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Libya aftermath - lack of clean water

The Stream, November 1: Population Growth

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As the global population hit 7 billion yesterday -- theoretically…
Libya aftermath - lack of clean water

The Stream, October 27: China’s Desalination Plans

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A program in California's Imperial Valley offers farmers money…
Libya aftermath - lack of clean water

The Stream, October 20: Public Opinion on U.S. Energy Policy

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Less than 14 percent of Americans think that the United States…
Libya aftermath - lack of clean water

The Stream, October 17: America and the Climate Change Question

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Why is the United States agnostic about climate change while…
Libya aftermath - lack of clean water

The Stream, September 29: The Texas Water Crisis

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In serious drought conditions, Texas does not and will not have…
Libya aftermath - lack of clean water

The Stream, September 28: Future of Food Insecurity?

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Nowhere are the impacts of climate change more pronounced than…
Libya aftermath - lack of clean water

The Stream, September 27: Water (In)Efficiency Around the World

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There is enough fresh water in the world to meet the soaring…

James Workman: My Local Wants vs. Their Global Needs — UN Water Forum Hints at Tensions of Competing Agendas

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Heavy hitters in the water world met at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 16 for a public-awareness marketing campaign. But who is the target audience? And what message do they need to hear?
Libya aftermath - lack of clean water

The Stream, September 22: U.K. Shale Gas

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More than a third of the European Union's agro-environmental…

Disturbing U.S. WASH Report: Water and Sanitation Lacking for Poorest Americans

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Despite an extensive water and sanitation system ranking among the world’s best, a human rights lawyer — appointed by the United Nations — has reported that some of the poorest Americans live without affordable, convenient access to these basic necessities.
Libya aftermath - lack of clean water

The Stream, September 12: Botswana Bushmen Revive Crucial Water Source

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Botswana Bushmen in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve have re-opened…
Libya aftermath - lack of clean water

Water as a Tool of War: Qaddafi Loyalists Turn Off Tap for Half of Libya

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Muammar Qaddafi’s great achievement of tapping desert aquifers and sending the water hundreds of kilometers to Tripoli, the capital, and other coastal cities is now the focal point for sabotage and siege. Aid agencies have begun humanitarian relief as rebel leaders try to gain control of water-producing regions.