Posts by Tag: Availability
Bottled Water Giant Nestle Wins Approval for Colorado Spring
Posted on Aug 26, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.
In recent years, Nestle has been hard fought by communities across the country over bottled water plants, as citizens are concerned that local aquifers will be depleted. From Washington to California, towns have been divided and long battles fought as the maker of Perrier, Poland Spring, S. Pellegrino, and Arrowhead bottled waters plans to expand. Nestle is the largest bottled water company in America. Recently, the company won approval in south central Colorado for another source of its bottled water brands.
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Blue Gold: World Water Wars
Posted on Jun 19, 2009 by Derek Markham.
If there’s one film that everyone needs to watch this year, it’s Blue Gold: World Water Wars. The film, based on the book Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World’s Water by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke, pulls no punches in its portrayal of the major water issues facing us in the immediate future. I think I can guarantee that your relationship with water will be changed after viewing this film.
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Federal Government Mandates Protection of Chinook Salmon, California Calls Foul
Posted on Jun 09, 2009 by Scott James.
Federal regulators released a court-ordered plan on June 4, 2009 to protect California’s Chinook salmon. The plan will open dams and limit pumping of water from the rivers. The move has prompted a flood of objections from state officials because of the resulting reduction in water availability to California farms and cities.
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Climate Change and the Colorado River: Water Shortages Expected by 2050
Posted on Apr 22, 2009 by Derek Markham.
A study by Scripps Institute researchers predicts that even under conservative climate change scenarios, the Colorado River will not be able to supply water to meet the current demands 60 to 90% of the time by the year 2050. Researchers also predicted that the reduction in the runoff feeding the river will mean shortages of 400,000 acre feet of Colorado River water 40% of the time by 2025.
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Global Water Challenge: Universal Access to Clean Water
Posted on Mar 27, 2009 by Derek Markham.
Here are 3 quick but sobering facts about the present world water situation: Water insecurity could increase malnutrition in 75-125 million people by 2080. Diarrhea caused by unclean water kills five times as many children as HIV/AIDS. In some areas, the amount of available water can fall below 1/10th the basic human requirement.1 The good news is that there is an organization with a lot of clout behind it working to change those facts, and give people universal access to clean water and sanitation: Global Water Challenge.
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