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World Water Day 2011: A Sermon

Posted 05.25.2011

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World Water Day grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. The goal is to recognize the...

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Celebrate World Water Day Every Day by Conserving Water

Jim Lauria | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Lauria

Besides the tried and true methods that we've all heard on how to save water (turn off the tap when brushing teeth, install low-flush toilets, shower with a friend) here are some that may not be so obvious.

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Extreme Water Supply Risks Around The World

Posted 05.25.2011

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Extreme water security risks across the Middle East and North Africa could lead to political tensions and devastating spikes in global oil prices, acc...

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Thirsty For God: A Meditation On Water

Rev. Peter M. Wallace | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. Peter M. Wallace

While you ponder, pray about, and respond to the critical issue of physical thirst, though, take a moment also to consider your spiritual thirst.

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World Toilet Day: A Modest Proposal

Debra Shore | Posted 05.25.2011

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Debra Shore

In our sanitation system, we pump water miles to our homes then we use that fresh water in catchbasins called toilets to convey our waste to a sewage treatment plant. How smart is that?

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Row For Water: Katie Spotz, Row, Row Our Boat

Steven Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steven Solomon

As the throngs at Copenhagen pack their bags and disperse from the historic summit back to all corners of the globe, a lone young Ohio woman, Katie Spotz, 24, is getting set to start out on a solitary, sea level voyage.

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Clean Water for China's Orphanages

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

Embracing the concept, "every child has a right to clean water," the Washington State-based non-profit A Child's Right is about to outfit every orphanage in China with water filtration units.

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