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— If spread across the U.S. the aquifer would cover all 50 states with 1.5 feet of water
— If drained, it would take more than 6,000 years to refill naturally
— More than 90 percent of the water pumped is used to irrigate crops $20 billion a year in foodand fiber depend on the aquifer
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The Ogallala Aquifer: Saving a Vital U.S. Water Source: Scientific American
Posted in water conservation, water facts on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The CEO Water Mandate
Posted in environmental policy, water conservation, water facts, water safety on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The CEO Water Mandate recognizes that the business sector, through the production of goods and services, impacts water resources – both directly and through supply chains. Endorsing CEOs acknowledge that in order to operate in a more sustainable manner, and contribute to the vision of the UN Global Compact and the realization of the Millennium [...]
Inhabitat » Monitoring Water Pollution With Robotic Fish
Posted in oceans, pollution, water safety, water testing on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Soon, the water in Gijon, a harbor in Northern Spain will be monitored by robotic, battery-powered fish. These mechanical, articulating sea creatures were designed and tested by the Robotics Department at the University of Essex. At a cost of $3.6 million, through a European Union grant, these fish will test the water for oxygen levels, [...]
What is it for? | EcoDrain
Posted in energy efficiency, water conservation, water heating on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Although hidden on your energy bill, heating water for showers represents a significant portion of the total. The EcoDrain™ is a unique patent-pending heat exchanger which transfers heat from hot shower waste water to cold incoming water. This cuts water heater use by 25%-40%.
What is it for? | EcoDrain
Twitter / ONEDROPdotorg
Posted in environmental policy, tap water, third world assistance, water conservation, water facts on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Name: ONE DROP Foundation
Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Web: http://www.onedrop.org
Bio: The ONE DROP Foundation’s mission is to fight poverty around the world by giving everyone access to water, today and tomorrow.
Twitter / ONEDROPdotorg
Dolphins create Bubble Rings
Posted in 1 on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Friday, 13 Mar 2009, 4:40 PM EDT
ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) – Dolphins at SeaWorld Orlando have learned to blow beautiful, nearly perfect underwater circles of air, and experts think they do it just for fun.
Several months ago, SeaWorld curators noticed a dolphin at the park’s Dolphin Cove had learned to expel air from its [...]
ONE DROP Marks World Water Day | ONE DROP Foundation
Posted in water conservation, water facts on March 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SUPPORT WORLD WATER DAY : DIGG FOR WATER
World Water Day is held each March 22nd as a means of drawing attention to the importance of freshwater and the sustainable management of freshwater sources.
To mark World Water Day, ONE DROP is drawing attention to the cause on Digg, Facebook , Twitter and many other popular social [...]
GOOD » Transparency: How Much Water Do You Use?»
Posted in energy efficiency, water conservation, water facts on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To help put things in perspective, think about this: your standard trash barrel holds 32 gallons and a mid-sized passenger car—if pumped full of water—has room for a little more than 800 gallons. So, the difference in the amount of water it takes to produce a pound of chicken and a pound of beef is [...]
The Fall and Rise of the Right Whale – NYTimes.com
Posted in environmental policy, oceans on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“It’s a bumper year for calves,” Richard Merrick, an oceanographer for NOAA’s fisheries service, said in an interview. “That’s a good sign.”
Actually, it’s one of so many good signs that researchers are beginning to hope that for the first time in centuries things are looking up for the right whale. They say the species offers [...]
World Water Day – March 22
Posted in environmental policy, third world assistance, water conservation, water facts, water safety on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The surging growth in global population, climate change, widespread mismanagement and increasing demand for energy have tightened the grip on the world’s evaporating water supplies, warned a new United Nations (UN) report released ahead of the World Water Forum.
Water in a changing world, which was compiled by 24 UN agencies, warns that as the world’s [...]
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