Special Coverage: Water

America's Got Water Problems, and No Plan to Fix Them

Elizabeth de la Vega, Tomdispatch.com. July 23, 2008.
The lives and income of millions have been upended by government mismanagement of water issues.

From the blogs

Coke and Pepsi Fear Bottled Water Backlash

by Michael E. Campana, WaterWired

Looks like some consumers have finally discovered that gas is cheaper than most bottled water.

How We Are Going to Save Appalachia

by Tara Lohan, AlterNet

Stay tuned for regular posts each week on "Mountain Mondays" to find out the latest info about stopping mountaintop removal mining.

Your Summer Reading List for Water

by Jared Simpson, Waterblogged.Info

The good folks at Waterblogged provide part 1 of their summer reading list.

Community Activists Defeat Water Bottler in New Hampshire

by Tara Lohan, AlterNet

Another win in the fight against privatization of water.

Why Are the World's Lakes Disappearing?

by Abigail Brown, Water For The Ages

From the Great Lakes to Lake Chad, the world's inland lakes are drying up.

Colbert Report: Rocket Fuel Your Water Is a Laughing Matter (Video)

by Tara Lohan, AlterNet

Now even if you're one of the lucky Americans who don't have harmful rocket fuel in your water, you can buy some in Liquid Launch.

Will Desalination Take Off in California?

by Jared Simpson, Waterblogged.Info

A story actually covered by the local TV news station.

Farmed Salmon Being Subjected to Excercise Regimes to Stay Fit

by Erin Greenfield, Food & Water Watch

Really, doesn't it seem easier to protect wild salmon than to put mini heart monitors on farmed fish?

Good News for McCloud, California in Fight Against Nestle

by Tara Lohan, AlterNet

Nestle is scaling back their proposal for a new bottling facility ... drastically.

Is Water Part of the Tibet/China Conflict?

by Michael E. Campana, WaterWired

There's a lot of history and politics behind China's occupation of Tibet, and now you can add water to the list of conflict sources.

Lightning Strikes: Get Used to Catastrophic Wildfires and Worse

Scott Thill, AlterNet. July 18, 2008.
In California there were 8,000 lightning strikes in one event, and that was months before fire season. There is more of that in store across the West.

How We Can Save Our Country's Water

Sarah Bates, Science Progress. July 16, 2008.
While some are proposing a new national water commission, others have a different idea that is less talk and more action.

Why I Don't Flush

Graham Hill, Huffington Post. July 15, 2008.
The toilet is the biggest water culprit in the home -- gulping down nearly one third of your total water consumption.

Will Artificial Floods Help Restoration Efforts in the Grand Canyon?

Doug George, Christian Science Monitor. July 15, 2008.
Scientists may soon conclude that dam operations are risking the cultural heritage of the Grand Canyon.

The Three Biggest Myths the Bush Administration Wants You to Believe About Offshore Drilling

Faiz Shakir, The Progress Report. July 15, 2008.
Conservatives are preying on concern over gas prices by propagating false myths that drilling for oil off our coasts will lower the cost of gas.

Black Ohio Neighborhood Denied Water for Decades

Eoin O'Carroll, Christian Science Monitor. July 14, 2008.
A federal jury found that local authorities were denying a black community public water service because of their race.

The Arctic Resource Rush Is On

Ed Struzik, Yale Environment 360. July 10, 2008.
With sea ice melting, there is a rush to tap the abundant riches that lie beneath the permafrost and the ocean floor.

Why We Need Underwater "National Parks"

Moises Velasquez-Manoff, Christian Science Monitor. July 9, 2008.
Technology has made nearly every corner of the ocean accessible and climate change is threatening endangered ocean life even more.

Supreme Court Dashes Hopes for Justice Against Exxon

Riki Ott, AlterNet. July 8, 2008.
The people of Cordova, Alaska were screwed once by Exxon in 1989 and then again by the Supreme Court last month.

McCain's Energy Plan Will Drill Us Into a Deeper Crisis

Javier Sierra, Sierra Club. July 8, 2008.
Would more permits for oil drilling benefit U.S. consumers? McCain would like you to think so, but there's more to the story than he's telling.

