China recently announced a plan to invest $10 billion to divert water to the country's cities. This is on top of $22 billion already spent. But are these water diversion projects a good idea? In the …
Are We Running Out of Water?
As our world's population surpasses 7 billion, we are beginning to use fresh water faster than our rate of population growth. According to a recent report from Reuters: Water use is predicted to …
Will the Texas Drought put the Kibbosh on Fracking?
We've talked here before about how hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," threatens clean drinking water, but fracking also requires quite a bit of water to execute. In drought-stricken Texas, local …
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Mexico to Add Human Right to Water to Constitution
In a huge win for water rights, Mexico is close to acknowledging the human right to water in the Mexican Constitution! On September 29, Mexico's Senate passed the right to water and a healthy …
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Do We Have Enough Water?
As our world population skyrockets, the question of whether we'll have enough water to support the agriculture needed to feed the world is a huge one. A recent study has some good news! According to …
Most Dangerous Uses and Biggest Misuse of Water
Robert Glennon is the author of Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What To Do About It. I'm sure the whole book is a good read, but for a snapshot of some of the biggest water issues we face …
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