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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Gas squeeze Investigative report details threat gas drilling poses to N.Y.'s freshwater resources	Russ Walker	24 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Investigative news startup ProPublica this week blew some fresh air into Albany, N.Y., with a report on state regulators' and lawmakers' headlong rush to open up more areas to natural-gas exploration. In partnership with WNYC, ProPublica called into question the state's conclusion that freshwater sources in the state would not be contaminated by the expanded drilling. To the contrary, the news partners 'found that this type of drilling has caused significant environme ...
Topics: energy, New York, oil and gas drilling, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

We'll Worry About This Later Boosting crops for fuel will hurt water supplies, says report		10 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 3:02 PM on 10 Oct 2007 Increased production of corn and other crops to fulfill America's biofuel gluttony could threaten both availability and quality of water supplies, according to a report released today by the National Research Council. Fulfilling President Bush's stated goal of producing 35 billion gallons of renewable fuels by 2017 "would mean a lot more fertilizers and pesticides&quo ...
Topics: agriculture, biofuels, energy, ethanol, news, scientific research, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

Galapagos report: A wrap-up on our freshwater discussions Biz leaders and scientists brainstorm solutions to the freshwater crisis	Grist	17 May 2007	Gristmill
Mary Pearl is the president of Wildlife Trust, cofounder of its Consortium for Conservation Medicine, and an adjunct research scientist at Columbia University. She recently returned from a boat trip through the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador with scientists, conservationists, and business leaders, intended to forge partnerships and develop solutions to the global freshwater crisis. This is the third and final dispatch from her journey. See also her first and second dispatches. ...
Topics: business, environmental movement, Galapagos Islands, oceans, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

Galapagos report: An intro to water woes A second dispatch from the sea	Grist	24 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Mary Pearl is the president of Wildlife Trust, cofounder of its Consortium for Conservation Medicine, and an adjunct research scientist at Columbia University. This week, she's traveling in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador with a boat full of scientists, conservationists, and business leaders to forge partnerships and develop solutions to the global freshwater crisis. This is the second of her dispatches from the journey. See her first dispatch here. Our first afternoon ...
Topics: business, environmental movement, Galapagos Islands, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

Galapagos report: CEOs, scientists, and a very cool trip An expedition to see critters and talk freshwater	Grist	20 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Mary Pearl is the president of Wildlife Trust, cofounder of its Consortium for Conservation Medicine, and an adjunct research scientist at Columbia University. Over the next week, she'll be traveling in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador with a boat full of scientists, conservationists, and business leaders to forge partnerships and develop solutions to the global freshwater crisis. This is the first of her dispatches from the journey. Claudio Padua and I hatched a crazy idea ...
Topics: business, environmental movement, Galapagos Islands, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

From Bad to Thirst Water crisis doesn't care if countries are rich or poor		16 Aug 2006	Daily Grist
From Bad to Thirst Water crisis doesn't care if countries are rich or poor Water crisis: not just for poor countries anymore. Industrialized nations must make drastic policy changes if they wish to maintain water supplies, warns the World Wildlife Fund today. In cities from Seville to Sydney to Sacramento, water has become a hot political issue as supply declines thanks to everything from global ...
Topics: news, water conflicts, water pollution, World Wildlife Fund (all these topics)

Getting Fresh A chat with freshwater experts Peter Gleick and William K. Reilly	David Roberts	30 Jun 2006	Main Dish
The world's freshwater systems are in crisis, beset by everything from global warming to population growth to corruption. Though it doesn't get the media attention that's lavished on energy issues, many experts predict that water will be the central resource issue of the coming century. Water, they say, is the new oil. To the last drop. Photo: iStockphoto. Few know more about water than P ...
Topics: water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

Bicker Agua World Water Forum to get controversial kickoff this week in Mexico City		15 Mar 2006	Daily Grist
Bicker Agua World Water Forum to get controversial kickoff this week in Mexico City If you're going to be in Mexico City on Thursday, don't drink the water. Oh, and you might want to swing by the World Water Council's not-very-creatively-named World Water Forum -- or a protest march timed to coincide with its opening. Dozens of government ministers, hundreds of water companies, and thousands of other water-i ...
Topics: Mexico, news, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

All Wet A debate on water privatization, part six	Maude Barlow, Sara Ehrhardt	16 Jul 2004	Soapbox
By Maude Barlow and Sara Ehrhardt 16 Jul 2004 Everyone knows that water is the stuff of life. But is it best viewed as a commodity or as part of the commons? Should providing safe, affordable water be the role of governments, corporations, or partnerships between the two? On Tuesday, July 13 (dates may vary for local stations), the PBS show P.O.V. is airing "Thirst," a documentary by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman that addresses these ...
Topics: business, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

