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Today, on World Water Day, almost one in eight people on the planet won't be able to secure even a glass of safe water to drink. More than twice as many people won't be able to experience the dignity of using a toilet.
If we want to achieve the goals in front of us to make sure everyone can enjoy this luxury, we can't think that what works here is the solution that can be applied everywhere and instead of just leapfrogging, we're going to need to look before we leap.
In spite of what scientists and water conservationists are telling us about the delicate state of the Potomac, Congress is actively pursuing legislation that will reduce federal environmental oversight of our lakes, rivers, and streams.
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Last Call at the Oasis explores the reasons why humans are polluting and consuming more fresh water than nature can replenish. I spoke with Yu, discussing some of the scarier facts she learned and how we need to shift our thinking about water.
Desalination plants are usually last resorts for arid places that have little choice. Yet United Water New York has chosen Rockland, NY as a test case for building its first big desalination plant in the northeastern U.S.
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Within a few years, the quest for fresh water may supplant global anxiety about energy supplies. Prudent investors should be on the lookout for breakthrough technologies in water conservation and desalination.
Last Call at the Oasis highlights global water crisis but opines that the "glass is half full."
To say that my trip to Uganda was life-changing would be too simplistic. After traveling from California half way around the world to meet our sponsor...
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What's going on is big, and it is crucial that we understand it. This is water -- essential for all life. Could the stakes be any higher?
Almost 800 million people on earth live without clean water. We can change that. I gave up my birthday for charity: water with the high hopes of raising $38,000 for my 38th birthday, enough for 7+ wells in honor of my mom and dad.
Ultimately we need all companies, not just the leaders, to make sustainability part of their corporate fabric. That will require changing the rules of the game.
Water is over-tapped and under-tended in many places around the world -- but not here. How has this alpine haven resisted temptation to bleed its most precious resource?
