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Opinion: Rural Farmers Know Wind, Water Well
A windmill may conjure fantasies of quaint Dutch pastoralism, but to some farmers in California they still serve a practical purpose. In rural areas where water bills are rare, residents must be more aware of their source and how they tap it. Business, real estate and construction lawyer Robert B. Jacobs suggests this awareness remains […]
The World’s Water: Hard Facts Point Toward the Soft Path
Experts say water crises can be averted with better management, changes in attitudes by Sarah Haughn Circle of Blue On the horizon rests a dark cloud. It may or may not bring soothing rain. In California, experts at the Pacific Institute are doing their part to ensure it does. By most forecasts, the future looks […]
Evaporation Station: Laser to Monitor Farm Water Use
LOS ANGELES — Drop by vaporous drop, the amount of water farmers lose through evaporation can be significant. But a scientist and his students intend to measure this amount exactly, using a telescope-like laser called a large aperture scintillometer to monitor the losses. Jan Kleissl and his students from the University of California-San Diego believe […]
How the West’s Energy Boom Could Threaten Drinking Water for 1 in 12 Americans
By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica David Hasemyer The San Diego Union-Tribune This story was co-published with the San Diego Union-Tribune and also appears in that newspaper’s Dec. 21, 2008 issue. The Colorado River, the life vein of the Southwestern United States, is in trouble. The river’s water is hoarded the moment it trickles out of the […]
Fuel Worth Its Saltwater: Could Saline Solve the Ethanol Controversy?
Desalination remains an expensive solution to water scarcity, but what if self-desalinating plants could take advantage of ever-encroaching sources of saltwater, and produce both biofuels and foodstuffs? Wired Science talks to several scientists who debate the merits of farming on an oceanic scale. One believes that saltwater cultivation could be the solution to a spectrum […]
Global water business, a growth industry, attracting more investors
Realistic expectations drive long-term gains, experts predict by Keith Schneider Circle of Blue NEW YORK – It didn’t quite land with a thunk!, but it did attract some attention last August when a 16-page investment brochure from Dublin, California dropped into the mailboxes of stock buyers all over the country. “Water stocks,” declared the investor […]
Figures find fewer British beaches bathable
Beaches in England greet swimmers with water not as clean as two years ago. Since 2006, the percentage of safe water bodies has decreased from 99 to 97 percent. European standards remain some of the most stringent across the globe, however Dr Paul Leinster, chief executive of the Environment Agency, told the Telegraph, “Bathing water […]
Cali water agencies under pressure to lower arsenic levels
SAN FRANCISCO — Arsenic levels in eleven Californian water systems are too high says the Environmental Protection Agency. In a press release, the agency told local managers to lower the levels or face a $32,500 fine per day for each violation. “Providing people with safe drinking water is essential and public water systems must take […]
Water awarded as a right in South Africa
OAKLAND, California — No longer must residents of South Africa’s low-income neighborhoods — such as Phiri and Soweto — prepay for their water and suffer disconnection. For the first time in the nation’s history, a high court has ruled in favor of providing poorer citizens with 50 liters of water per day. In recognition of […]
Bottled water not always purer than tap
Bottled water contains contaminates, other impurities, often found in tap water a new report by an environmental advocacy group says. The Environmental Working Group found that ten major brands contained 38 pollutants, with an average of eight per brand. Though none of the levels were above the standards set by the federal government, two brands […]
Pacific Institute makes water policy recommendations for next president
OAKLAND, California — Clear, integrated, domestic and international water policy at the federal level, is the focus of a new report by the Pacific Institute. Dr. Peter Gleick outlines his suggestions in a three page open letter to the next president of the United States. Covering the gambit from international conflict resolution to United States […]
