Tenacity and technology: Current freshwater crisis has solutions, Scientific American article explains

As demand for water skyrockets and droughts abound, an article in the recent Scientific American presents a six-point plan to mitigate the world’s water woes. Water infrastructure must change for the better, it declares. Read more

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Mideast water supply requires heavy cash flow

CAIRO - In the midst of a food crisis, the Middle East and North Africa are beginning to rethink their water needs, the New York Times reports. Read more

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Sugar-soaked Everglades deserve restoration, Florida governor decides

OKEELANTA, Florida - The golden days for sugar giants in Florida, who have made their profit at the peril of the Everglades, may soon be waning, reports Reuters. A long-time subsidizer of sugar barons, the U.S. government is paying more attention to the consequences its sweet tooth has visited upon one of the nation’s most fertile ecosystems. Read more

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Up the Yangtze depicts social complexity of China’s Three Gorges Dam

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan - In time for the Beijing Olympics, Up the Yangtze documents a journey into the heart of the Chinese Dream. With her family on the verge of becoming environmental refugees, Yu Shui departs to work for the opportunistic tourism company, Farewell Cruises, on the quickly changing Yangtze River. Read more

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Short pipe delays Cyprus-Greece water exchange

NICOSIA - With water levels at their lowest in a century, the island nation of Cyprus waits for 40,000 cubic meters of water from Greece. Although the water has arrived, a short pipe is delaying its delivery. Read more

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Bay Area looking for heros

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and a representative of Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums gathered at a San Francisco park Wednesday to announce a new “Water Saving Hero” campaign aimed at persuading residents to take little steps like turning off the tap when they brush their teeth and taking shorter showers. Read more

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Yard Work: Water conservation efforts earn fine

SACRAMENTO, California-In response to a statewide drought, a couple experiences the politics of landscaping when they are fined for failing to water their lawn. Read more

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Roulette or routine: Experts debate utility of biofuel

BLAIRSTOWN, Iowa – Does biofuel provide a reliable alternative at the pump? Or do the threats of ethanol use, such as crop failure and unpredictable weather, render the risk greater than the reward? With ethanol prices almost doubled due to concerns about flooding in the Midwest, the experts are divided, reports the New York Times. Read more

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Video: A conversation with former NASA astronaut and MIR cosmonaut, Jerry Linenger

NASA astronaut and MIR cosmonaut Jerry Linenger talks about his experiences in space, above the Circle of Blue. Linenger remarks on the similarities between the closed environment of a space station and the closed ecosystem of our blue planet. Read more

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The Great Lakes Compact and the potential privatization of water: an interview with James M. Olson

In an interview with Circle of Blue, James M. Olson discusses the Great Lakes Compact: an international agreement intended to protect the Great Lakes Basin. Read more

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