News & Updates
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/31/business/energy-environment/catastrophic-drought-in-texas-causes-global-economic-ripples.html?_r=1&src=tp
Water.org His story:https://water.org/2011/10/trevor-21-takes-on-the-sahara-desert/
from the Wash Po: As the global population reaches 7 billion, ecological distortions are becoming widespread. Among the changes are a drop in fresh water supply in more than two dozen of the largest African nations and a net loss of forest in South America and Australia. Nations with stable or declining populations, such as the United States, have seen a rise in acreage and density of temperate forests. Several developing nations with biologically diverse tropical forests have lost ground. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/evaporating-water-supplies/2011/10/23/gIQAPV1oAM_graphic.html
Are your feet wet? Here’s a good resource on flooding: https://water.columbia.edu/?id=Global-Flood The Columbia Global Flood Initiative is one of the first to consider climate factors involved in the forecasting of flood risk from a global perspective, and to design strategies for the planning and implementation of risk mitigation measures at this scale. A local approach to flood risk typically treats floods as a consequence of a random or unpredictable extreme hydrometeorological event – a storm with high winds and rain that leads to water surge and inundation. A global approach seeks to understand floods in relation to the organization of the broader climate system.…
Water.org has partnered with One Day On Earth calling for video entries documenting how we access water. “CALL TO ACTION: Share video of your water. Without water, life would not exist. It is a prerequisite for all human and economic development. This 11.11.11 we invite you to share with the world how you access life’s most precious commodity. Whether tap, well, river, or otherwise, capture your water source on video and add it to the world document. Together, our efforts will remind the world not to take water access for granted and will bring new attention to water access inadequacies…
Help raise water awareness by supporting Water.org: Footage that you create will potentially be used in a feature film, as well as a short film created specifically for Water.org, and will live in perpetuity in One Day on Earth’s global archive. https://www.onedayonearth.org/page/waterorg-1
Wash DC does the right thing: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-clampitt/the-biggest-infrastructur_b_1006842.html
https://www.americastestkitchenfeed.com/gadgets-and-gear/2011/10/bobble-water-bottle/
The Carlyle Group wants to buy the water utility in Missoula, MT, as well as two similar water companies in CA. Locals are concerned. In this article by Keila Szpaller, I discuss the pros and cons of private water companies: https://missoulian.com/business/local/article_8da0db24-f356-11e0-b5d0-001cc4c002e0.html
Debate over the State Dept’s EIS: EPA says draft report “insufficient,” though not willing to criticize outright. Others not so shy: https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/10/10/what-are-the-keystonexl-pipeline-risks-to-water-resources/ Bill McKibben points out that the “jobs” argument in favor of pipeline doesn’t hold water, as it were. Further, the pipeline is only designed to last 50 years, and most of its oil will be shipped overseas: https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/politics/economic-case-against-keystone-xl.html My question: why not invest millions in crumbling, vital infrastructure (such as water pipelines, aqueducts, dams, levees, and locks) that will benefit the nation, instead of oil pipeline that will benefit a few (Canadians) and pose a threat to water…