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Using Wind to Solve the World’s Water Crisis

posted on July 2, 2013

The world is on a precipice of a global water crisis.  Today, 1.1 billion people struggle to access safe water on a daily basis, and experts say by 2025, this number will increase to three …

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The Global Water Crisis

posted on May 16, 2013

The global water crisis affects us all. Experts estimate that population will increase by another billion people in the world by 2025. The infographic below shows that the world's population has …

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Common Cactus Could Help Solve Clean Water Crisis

posted on May 14, 2010

As many as 15 people per minute die from a lack of clean water. Although 75% of the globe is covered in water, the amount of that water that is clean, fresh, drinkable water is very small and the …

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GTR: Documenting the Global Water Crisis with FLOW director Irena Salina

posted on March 17, 2009

Host Sean Daily talks with filmmaker Irena Salina, director of the documentary "FLOW: How Did a Handful of Corporations Steal Our Water?" about the global water crisis and her experience making the …

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New Documentary on Global Water Crisis Screening Worldwide

posted on March 3, 2009

A new feature-length documentary film directed by Sam Bozzo and narrated by Malcolm McDowell called Blue Gold: World Water Wars is screening in film festivals across the world, and will soon be …

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GTR: Solving the Global Safe Drinking Water Crisis with Blue Planet Run

posted on February 17, 2009

GreenTalk Radio host Sean Daily talks with Sabrina Walasek of Blue Planet Run Foundation, which has a vision of a world where everyone has access to safe drinking water and healthy human beings have a …

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When it Comes to Water, Don’t Waste What You Don’t Have

posted on November 5, 2014

I'm still thinking about my 4 Liters Challenge from a few weeks ago - it's amazing how much we take a resource like water for granted! While a number of things I learned stand out, I constantly come …

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humidity = drinking water from the air

Clean Drinking Water, From the Air

posted on October 27, 2014

Originally published by Insteading. With much of California experiencing record levels of "exceptional" drought- and with what little water there is available being tainted by the fracking …

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West Virginia Water Woes – How You Can Help

posted on February 3, 2014

The West Virginia water woes continue, with more chemicals being discovered in the already contaminated Elk River.  At least ten thousand gallons of MCHM leaked into the river upstream of Charleston's …

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World Water Week 2013

posted on September 2, 2013

World Water Week is here and this year, the focus is on water cooperation and building partnerships. The UN declared 2013 the International Year of Water Cooperation. World Water Week looks at …

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New Delhi Denied Water by Neighboring State

posted on June 20, 2012

Last week, New Delhi and other major cities faced water shortages when they were denied water by a neighboring state.  New Delhi purchases water from nearby states, but Haryana cut off the water …

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Five Recommended Water Conservation Books

posted on February 24, 2012

by James Madeiros Sometimes having easy access to clean water hampers the ability to imagine what it is like for the nearly 1 billion people who have no such access or the 3.5 million who die each …

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Making Water-Friendly Food Choices

posted on October 10, 2011

We know that you can conserve water around the home and at work directly, but what about through our food choices? This video  goes into a few simple ways that you can conserve water in your day to …

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Canada Takes Water Awareness Lead

posted on July 8, 2010

Say what you will about Canada being up on the latest trends in fashion or music, but our neighbor to the North may be on the verge of setting the course in national water management policy. Recently …

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WaterAlert: Customized, Real-Time Water Conditions

posted on June 8, 2010

For anyone who spends a lot of their time dealing with water, having up-to-the-minute information on water conditions is a tough proposition. Whether it’s a boater who wants current river level …

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Raise the Price of Water, Experts Say

posted on May 5, 2010

Water is a finite resource. It may seem abundant when you look at a globe, but the amount of water in the world that can be used for human purposes is not so large. With a real water crisis looming, …

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Most Dangerous Uses and Biggest Misuse of Water

posted on April 30, 2010

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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Proctor and Gamble's 2 Billion Liters of Safe Drinking Water

posted on April 6, 2010

This week Proctor & Gamble Company announced that their P&G Children's Safe Drinking Water Program (P&G CSDW) has distributed 2 billion liters of clean drinking water. P&G CSDW is a …

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NY Proposes Recycling Cooling Water at Nuclear Power Plants

posted on March 24, 2010

When one thinks of nuclear power, images of cooling towers rising into the sky come to mind.  Water is needed in nuclear power production in order to cool the "waste heat" generated and in case an …

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Imagine H2O Water Innovation Prize Winners

posted on March 16, 2010

Imagine H20 is a national non-profit whose mission is to inspire and empower people to solve water problems. I wrote about their water innovation competition for startups last October, and this week …

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The First Nation to Run out of Water? Yemen

posted on March 2, 2010

War-torn Yemen is set to be the first country in the world to completely run out of water. War and strife are caused by shortages, and Yemen has been no exception to that rule. As the nation has …

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Summit On The Summit Group Climbs Kilimanjaro for Clean Water

posted on January 19, 2010

More than one billion people do not have access to clean drinking water- that’s more than 1 out of every 7 people on Earth. And the consequences of drinking contaminated water are no mystery- more …

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Water and the Stock Market

posted on December 15, 2009

When astronauts first went into space and took those seminal photographs of the Earth it was obvious to everyone that Earth was and is a blue planet. Without water, none of this is possible. There are …

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World's Longest Toilet Queue: Come Together for Sanitation and Clean Water Access

posted on December 11, 2009

4,000 children under the age of five die every single day just because they lack toilets and water, 884 million people don't have clean water and 40% of the world’s population (2.5 billion people) …

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