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Beneath Booming Cities, China’s Future Is Drying Up

October 2, 2007 – 6:47 pm

Climate Crisis Coalition
Beneath Booming Cities, China’s Future Is Drying Up. By Jim Yardley, The New York Times, September 28, 2007. “For three decades, water has been indispensable in sustaining the rollicking economic expansion that has made China a world power. Now, China’s galloping, often wasteful style of economic growth is pushing the country toward […]

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How to Conserve Water

September 16, 2007 – 10:01 am

TreeHugger
Although nearly three-quarters of our planet is covered in water, only 1 to 2 percent can support terrestrial life. Growing human demand, the proliferation of urban sprawl, and wasteful agribusiness consumption are draining our reservoirs and straining water treatment, distribution, and disposal systems. As water is hijacked from rivers and streams, the amount of sand […]

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Coca-cola to spend $20 million on water conservation

June 6, 2007 – 3:19 pm

EcoEarthCoca-Cola to spend $20 million on water conservation, Bloomberg Coca-Cola, the world’s largest soft drink maker, said Tuesday that it would invest $20 million over five years to improve global water conservation. The plan is part of the company’s effort to adapt to global warming and to address more

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