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The Price of Water: A Comparison of Water Rates, Usage in 30 U.S. Cities
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"For more than 20 years industry has been moving south looking for cheaper labor, I'm hoping that now they'll start coming back looking for cheaper water."
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U.S. Urban Residents Cut Water Usage; Utilities are Forced to Raise Prices
In too many American cities to count, water consumers are dramatically reducing the amount they use only to be hit with higher water rates.
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U.S. water usage by state on Google Earth
Using United States Geological Survey data from the most recent…
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Infographic: U.S. Water Shortage Forecast — 2013 Prediction Map
The extent of state shortages likely over the next decade under…
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Infographic: Bottled Water Imports and Exports
A new UN map highlights bottled water's patterns of international…
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Infographic: All the Water in the World – Circles of Blue
A diagram, by Circle of Blue, illustrating just how little freshwater…
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Infographic: All the Water in the World – Circles of Blue
A diagram, by Circle of Blue, illustrating just how little freshwater…
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UN map shows unsustainable agriculture irrigation worldwide
Unsustainable water withdrawals for irrigation on every continent…
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Check your water footprint
You may be surprised to see how much water is used to produce…
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Infographic: U.S. Water Use by State
A visualization of water use by U.S. state in the year 2000.
See…