Roiling the Waters A debate on water privatization, part five	Peter Cook	15 Jul 2004	Soapbox
Everyone knows that water is the stuff of life. But is it best viewed as a commodity or as part of the commons? Should providing safe, affordable water be the role of governments, corporations, or partnerships between the two? On Tuesday, July 13 (dates may vary for local stations), the PBS show P.O.V. is airing "Thirst," a documentary by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman that addresses these and othe ...
Topics: business, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

Drink Different A debate on water privatization, part four	Maude Barlow, Sara Ehrhardt	14 Jul 2004	Soapbox
By Maude Barlow and Sara Ehrhardt 14 Jul 2004 Everyone knows that water is the stuff of life. But is it best viewed as a commodity or as part of the commons? Should providing safe, affordable water be the role of governments, corporations, or partnerships between the two? On Tuesday, July 13 (dates may vary for local stations), the PBS show P.O.V. is airing "Thirst," a documentary by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman that address ...
Topics: business, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

The Right to Privacy A debate on water privatization, part three	Peter Cook	13 Jul 2004	Soapbox
Everyone knows that water is the stuff of life. But is it best viewed as a commodity or as part of the commons? Should providing safe, affordable water be the role of governments, corporations, or partnerships between the two? On Tuesday, July 13 (dates may vary for local stations), the PBS show P.O.V. is airing "Thirst," a documentary by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman that addresses these and o ...
Topics: business, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

Wrung Dry A debate on water privatization, part two	Maude Barlow, Sara Ehrhardt	12 Jul 2004	Soapbox
By Maude Barlow and Sara Ehrhardt 12 Jul 2004 Everyone knows that water is the stuff of life. But is it best viewed as a commodity or as part of the commons? Should providing safe, affordable water be the role of governments, corporations, or partnerships between the two? On Tuesday, July 13 (dates may vary for local stations), the PBS show P.O.V. is airing "Thirst," a documentary by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman that addresses thes ...
Topics: business, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

Fluid Dynamics A debate on water privatization, part one	Peter Cook	09 Jul 2004	Soapbox
Everyone knows that water is the stuff of life. But is it best viewed as a commodity or as part of the commons? Should providing safe, affordable water be the role of governments, corporations, or partnerships between the two? On Tuesday, July 13 (dates may vary for local stations), the PBS show P.O.V. is airing "Thirst," a documentary by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman that addresses these and other iss ...
Topics: business, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

Ghana But Not Forgotten Rudolf Amenga-Etego beats back the privatization of Ghana's water supply	Michelle Nijhuis	20 Apr 2004	Main Dish
Amenga-Etego. Photo: Dave Wendlinger. The western African nation of Ghana, tucked under the chin of the continent, is dominated by the enormous Lake Volta, a sprawling reservoir that arcs through the midsection of the country. Though there appears to be water, water everywhere, an estimated 70 percent of Ghana's people lack access to clean, piped drinking water. Rudolf ...
Topics: Ghana, interview, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

High and Dry Colorado's proposed water projects could sink the environment	Joshua Zaffos, Writers on the Range	29 Apr 2003	Main Dish
This March, the Denver Broncos football team agreed to spend $40 million on a seven-year contract with its new quarterback, Jake Plummer. Since winning two Super Bowls at the end of the 1990s, the Broncos have struggled just to make the playoffs. At his introductory press conference, Plummer predicted, "Winning a Super Bowl is what I believe we are going to do here.& ...
Topics: business, Colorado, Colorado River, food and agriculture, politics, rivers and watersheds, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

Hitting the Bottle Michigan residents fight for control of the state's water	Keith Schneider	23 Oct 2002	Main Dish
Until two years ago, the 40,550 generally well-behaved Midwesterners of Mecosta County, Mich., regularly attended church, sent their children off to school on yellow buses, and never for a moment worried that their clean, freshwater supply would ever run dry. Mecosta County, after all, sits near the center of Michigan's lower peninsula, which itself sits at the center of the largest supply ...
Topics: business, commercial and industry organizations, Great Lakes, Michigan, mining and drilling, politics, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

On the Water Front		22 Mar 2002	Daily Grist
On the Water Front More than 2.7 billion people will experience severe water shortages by 2025 if the world continues to consume water at the current rate, according to a U.N. report released today, which happens to be World Water Day. The report goes on to say that another 2.5 billion may be living in areas where it will be difficult or near impossible to meet their water needs. (Yep, two out of three peopl ...
Topics: Africa, Asia, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

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