London mayor echoes Maathai: City needs to harvest rainwater, plant trees |
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LONDON — London, a city wrapped in the humidity of heatwaves and rainfall, is at risk for increased flooding as the globe warms, warns Mayor Boris Johnson. |
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Nestlé granted permission to drink from Michigan wells |
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DETROIT – While most of the world’s glaciers are shrinking, Nestlé’s Ice Mountain continues to expand. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently granted Nestlé permission to withdraw water from wells and wetlands in Evart, Michigan. |
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The secret lives of forests: An interview with Nobel Laureate, Wangari Maathai |
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In an interview with Circle of Blue, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai discusses the crucial role forests play as rainwater harvesters. |
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Dirty waters: Corruption infects global water services |
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Transparency International’s Global Corruption Report: misconduct rife in water sector |
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Op-ed: Not a ‘natural’ disaster |
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NEW DELHI – The floods India and Nepal have suffered this season need not have wrought such havoc, an editorial in India’s Business Standard declares. |
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Indonesia launches clean water, sanitation campaign |
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JAKARTA – In synchrony with the United Nations’ Year of Sanitation, Indonesia is launching a campaign to improve its population’s access to clean water and sanitation, IRIN reports. |
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Information flow: Australian Senate deliberates how to save Murray-Darling |
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In worried response to a rapidly desiccating Murray-Darling river basin, the Australian Senate just approved an inquiry into the availability of current supplies. |
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Signifying thirst: New anthology explores why water matters |
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Social theorists believe that meaning exists in relation, in the exchange of words and images between people. David Elliot Cohen’s new anthology, What Matters, takes this theory to heart |
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New energy, old dams: Maine to restore Penobscot River ecosystem |
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OLD TOWN, Maine – The Atlantic Salmon, a species listed as endangered in eight of Maine’s rivers, will soon have fewer migratory hurdles to handle. The Penobscot River Restoration Trust recently announced their decision to purchase three Maine river dams from the PPL Corporation. |
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College cafeterias drop trays to save water |
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GLENVILLE, W.Va — College cafeterias across the nation are ditching trays in order to become more “green”, LiveScience reports. |
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The Himalayas With one-fifth of the world’s population relying on seasonal Himalayan melting, the disappearance of the Third Pole is already giving off warning signs.
Bottomless Precedent: Global Oil Problems Big spills and bigger damage to people and water resources around the globe
Top 19 Solutions to the Global Freshwater Crisis Counting down the 19 best solutions to the global freshwater crisis captured by a GlobeScan and SustainAbility poll.
Bulk Water Exports As demand for freshwater increases globally, a few companies and water-rich countries envision water shipped in large tankers.
Water + Climate It's evident - without water as part of the equation, there can be no long-term solution to climate change.
The Price of Water: A Comparison of Water Rates Across the country there is wide variation in use and price for water consumption in major urban areas.
Industrial Transformation in an Era of Water Scarcity Acute water shortages will change strategy, business operations.
Coal Ash: Toxic Water Dirty Legacy Contaminates Groundwater of an Indiana Town
Tracking the Asian Carp Asian carp have become the poster children of potential threats to the Great Lakes.
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Yunnan China: Water Crisis Yunnan Province is a microcosm of the challenges facing China's vulnerable freshwater supply.
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Patagonia's Hydropower Dilemma In Chile's Trackless Mountain Wilderness, A Clash Between Pristine Rivers and Hydropower Prospects.
The Biggest Dry: Australia The grievous consequences of drought and global warming are more visible and dangerous in Australia than in any other industrialized nation.
Niger Delta: War on Water Thousands Search for Fresh Water, Food in a Monumentally Contaminated War Zone
Water: The Top Global Priority International Circle of Blue | GlobeScan survey finds fresh water pollution, scarcity drive public concern.
