The River of Grass: Florida’s Everglades, clean energy, and sugar
July 31, 2008
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — Efforts to restore portions of the Everglades to more historic conditions have prompted the state government to buy up United States Sugar and its 187,000 acres of land. Read more
Popularity: 7%
Global warming presents potential bottleneck for proposed Nestle plant
July 31, 2008
SACRAMENTO - If Nestle Waters North America fails to consider the effects of global warming before opening a new bottled water plant in northern California, Attorney General Jerry Brown intends to sue the company. Read more
Popularity: 8%
Opinion: Turning the tide in the water crisis
July 31, 2008
In conversation with public responses to their proposed water bond, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Senator Dianne Feinstein explain the logic behind the legislation. Read more
Popularity: 8%
Sanitation and drinking water: is the world on track?
July 31, 2008
New UNICEF and the World Health Organization report: despite global progress, sanitation remains a major health concern throughout the developing world. Read more
Popularity: 19%
Climate change, water shortages threaten the cedars of Lebanon
July 30, 2008
LEBANON — The historic cedars of Lebanon, famed from biblical accounts and prized for more than 4000 years throughout the Middle East, are now threatened by climate change, Reuters reports. Read more
Popularity: 8%
British bond emboldens investors to benefit from privatized water
July 29, 2008
LONDON - A note set to mature in 2014 now encourages investors to make a profit from water. As consumption habits change, companies hope to reap the yields in economies worldwide, announces Reuters. Read more
Popularity: 7%
Writing competition challenges students to think about the future of India’s water
July 29, 2008
MUMBAI - Eco-petition, an annual student writing competition sponsored by international products company Henkel India Ltd., has announced that this year’s theme is water. Read more
Popularity: 9%
Sculpture exhibit, Aquifer, to showcase water
July 29, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Water will be the theme for the Washington Sculptors Group’s upcoming exhibit, Aquifer. Read more
Popularity: 8%
Drought-stricken district in Inner Mongolia receives Swedish no-flush toilets
July 29, 2008
DONGSHENG, Inner Mongolia - In a rapidly growing, water-starved region of Inner Mongolia, a project backed by Sweden’s Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) offers residents waterless toilets. Read more
Popularity: 7%
Proposed rule will prevent wells from illegally draining Colorado River
July 29, 2008
Owners of wells in Arizona, California, and Nevada drain an estimated 5 billion gallons annually from the Colorado River. Read more
Popularity: 7%
