Monthly Archives: October 2007
Water Crisis in India – Is There Water in the Well?
In this brief Earth and Sky radio short, the topic is India and the severe drop in groundwater tables. As researcher from Columbia, Casey Brown states, the primary reason for the decrease in groundwater supplies is the widespread use of water for agricultural purposes, … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, audio, india
Water Words – Quote of the Day
A lake in an Egyptian oasis, photo courtesy of seyerce on flickr. “Water, thou hast no taste, no color, no odor, canst not be defined, art relished while ever mysterious. Not necessary to life, but rather life itself, thou fillest … Continue reading
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Central India’s Agricultural Nightmare
Today, I read a review of a documentary produced by PBS on the agricultural crisis near the region of Vidarbha in Central India. This review, published on the blog Intercontinental Cry, evaluated the background of the agricultural crisis and the … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, india
UN GEO-4 Report Released and Outlook for Water Dire
No, it is not a radical environmental group sounding the call this time around. It is the United Nations – Environment Programme, with the recent release of the report: UNEP Global Environmental Outlook: Environment for Development (GEO-4). This report assesses … Continue reading
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Natural Slime for Water Desalination Process
In an article on Science Alert, a group of scientists from Environmental Biotechnology CRC (EBCRC) claim to have discovered a natural slime that will aid in the desalinization process used with membrane technology. Currently, in the majority of the world, … Continue reading
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Drink water from a mud-puddle…
Well, you could if you used the Lifestraw, a $3.00, personal water filtration device. This filter, created for those in rural areas without access to clean water, removes waterborne diseases including 99.9% of bacteria and 98.7% of viruses for every … Continue reading
Filed under technology, water treatment
Southeast US – Exceptional Drought
Generally, my posts are related to water issues in countries abroad, but this topic hits close-to-home. My home-state of Tennessee is experiencing the driest year on-record (18 inches less precipitation than normal) and the southeast US is experiencing a Class … Continue reading
Bottled Water – Guilty as Charged
Yes, I, water-advocate and self-proclaimed conservationist, am guilty as charged. I had a thing for bottled water. Disgusted by the thought of chlorine and offended by the intrusion of fluoride, bottled water always seemed the better alternative. Fresher, convenient, crisp, … Continue reading
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Free Web-based Tool for Companies to Measure Water Use
This is really neat, and was just unveiled at World Water Week in Stockholm during August of 2007. It is the Global Water Tool, a free tool available for companies, organizations, or governmental agencies to measure water-use, both at the … Continue reading
Filed under technology
Water Commodity and Global Market Trading
Global trade of water supplies seem a relative certainty as human populations grow (currently over 6.6 billion), agricultural practices increase, and precipitation and snow-melt become ever-more unpredictable. Investors are lining up to stake their claim in this possible trading scheme, … Continue reading
Filed under economy, water trade
