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Helsinki, Water and the Future of Chemistry?

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Helsinki HELSINKI -- The first international Helsinki Chemical Forum (HCF) is well underway, and among the topics being talked about is water.

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.

Project Replenishes Mythological Greek Lake

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

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.

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

Kenya to Fence out Farmers From National Parks

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kenyadryriver Kenya is planning to put electric fences around its major national parks and to increase the number of armed guards to protect water resources from farmers

Beijing to Conserve Water Through Pricing

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beijing Pressed for water resources, China’s capital is looking for alternative ways to aid its water supply.