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FLOW: Documentary humanizes international water politics
Described as water’s Inconvenient Truth, recently released documentary For the Love of Water (FLOW) takes important steps toward provoking public discussion around the crisis threatening one of humanity’s most critical resources. Read more »
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Fishes and loaves: Miracle needed to restore Sea of Galilee
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U.S. water usage by state on Google Earth
Using United States Geological Survey data from the most recent U.S. water consumption reports, Circle of Blue has generated a new visualization of water use by state. The Google Earth module also includes data for the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Click here to download the module.
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Graphic: Water shortages - GAO report proves prophetic
Scientists, researchers, and others warn that the U.S. is entering a new era of water scarcity. A General Accounting Office (GAO) report from 2003 projected that 36 states could face water shortages by 2013. Five years sooner than forecast, the report has proved disturbingly prophetic. Read the story »
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Graphic: Bottled water imports and exports
A new UN map highlights bottled water’s patterns of international trade. With France being the major exporter of bottled water, trade routes in Europe (between France, Germany, and Belgium) often involve intracontinental trade. The United States also imports a large quantity of water from France and Fiji. Read the story »
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Wasting away: Effluent water bolsters urban agriculture, but poses serious health risks
Farmers cope with water pollution in their efforts to feed millions Read the story »
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The secret lives of forests: An interview with Nobel Laureate, Wangari Maathai
In an interview with Circle of Blue, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai discusses the crucial role forests play as rainwater harvesters. Read the story »
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Signifying thirst: New anthology explores why water matters
Social theorists believe that meaning exists in relation, in the exchange of words and images between people. David Elliot Cohen’s new anthology, What Matters, takes this theory to heart Read the story »
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Water answers from the blue party: Obama responds to science policy questions
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EPA says ‘no’ to pumps in Mississippi River wetlands
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Corps of Army Engineers is proposing to install Yazoo pumps in the Mississippi River Delta, but the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making public their veto of the plan. The wetland their veto protects is greater in size than all five boroughs of New York City, notes American Rivers.
For the first time in almost twenty years, the EPA’s decision opposes the Corps and asserts the authority of the Clean Water Act. The Corps, seeking to help farmers cope with flooding, intends to continue working with the EPA to find a solution.
Sources: AP, American Rivers
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