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Beijing Sets Water Example for Future Olympics, Report Says

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beijing_01 China’s water policy for the Beijing Olympics was given a thumbs-up by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in a report released earlier this year.

Peter Gleick: Water for Energy, the Bad Bet for Biofuels

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In the ongoing debate about rethinking America's energy future,…

White House Report: US to Face Floods, Droughts and Competition for Water

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The White House issued last Tuesday an assessment of how global warming will unfold across the United States in the next century.

U.S. College Pioneers Unique Fresh Water Studies Degree

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greatlakes On the shores of the Great Lakes, a U.S. college takes fresh water to the classroom.

Mekong River Dolphins Near ‘Brink of Extinction’

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The river pollution could come from any of six Southeast Asian countries inhabiting 300 million people.

Mumbai Prays for Rain

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mumbia Citizens in Mumbai, India, are battling both blazing heat and a water shortage, as the city taps deep into its reserves to meet its daily water requirements.

Argentine Glacier Outgrows Climate Change

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Under the strong Patagonian sun, a glacier is glowing with health despite the effects of global warming.

Art for Water, ‘Water for Life’

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cerrargaleria With color and imagination, Japanese art arrives in Spain to tickle Europe’s water fancy.

Peter Gleick: Zero or All? What’s Really Happening in the Central Valley?

centralvalley Here is a short post, with two Water Numbers, and a request for real information if readers have it.

‘A Drop, a Planet, a Message’: Water and Cirque du Soleil’s Poetry in Space

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soyuz 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.

Fire Hot, Sky Blue, Australia’s Dire Drought Tests Journalists

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A Struggle to Tell a Story Everyone Seems to Know

Chinese Court Issues Verdicts Over Water Pollution

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kunming Water polluters are on the docket of Chinese courts this week.