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While consumption of bottled water continues to grow in the U.S. as well as globally, concerns about the environmental impact of drinking bottled water are also on the rise, with green-thinking restaurants across the country taking it off their menus and pro-tap water campaigns gaining steam. Read More here. Source : Forbes
Alaskan villagers without running water have high rates of lung and skin infections, according to a study released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Remote Alaska includes about 170 Eskimo villages, mostly along coasts and rivers and reachable only by boat, snowmobile or airplane. Although most have electricity and heat, many […]
Alaskan villagers without running water have high rates of lung and skin infections, according to a study released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Remote Alaska includes about 170 Eskimo villages, mostly along coasts and rivers and reachable only by boat, snowmobile or airplane. Although most have electricity and heat, many […]
SAN RAFAEL DE LA LAGUNA, ECUADOR — This year’s World Water Day, commemorated on Saturday, 22 March, and the International Year of Sanitation 2008 remind us that clean water is the fountain of life and health. Water is also a source of development, as shown by the villagers of San Rafael de la Laguna, Ecuador. […]
Buttressed by the GLEI study Healthy Waters – Strong Economy: The Benefits of Restoring the Great Lakes Ecosystem that found an $80-$100 billion economic benefit to the region from follow-through on a proposed $25 billion Great Lakes restoration program, the Midwest Governors and Great Lakes Congressional Caucus formally asked both parties’ presidential candidates to “take […]
WASHINGTON D.C. — Top federal health officials said Wednesday that they had asked the Institute of Medicine, the government’s premier medical adviser, to referee a dispute over a report suggesting that pollution in the Great Lakes region may have serious health consequences for people who live there, including infant mortality and breast cancer. Source: The […]
GABORONE, BOTSWANA — The department of water affairs, local government, waste management and pollution control, crop production, environmental health and the University of Botswana have agreed to work together to achieve global sanitation targets. They made the pledge at a press conference at Cresta Lodge on Monday, marking the National Week on Sanitation celebrations, which […]
PHOENIX, ARIZONA — Phoenix plans to begin testing its water for pharmaceuticals, after reports that prescription and over-the-counter drugs and personal care products have contaminated the nation’s waters. Scottsdale also is looking into beginning tests on drinking water, after finding traces of pharmaceuticals in wastewater. “Phoenix will be testing its water for pharmaceuticals, and we’re […]
The Sierra Club reports on how excess nutrients make our water unhealthy. Read more here. Source: Sierra Club
SAN JOSE, California — A coalition of business and agriculture groups is working on a ballot measure that would bypass long-stalled negotiations in the Sacramento on the peripheral canal and additional reservoirs, and environmentalists who oppose both tell the San Jose Mercury News they are gearing up for a ballot war.The war over water isn’t […]
World Economic Forum Press Release Davos, Switzerland, 27 January 2008 – The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 closed today with a call by business, government and civil society leaders for a new brand of collaborative and innovative leadership to address the challenges of globalization, particularly the pressing problems of conflict – especially in […]
Davos, Switzerland (23 January 2008) – (WEF press release) Global crises from escalating demand for fresh water and inadequate supply are as urgent as efforts to tackle climate change – yet are more vexing and complicated, the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 heard today. A panel including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told international business […]
