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Virtual water, part 2 Interactive poster from German designer	Maywa Montenegro	22 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: water crisis, green living, ecological footprint, art (all these topics)

Virtual water is the new carbon footprint Calculate how much water your lifestyle requires	Sarah van Schagen	21 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: water crisis, websites, ecological footprint, green living (all these topics)

Water problem? What water problem?	David Roberts	26 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: funnies, health, innovation, water crisis, water pollution (all these topics)

Water, water everywhere, but ... World Water Day, Grand Canyon film highlight water crisis	Sarah van Schagen	21 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: Arizona, green living, movies, national parks, water crisis (all these topics)

Put a River in Your Tank Electric cars could impact water supplies, says analysis		18 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 12:53 PM on 18 Mar 2008 Converting most U.S. vehicles to run on electricity could have an impact on water supplies, according to an analysis to be published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. Generating the needed electricity would require more water than producing gasoline, the report found -- that is, if the nation's electricity grid continues to be powered by coal and other fuels that ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, energy, fossil fuels, news, placemaking, water crisis (all these topics)

That's Crazy Talk! Fixing environmental problems necessary and doable, says OECD		05 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 4:20 PM on 05 Mar 2008 It is not only highly necessary but entirely affordable to tackle climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, and other environmental problems, according to a report released Wednesday by some wacko environmentalists the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Summed up OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria: Solutions "are available, they are achi ...
Topics: air pollution, biodiversity, climate, climate change mitigation, news, water crisis, water pollution (all these topics)

Australia today = the Southwest by 2050 Lessons the United States can learn from the drought in Australia	Joseph Romm	04 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: desertification, water crisis, severe weather, Australia (all these topics)

Dam Strait Western states look into building new dams		03 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 3:37 PM on 03 Mar 2008 Concerned about climate-caused drought, officials in at least six Western states are looking into building new dams to create rain-capturing reservoirs -- even as dams across the country are being torn down over environmental concerns. From the Archives Starting to Tank. Americans using less gasoline. Know Thy ELF. 'Eco-terrorism' suspected in Seattle-area arson. They Doth Protest Ag ...
Topics: dams, news, politics, state politics, water crisis (all these topics)

On the Ball: The latest from Beijing Air doing OK, say officials; water, perhaps not so much	Sarah K. Burkhalter	28 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: air pollution, China, sports, water crisis (all these topics)

Making a Splash Large water utilities form climate alliance		26 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 4:37 PM on 26 Feb 2008 Eight of the largest water agencies in the U.S. have formed the Water Utility Climate Alliance to strategize about dealing with climate change. Together, the eight members provide water to more than 36 million people, whose slaked thirst is endangered by "diminishing snowpack, bigger storms, more frequent drought, and rising sea levels," according to WUCA Chair Susan Leal. sources:� Associated ...
Topics: business, climate, climate change adaptation, climate change impacts, news, water crisis (all these topics)

No country for thirsty men In North Carolina's Triangle, a severe drought has leaders stumped	Tom Philpott	26 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: North Carolina, placemaking, severe weather, water crisis (all these topics)

Water, water ... nowhere Science says we are turning the West into a desert	Joseph Romm	24 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: desertification, water crisis (all these topics)

Water wars!	David Roberts	24 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: Georgia, severe weather, Tennessee, water conflicts, water crisis (all these topics)

Shoulder the Tap Campaign will let restaurant patrons donate to drinking-water project		13 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 3:49 PM on 13 Feb 2008 Mark your calendars for the week of March 16, when diners at participating restaurants can choose to drink local tap water instead of bottled water and donate $1 to the Tap Project. Proceeds from the project benefit Unicef's efforts to provide clean drinking water to children in developing countries. The Tap Project was started pro bono last year by New York boutique exec Davi ...
Topics: food, green living, news, water crisis (all these topics)

And you thought the subprime mess was bad for the homebuilding industry ...	Adam Browning	13 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: energy, hydropower, severe weather, water crisis (all these topics)

Dead Mead Lake Mead could run out of water by 2021, says study		12 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 5:45 PM on 12 Feb 2008 There's a 50-50 chance that the Arizona- and Nevada-bordering, human-made Lake Mead will become Dry Ditch Mead by 2021, according to a study to be published in the journal Water Resources Research. Oh, and that's a conservative estimate, say the study authors, as is this one: By 2017, there's an equally good chance that water levels in the reservoir could drop so low that the Hoover Dam would be inca ...
Topics: Arizona, California, climate, climate change impacts, Nevada, news, scientific research, water crisis (all these topics)

Georgia Breach Georgia governor eases water-use restrictions		08 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 4:21 PM on 08 Feb 2008 Despite an ongoing drought, and despite a recent court ruling that removes Atlanta's right to much of a heavily relied-upon water source, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is lifting a near-total ban on garden watering and swimming-pool filling in the state. "Swim, kids, swim," said Perdue, who didn't announce a start date for the eased restrictions. City and county governments, which are mandated by ...
Topics: Georgia, local politics, news, politics, state politics, water conflicts, water crisis (all these topics)

Snow Woe Climate change leading to water shortages in U.S. West, says study		01 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 11:58 AM on 01 Feb 2008 Remember water? We're not quite at the point of calling it a thing of the past -- but it sure looks to become scarce in the U.S. West, says a new study in the journal Science. It's not natural weather variability or volcanic activity, say researchers, but quite clearly climate change that is leading to swiftly declining snowpack in Western mountains, which leads to rivers running dry, wh ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, news, scientific research, United States, water crisis (all these topics)

Use the Forethought, Nuke Nuclear power plants in U.S. Southeast may face shutdowns due to drought		24 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 7:08 AM on 24 Jan 2008 Nuclear reactors across the U.S. Southeast could be forced to slow production or shut down in the near future due to the effects of continuing drought in the region. Nuclear power plants require massive amounts of water to cool steam that turns the generators; the water usually arrives via large intake pipes from nearby rivers and lakes. However, with water levels ...
Topics: news, nuclear power, United States, water crisis (all these topics)

The 'other' Achilles heel of coal Coal plants, like nuclear, suck up lots of water during operation	Joseph Romm	13 Nov 2007	Gristmill

Topics: coal, energy, water crisis (all these topics)

The Achilles heel of nuclear power Nuclear plants require lots of water in an increasingly dry world	Joseph Romm	30 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: climate, energy, nuclear power, severe weather, water crisis (all these topics)

Great Lakes water wars Race to make the Earth look like the Moon	Jon Rynn	30 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: climate, severe weather, water conflicts, water crisis (all these topics)

The Weight of Water U.S. states face water shortages		29 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 3:15 PM on 29 Oct 2007 The catastrophic California wildfires got all the press, but it's worth paying attention to an equally intimidating but slower-moving threat: water shortages. From Georgia to Massachusetts, Florida to New York, the Great Lakes to the West, U.S. states are getting thirstier. In fact, the government predicts that at least 36 states will face challenges from inadequate water supplies within five years, thanks to ...
Topics: news, United States, water conflicts, water crisis (all these topics)

Let us pay In times of crisis, we get what we pay for	Ryan Avent	29 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: water crisis, severe weather, politics (all these topics)

Drying up A global trend toward drought	Maywa Montenegro	28 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: climate, climate science, severe weather, water crisis (all these topics)

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