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World Water Day 2013

Peter H. Gleick | Posted 03.22.2013 | Green
Peter H. Gleick

Some thoughts for today: the bad news and good news for World Water Day. (First, I think every day should be World Water Day, not just March 22nd, but hey, that's just me.)

WATCH: The Water Footprint Of A T-Shirt

Posted 01.27.2013 | Green

Do you know the environmental impact of the shirt on your back? This new video from World Wildlife Fund and National Geographic’s ā€œMake Each Ch...

World Faces 40 Percent Freshwater Shortfall By 2030: Report

Andy Wales | Posted 11.20.2012 | Impact
Andy Wales

The world faces a projected 40 percent shortfall in freshwater by 2030. So it's no surprise that the central theme of the annual World Water Week conference held last week in Stockholm is how to produce more food while using less water in the process.

Drought-Proofing Our Diet

Wendy Gordon | Posted 10.20.2012 | Green
Wendy Gordon

As the drought drives up prices on all corn-derived products, including milk, eggs, beef and processed foods, now seems like a good time to ask ourselves whether a diet so dependent on corn makes any sense.

Exporting Water in a Drought

Joe S. Whitworth | Posted 10.14.2012 | Green
Joe S. Whitworth

Though water is coming under pressure, we don't have a water supply problem, we have a water management problem. Consumers need to understand our water footprints and reward water-efficient goods.

The Amount Of Water It Takes To Make A Hamburger

Posted 06.25.2012 | Home

It takes 2393 liters of water to make a single hamburger. While that number sounds pretty staggering on its own, 2393 is not exactly easy to visualize...

What's Your Water footprint? Water Security, Global Health and Chocolate Bars

Dr Layla McCay | Posted 05.23.2012 | Impact
Dr Layla McCay

Unless we're one of the (mostly) women and girls who spend 200 million hours a year fetching it from wells or rivers, we have no particular incentives to ration water -- and it's running out.

Humanity's Growing Impact on the World's Freshwater

Sandra Postel | Posted 05.20.2012 | Green
Sandra Postel

On any given day we're likely wearing more than 15,000 liters worth of water. And if we slip on a pair of leather loafers, well, add another 8,000 liters.

Ecosystem Economics: Navigating the Water-Food-Energy Nexus

Andrew Winston | Posted 04.02.2012 | Green
Andrew Winston

If a community runs out of water, it affects everyone in the area, even companies that were good stewards of the resource. The collective nature of these resources means that everyone shares both the responsibilities for their protection and the risks of their scarcity.

Why Are We Talking About Beef on World Water Day?

Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Robyn Griggs Lawrence

The average American uses nearly 2,000 gallons a day -- twice the global average -- and nearly 95 percent of that is hidden in the food we eat, the energy we use, the products we buy, and the services we rely on.

What Takes More Water To Make: Wine Or Chocolate?

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

March 22 is World Water Day, and there is no better day to become more conscious about the items you use and consume, and just how much water is neede...

Is Water the Next Carbon?

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Andrew Winston

In the sense that businesses need to consider the risks and opportunities inherent in managing natural resource pressures, they represent similar challenges. But we see a few differences between the two.

A Drop In The Bucket: Sensors Reduce Golf Course Water Use

nytimes.com | LARRY DORMAN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

"We were a very efficient operation to start with," said Shawn Emerson, the superintendent at Desert Mountain Golf Club, a complex of six courses with...

Water Footprint: How Much Water Your Stuff Takes

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

We've all heard about carbon footprints. We know that the stuff we buy and use leaves a long trail of... stuff. A T-shirt involved growing cotton, whi...

Water Footprint Calculator And Water Use Facts

thegreennw.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Recently all the talk has been about carbon footprints. What about water footprints? Water conservation efforts will be big news in 2009. Historically...