Peter Gleick: Salt from Water, Money from Pockets?

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salt There is always a lot of interest in desalination. I hear it when I give public talks on global and local water issues; I see it in some responses to my blog posts that believe desalination should be much more aggressively pursued

Ganges River to Nourish Arsenic-affected Villages in India

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Bihar, in eastern India, will soon launch projects to supply safe drinking water.

Melting Everest Reveals Asian Water Supply on Slippery Slope

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Fifty-six years after Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first ascended, modern climbers feel affects of global warming.

Fred Krupp: Changing the Climate at the World Economic Forum

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Fred Krupp
Fred Krupp, of the Environmental Defense Fund, talks carbon, Obama and more.

Dengue Epidemic Hits South American Urban Centers

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With the rainy season still to come, South America is already facing one of the largest dengue fever epidemics on record.

More Than Star Trek Optimism: Astronauts Recycle Water in Space

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nasawater In outer space, water use aboard the International Space Station is a microcosm of water use here on Earth

Project Replenishes Mythological Greek Lake

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thessalyplain A legendary Greek lake, dead since the 1960s, is making a comeback.

Water Unravels the Threads of Time

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ruins Radiocarbon dating reveals the age of organic materials, but fire and water can be just as significant for dating ceramic materials.

The Battle for the “Greenest” Bottle

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bottles Following Pepsi and Nestle, Coca Cola is entering the race for the greenest water bottle.

Water Shortages Trigger Domestic Violence in Uganda

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watercarryafrica In many Ugandan families, water users are equal, but some are more equal than others.

Peter Gell: Murray-Darling’s Wetlands

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Murray-Darling
Professor Peter Gell discuses the future of the Murray-Darling Basin.

South Australia: Acid Murray River Declared Undrinkable

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ozmap The Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation in Australia urged landholders along the lower River Murray to secure alternative sources of drinking water