California Right to Water Bill Vetoed
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) vetoed a bill last week that would have included a right to “clean, affordable, and accessible water” in the state’s legislation.
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Video: WaterLife Director Kevin McMahon Tells the Story of the Great Lakes
A cinematic survey of the state of the Great Lakes in Canada and the United States.
New Global Public Opinion Survey Finds Water Issues Are the Top Environmental Concern Worldwide
Carried by: CSRwire STOCKHOLM, Aug. 18 /CSRwire – PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — A comprehensive global public opinion survey on attitudes about fresh water sustainability, management and conservation finds that people around the world view water issues as the planet’s top environmental problem, greater than air pollution, depletion of natural resources, loss of habitat and climate change. The […]
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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 […]
