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Peter Gleick: An International Water Perspective; Water in Crisis
I’m spending the week at the Stockholm Water Symposium, an international meeting involving more than 2,000 people from over 130 countries.
Molson Coors & Circle of Blue Announce Results of Global Water Survey During Live Webcast at World Water Week
Reported by: CSRwire.com “During the Webcast, Molson Coors CEO Peter Swinburn and J. Carl Ganter, co-founder and director at Circle of Blue, will announce the results of a global public opinion survey on fresh water sustainability, accountability and conservation.” The survey, conducted by GlobeScan and presented by GlobeScan Vice President Rob Kerr, polled the general […]
Peter Gleick: Western Governors and New Thinking on Water
I had the opportunity this week to brief a group of western Governors and Canadian Premiers in Park City, Utah on water challenges and solutions. The trip had many highlights: I saw one of the biggest belt buckles I’ve ever seen (on Governor Otter), the First Dog of Montana (Jag), and a fine shotgun (given […]
‘A Drop, a Planet, a Message’: Water and Cirque du Soleil’s Poetry in Space
Guy Laliberte, soon to be the world’s seventh space tourist, will blast off into the great unknown on a poetic social mission about water.
Race to Create Space: Plastic Bottle Offers Lightweight Response to Consumer Concerns
Plastic remains the material of choice for bottled water, but corporations using it face increasing criticism from consumers concerned about environmental impacts. In the rush to keep their market on the bottle, so to speak, Pepsi plans to reduce the amount of plastic used by 20 percent, reports the Wall Street Journal. Pepsi also plans […]
Opinion: Water, Water, Not Quite Everywhere?
Canadians who view the world through blue-tinted glasses need to remove their shades, suggests Toronto Star columnist Carol Goar. Goar pits one expert against another in her coverage of a working breakfast on water resources hosted by the Canada Institute on North American Issues, the Canadian arm of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars […]
Fish to Celebrate Centennial Removal of Dilapidated Dam
After one hundred years of frustrated swimming, finned species of the Salmon River once more might wend their way into the St. Lawrence River and beyond. The Salmon River, located in upstate New York, borders Canada. Its Fort Covington dam, built in 1913, has not functioned since the 1940s — when a nearby plant shut […]
Wet season could compound mining problems in Peru
LIMA, Peru — With the approaching rains threatening to destabilize tailing ponds near Lima, Peru’s government is preparing for the worst. The ponds, a byproduct of a local mining operation, could overflow or be caught in a landslide, potentially threatening the drinking water of some 8 million Peruvians living in the capital. “With the rains, […]
Water maven Maude Barlow named U.N. senior advisor
Renowned for her efforts against the privatization of water and for the advancement of water as a human right, Blue Gold author Maude Barlow now serves as the current senior advisor on water to Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, president of the 63rd session of the United Nations. Recently appointed to the position, Barlow told the Ottawa […]
Montreal Think Tank: Quebec Should Exploit Water for Profit
A non-partisan think tank says Quebec should export one-tenth of water resources to gain $6.5 billion annually.
