop to drink.
The very deep did rot – Oh Christ!
That ever this should be.
Yea, slimy things did crawl with legs,
Upon the slimy sea.
Some of these H2O utilities are reaching all time highs: http://finviz.com/screener.ashx?v=111&f=ind_waterutilities Even better using DRIPs 🙂 Best2You-Ben
Update: Cardinal Resources Equity Financing With Chinese Firm:
http://ir.cardinalres.com/press-releases/detail/87
El Nino drought takes toll in Southern Africa: http://southernafrican.news/2016/02/09/el-nino-drought-takes-toll-in-southern-africa/
No Water=No Food-Ben
CDNL- 13G/A filed 2/22/16: Schedule filed to report acquisition of beneficial ownership of 5% or more of a class of equity securities by passive investors and certain institutions: http://ir.cardinalres.com/all-sec-filings Best2ALL-Ben
CDNL- 8-K filed 02/24/16 Current report filing: http://ir.cardinalres.com/all-sec-filings#document-9564-0001445866-16-001651 Best2ALL-Ben
CDNL – 02/25/16 Update that further CLARIFIES recent Form 8-K submissions: http://content.stockpr.com/cardinalres/db/3/4199/file/Approval+ update.pdf H20-Ben
CDNL- Frequently Asked Questions on the Stock Purchase Agreement
Also Refer to Cardinal Resources 8K filed on December 16, 2015
February 26, 2016: http://content.stockpr.com/cardinalres/db/3/4200/file/FAQ+Approval+update.pdf Added-Ben
Added to CDNL 02/29/16-03/01/16
Added AWGI 03/02/16 small amount I feel it is a trap, maybe sp shall decr due to 1:4 a/s
$AWGI -Prev Close0.0022 Today’s Open0.0022 Day’s Range0.0015-0.0022
Avg Vol (10-day)8.4M Last (time)2:22p ET 03/18/16 Last (size)16.6K
52-Wk Range 0.0015 – 0.089LowHigh % Above Low (07/23/15 – 02/24/16)6.67%
Historical Volatility273.9% Market Cap315.1K
Shares Outstanding196.9M EPS (TTM, GAAP)-0.02
P/E Ratio (TTM, GAAP)– Annual Dividend/YieldNo dividend
Ex-dividendNo dividend Beta0.9
% Held by Institutions– As expected NEW 52 week LOW 🙂
Short Interest
I am reminded of Sam Kinnison’s take on World Hunger:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0q4o58pKwA
“We have deserts in America, we don’t f’n live in them”. And here is Frank’s (arch1) take on global warming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0aFPXr4n4
But seriously, isn’t California (for example) just way ovecrowded for its available water resources? How bad must water shortage be before we consider moving to where it isn’t such a problem? Pick those areas that people would likely move to, and invest in real estate?
WTR- Aqua America’s (WTR) CEO Chris Franklin on Q4 2015 Results – Earnings Call Transcript http://seekingalpha.com/article/3925176-aqua-americas-wtr-ceo-chris-franklin-q4-2015-results-earnings-call-transcript?app=1&auth_param=lgtkb:1bcrska:6f0ca84a23f0d3fff67beb5470c0ddd5&uprof=51&dr=1
CDNL- Picked up some this a.m. at .0032 and .0040 Best2ALL-Ben
Proven one-step process to convert CO2 and water directly into liquid hydrocarbon fuel: https://scienmag.com/proven-one-step-process-to-convert-co2-and-water-directly-into-liquid-hydrocarbon-fuel/ Not just drinking water on this thread 🙂 Best2You-Ben
Solar photothermochemical alkane reverse combustion: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/02/17/1516945113
Interesting (private) company, inspired by baby diapers 🙂 http://solid-rain.com/home, http://modernfarmer.com/2013/07/powdered-water-just-add-water/ and http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-23715031. It uses a highly absorbent polymer called potassium polyacrylate, which soaks in water up to 500 times its original size. A whole liter of water can be absorbed in just 10 grams of Solid Rain powder, which converts into a thick, translucent gel. The water is then retained for up to a year, and it will not evaporate, run off into the soil or go anywhere until it’s consumed by a plant’s roots.
Solid rain, kewl marku, I suppose that is what or similar to what some florists are using in vases 🙂 Thanks4Links-Ben
CDNL- 2/24/2016 via K Jones: We are making great progress on finally getting Cameroon project rolling. Meeting tomorrow in Yaounde is the next step.
Cardinal Resources – 03/03/2016 An interesting article from an investor in CDNL. While shortages affect areas, the larger problem is water.. http://greenliving.about.com/od/greenlivingbasics/a/Water-Crisis.htm?utm_term=the+global+water+crisis&utm_content=p1-main-3-title&utm_medium=sem&utm_source=msn&utm_campaign=adid-7d3cc1a8-1a13-4cf5-bd81-8ec565fd8dcd-0-ab_msb_ocode-35472&ad=semD&an=msn_s&am=broad&q=the+global+water+crisis&dqi=worldwide+water+crisis&o=35472&l=sem&qsrc=999&askid=7d3cc1a8-1a13-4cf5-bd81-8ec565fd8dcd-0-ab_msb
Kevin Jones, CDNL –
Help me Help Flint, Michigan I have started an Indiegogo Account. Please Donate and share. This will be great for… https://www.generosity.com/emergencies-fundraising/clean-water-is-life