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Why the Right to Water Is Under Attack

Shiney Varghese, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. March 26, 2012.

World leaders are trying to roll back momentum that would instill the right to water as an essential human right.

Maude Barlow: On World Water Day We Should Be Finding Ways to Make Water a Means of Peace, Not Conflict

Thalif Deen, IPS News. March 22, 2011.

Maude Barlow: "Water can teach us how to live in harmony with one another and more lightly on this earth if we have eyes to see and ears to hear."

Conservation Counts on World Water Day and Every Day

Susan J. Marks, Huffington Post. March 22, 2010.

The facts are clear: America and the world are running out of the fresh water we all need to survive. Here's what we need to do to conserve.

World Water Day 2010: A Trip Through One of the Worst Slums in the World

Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. March 22, 2010.

I've seen some of the poorest parts of the world, but even for me, what I saw today was a shocking reminder of the wretched conditions that literally billions of people face.

Are Greedy Water Bottlers Stealing Your City's Drinking Water?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. March 22, 2010.

Bottled water giants are pilfering water from rural towns and cities, while their products are trashing the planet and putting a hole in our pockets. It's time to call it quits.

How to Find Out if You Use Too Much Water

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. March 22, 2008.

What's your water footprint? Add up your water use with the H2O Calculator.