Posted in pollution, third world assistance, water facts, water safety on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ONE IN SIX PEOPLE ON THE PLANET DONT HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE, CLEAN DRINKING WATER.
Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all sickness and disease, and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Many people in the developing world, usually women and children, walk more than three [...]
Posted in climate change, oceans on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Great Barrier Reef
Not all the carbon dioxide we emit contributes to atmospheric warming. More than a third of what we have produced since the industrial revolution has been absorbed by the oceans, where it reacts with seawater to form carbonic acid. So far, weve added enough carbon to shift the pH of the worlds waters [...]
Posted in environmental policy, water facts on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Colorado River, the life vein of the Southwestern United States, is in trouble.
The river’s water is hoarded the moment it trickles out of the mountains of Wyoming and Colorado and begins its 1,450-mile journey to Mexico’s border. It runs south through seven states and the Grand Canyon, delivering water to Phoenix, Los Angeles and [...]
Posted in environmental policy, water conservation on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Obama administration and the next Congress are being urged, by a growing number of academics, environmentalists, and lawmakers, to address the countrys water problems, including its dwindling supplies, inadequate environmental protections, and stalled cleanup efforts.
Over the past decade, a potent combination of Supreme Court decisions, Bush administration regulatory actions, and congressional inaction—coupled with recent [...]
Posted in oceans, pollution on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ABOUT GARBAGE ISLAND
For years we’ve been reading about a patch of garbage the size of Texas floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, ingeniously dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Basically, any trash that gets dumped in the water rides the currents to this one spot and joins an ever-increasing flotilla of crap. For [...]
Posted in oceans, pollution on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Enviromental Change and Jellyfish Blooms
1. 1/3 of the total weight of all life in Monterey Bay is from gelatinous animals.
2. 3 minutes after a person is stung by a deadly box jellyfish, s/he may be dead.
3. 8 years after fast-reproducing comb jellies invaded in the Black Sea, they dominated it.
4. 20 to 40 people are [...]
Posted in energy efficiency, pollution, recycling, third world assistance, water conservation, water safety on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rather than trying to solve the water shortage through conservation, some radical entrepreneurs are doing something ingenious — making more of it.
For example: The PlayPump
There’s clean water under the ground in Africa; it just takes the right pumping mechanism to get it out. That’s where PlayPump comes in. The nonprofit identifies a borehole near a [...]
Posted in oceans on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
NASA’s Ocean Color Image Gallery, available for browsing or searching:
Ocean Color Image Gallery
Posted in oceans, pollution, tagged water quality on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A good resource for checking beach water quality throughout the United States:
Check your Beach Water Quality
Posted in energy efficiency, water company, water conservation, water filtration on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
WaterSense, a partnership program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, makes it easy for Americans to save water and protect the environment. Look for the WaterSense label to choose quality, water-efficient products. Many products are available, and don’t require a change in your lifestyle. Explore the links below to learn about WaterSense labeled products, [...]
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