Millions are suffering in eastern Africa from what some experts are calling the worst drought in 60 years. Famine and starvation are uprooting millions, as malnutrition and death tolls continue to rise with no timely solution in sight. Severe drought [...]
A recent article in the money section of MSN at first glance appears to be just another attempt to highlight mans’ dangerous dance with water- overuse, misuse, and overall just bad use- of a natural resource many take for granted. [...]
Georgia’s water woes have been eased for the time being, as a federal appeals court ruled that the metro area can continue tapping a nearby lake that provides water for 3 million of Atlanta’s residents. This overruled a previous court [...]
A champion of water programs in Nelson Mandela’s cabinet in South Africa died this week, creating an outpouring of remembrances and recognition from friends and political counter-parts alike recognizing his influential work and legacy. Kader Asmal served as South Africa’s [...]
The world’s potentially largest chemistry experiment is underway with school groups across the gloabe testing the acidity of water in local rivers and lakes as a part of the International Year of Chemistry 2011. The International Union of Pure and [...]
One Oceanographer has made saving the oceans a priority, and hopes others will do the same. Sylvia Earle, nicknamed “Her Deepness” by some publications, launched the Mission Blue Foundation in an effort to protect the ocean by designating protected areas [...]
A new public awareness video from News 9 in India emphasizes the importance of saving water in a unique way. In the 40 second clip, a monkey eyes a running faucet in a busy square and turns it off after [...]
Water rates increased by an average of 9.4 percent for residential consumers in 30 U.S. metropolitan areas, according to an article by Circle of Blue. The average was taken from medium level water consumers (approximately 100 g/day/person) in the 20 [...]
The UK announced further plans to develop the world’s first Green Investment Bank specializing in renewable energies for the country last week. The Bank is expected to be operating in April 2012, according to a high ranking British official. This [...]
Water industry leader Veolia and the Global Water Intelligence publication created a great website- growingblue.com- highlighting the relationship between water and growth, plus exploring the potential impacts current human actions have on our future. The site describes its purpose as [...]