In yet another in a series of positive moves under the new Obama administration, the Environmental Protection Agency has awarded almost $236 million to the Michigan Department of Environmental …
Mass Farmer Suicide Sobering Reminder of Consequences of Water Shortages
In one of the more tragic stories related to water shortage in recent history, some 1,500 farmers in India's agricultural state of Chhattisgarh committed mass suicide in response to the devastating …
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World Water Forum: An Agenda for Privatizing Water?
The World Water Forum (WWF) held in Istanbul last week has turned out to be a more highly contentious event than anticipated by many. The forum got off to a rough start when Turkish police fired …
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GTR: Documenting the Global Water Crisis with FLOW director Irena Salina
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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Obama's Stimulus Package Provides Tax Credits for Solar and High Efficiency Hot Water Heaters
The economic stimulus package signed into law by President Obama includes tax credits for solar and high efficiency hot water heaters. The law revived and expanded tax credits for energy-efficient …
New Documentary on Global Water Crisis Screening Worldwide
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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