Will Midwest Floods Be as Toxic as New Orleans?

Peter N. Spotts, Christian Science Monitor. July 3, 2008.
Some of the most serious pollution problems may not lie outdoors, but in the home.

The Protest that Turned the Tide of Global Green Opinion

Kathy Marks, The Independent UK. July 2, 2008.
Twenty five years ago a band of protesters blocked the construction of a dam and their success inspired a generation of environmentalists.

Is a Big Hunk of Steak Worth Almost 2,000 Gallons of Water?

Collin Dunn, Huffington Post. July 1, 2008.
Sometimes the kick we need to green our lives is a hard look at the numbers.

Is the Water Privatization Trend Ending?

Julio Godoy, IPS News. June 30, 2008.
Paris is the latest city to take action to put water back into public hands, and they may be part of a new trend.

Global Warming's Twin Evil: Wildfires and Drought

Dr. Reese Halter, AlterNet. June 30, 2008.
The 850 fires burning in California alone should be a wake up call that we're unprepared for rapid climate change.

Why the Oil Industry Benefits from Bottled Water Sales

Richard Girard, Polaris Institute. June 26, 2008.
The PET plastic bottles used for bottled water can all be traced back the world's biggest oil giants.

Will One of the Country's Greatest Wetlands Be Restored?

Leonard Doyle, Independent UK. June 26, 2008.
A return to the state of nature is planned for Florida's unique "River of Grass."

Why Floods Are Getting Worse

Richard Mertens, Christian Science Monitor. June 25, 2008.
Climate change has recently cast a new and disturbing uncertainty over flood-management questions.

Some Coastal Woes Begin Far Inland

Moises Velasquez-Manoff, Christian Science Monitor. June 25, 2008.
Farm runoff creates "dead zones" offshore, but no national authority is tasked to address them.

Is Your City Going to Be Bottled Water-Free?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. June 24, 2008.
A new resolution from leading U.S. mayors shows that more cities may be ditching the bottled stuff in favor of tap.

Conservative Government Destroys Atlanta Like Gen. Sherman Never Could

Rick Perlstein, Blog for Our Future. June 23, 2008.
The colossal mismanagement of water in Georgia has produced an urban crisis with no clear solution other than a return to smart government.

The Real Story Behind the Midwest Floods? Climate Change

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. June 19, 2008.
Scientists acknowledge an uncomfortable fact long ignored by the media: global warming is the real cause of extreme weather like the Midwest floods.

The Ordinary People Who Took on the Richest Oil Companies (Video)

Riki Ott, Chelsea Green Publishing. June 18, 2008.
Author Riki Ott tells the extraordinary tale of the people who took on the world's richest oil companies to protect Prince William Sound.

California's Trouble: Rising Seas, Floods and Drought in Forecast

Jody Zaitlin, Terrain. June 18, 2008.
Decreasing snowpack, changing rainfall patterns, increased risk of flooding and sea level rise are in store.

Watering the West: Growth Stops When the Water Runs Out

Sarah Bates, Science Progress. June 17, 2008.
The failure to connect land-use and water planning may have far-reaching and increasingly unacceptable consequences.

Is 'Mother Nature' Really To Blame for the Midwest Floods?

Georgianne Nienaber, Huffington Post. June 17, 2008.
What or who is behind a water management policy in the United States that allowed our infrastructure to crumble?

Credit Liquidity and H2O Liquidity Are Both Drying Up

Max Keiser, Huffington Post. June 16, 2008.
These two diminishing resources have a common cause for their disappearance: a broken neo-classic capitalist system.

Where Have All the Fish Gone?

Moises Velasquez-Manoff, Christian Science Monitor. June 11, 2008.
By some accounts, if current fishing trends continue, all the world's fisheries will have collapsed by mid-century.

New Washing Machine Uses Just a Cup of Water

Martin Hickman, Independent UK. June 10, 2008.
This machine could save billions of liters of water a year and be on the market in 2009.

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