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ZapRoot: Bye Bye Bottled Water

October 23, 2008 – 12:00 am

On this week’s episode: Greenland wants to bottle glacier H2O. Corn Refiners Association says, “You can have your HFCS and eat it, too.” Big corporations are swallowing up small organic food companies.

By Francis Scudellari | Also posted in ZapRoot, food, video | Comments (0)

China, Tibet, and the strategic power of water

May 11, 2008 – 3:01 am

The Tibetan Plateau’s vast reserves of glacial freshwater, which supply Asia’s most populous regions, are both at risk and are emerging as a issue in the increasingly tense political and cultural strife between China and Tibet, scientists and experts say, according to a new report by Circle of Blue published Thursday. “At least 500 million [...]

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Tappening: the truth about bottled water

March 18, 2008 – 3:27 pm

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Risk research needed for water nanotechnology

October 31, 2007 – 2:49 am

Risk research needed for water nanotechnology 25 October 2007 Source: Nature Nanotechnology SciDev.net Using nanotechnology to make water safe for drinking could transform the lives of many people in developing countries, but research is needed to assess the potential health and environmental risks, say Thembela Hillie and Mbhuti Hlophe in this Nature Nanotechnology article. Nanotechnology [...]

By Deborah | Also posted in nanotechnology, nature | Comments (0)

Chinese biofuel ‘will not stress water resources’

October 12, 2007 – 8:01 am

    Sun Xiaohua 11 October 2007 Source: SciDev.Net Experts have refuted a study’s claims that China’s plans to greatly increase production of biofuel will put greater stress on the country’s water supplies. The study, released today (11 October) was conducted by researchers from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Sri Lanka, part of [...]

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Future Of Water In The US West: A Bleak Projection Of Climate Consequence

October 8, 2007 – 6:24 pm

TreeHugger As lawmakers in Sacramento consider how to provide an adequate water supply for California in the coming decades, at a little-publicized state water summit this week scientists painted a bleak picture of a Western landscape devoid of forests, snow pack and surface water unless the world quickly reduces greenhouse gas emissions. The state is [...]

By Deborah | Also posted in climate change, shortage | Comments (0)

Pollution control key to beating China’s algal blooms

September 10, 2007 – 12:53 am

4 September 2007 Source: An algal bloom (light areas) Scientists and cleanup crews are doing battle with a massive algal bloom in China’s Taihu Lake, a source of drinking water for more than two million people. In early June this year, a bloom of cyanobacteria — blue-green algae — spread across Taihu. Algal blooms arrive [...]

By Deborah | Also posted in algae, pollution | Comments (0)

Maps help manage Zambian water resources

August 12, 2007 – 2:06 pm

Michael Malakata 10 August 2007 Source: SciDev.Net Zambia’s Kafue River [LUSAKA] Zambian water authorities are using information from satellite images to improve management of water resources in the country. The project, Integrated Water Resource Management for Zambia (IWAREMA), is part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) TIGER initiative (see African mapping highlights risk of drought [...]

By Deborah | Also posted in environment, geology, mapping, water management | Comments (0)

Millions face water shortages due to climate change

August 10, 2007 – 3:23 am

Mike Shanahan 17 November 2005 Source: SciDev.Net Melting glaciers in Peru Climate change will cause major water shortages for millions of people in Asia and South America whose supplies come from melting snow and glaciers, say researchers. They warn that time is running out for these regions to prepare for a severe water-supply crisis. In [...]

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Carbon Footprint of Tap Water

August 4, 2007 – 3:46 am

by Matthew Sparkes, London, UK on 08. 2.07 Food & Health TreeHugger No, we’re not saying that water is something to avoid. But, out of curiosity, what is the carbon footprint of tap water? This was the question posed to the Guardian today by a reader, “Watching those pictures of water being pumped out of [...]

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