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It’s World Water Monitoring Day

Posted by plantitfilm on Monday, 19 September 2011 in Water Conservation

Today is World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD), an international event that raises awareness about the importance of protecting the valuable water resources around the world. Many people are unaware of the impact their daily decisions have on the quality of water. Because humans and other fo...

The Water-Energy Nexus: Connecting energy production to water use

Posted by peter.gephart@gmail.com on Wednesday, 03 August 2011 in Water Conservation

The water-energy nexus is a critical aspect of sustainability that must be understood. Energy production requires water, and when energy is saved, so is water. A 2006 report released by the U.S. Department of Energy stated that 39 percent of total freshwater withdrawals in the U.S. were for energy p...

Why The Colorado River Stopped Flowing

Posted by lillianbarbeito on Saturday, 16 July 2011 in Water Conservation

Known by some as "America's Nile," the Colorado River stretches about 1,450 miles across seven states and two countries — and photographer Peter McBride has traveled the entire thing, shooting photos for his new book, The Colorado River: Flowing Through Conflict. McBride explains the conflict in an...

Pete McBride next to an abandoned fishing boat on the dried up Colorado River delta in Mexico.

How Much Water Is There On Earth?

Posted by grant on Thursday, 23 June 2011 in Water Conservation

Magellan Would Be Shocked Water feels good when we're thirsty, cools us when we're hot, looks great in a pond, a lake, a cloud. Because we ourselves are two-thirds water, we like the stuff, we're drawn to it. We search the universe looking for signs of water and when we look back at our planet, we ...

When The Water Ends: Africa’s Climate Conflicts

Posted by amir on Tuesday, 26 April 2011 in Water Conservation

For thousands of years, nomadic herdsmen have roamed the harsh, semi-arid lowlands that stretch across 80 percent of Kenya and 60 percent of Ethiopia. Descendants of the oldest tribal societies in the world, they survive thanks to the animals they raise and the crops they grow, their travels determi...

Water is Essential to Life. Participate in World Water Day

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 19 March 2011 in Water Conservation

What is the one natural substance that is MOST vital to life on Earth? Water. Without water, life is impossible for most creatures and plants. Clean water is essential to life, and as the Earth’s population grows, water is becoming more and more a limiting factor to human life. Concentrating ...

Could you give up washing?

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 03 November 2010 in Water Conservation

If you are reading this article over breakfast, the chances are you have recently stepped into the shower, lathered up your hair and torso, rinsed off, towelled and blow-dried, before dousing your armpits with deodorant, and wafting on a fog of perfume or aftershave. Then ...

Water Scarcity in American Southwest Gets Serious

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 23 October 2010 in Water Conservation

Water scarcity has always been a problem in the southwestern desert, with practically everyone relying on one river, the Colorado, to quench their thirst and the thirst of their crops. Increased water demands coupled with a long protracted drought in the Upper Colorado River Basin has created a pote...

Obama sets plan for oceans, Great Lakes

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 22 July 2010 in Water Conservation

As his administration contends with the BP Plc oil spill, Obama was to sign an executive order creating a single National Ocean Council to make sense of the huge number of rules from different agencies on the use of U.S. coastal waters and the Great Lakes. The plan, the final recommendation...

DiCaprio Launches Tiger Protection Charity

Posted by plantitfilm on Wednesday, 26 May 2010 in Water Conservation

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has launched an organization to help protect endangered tigers. The Titanic star has joined forces with the World Wildlife Fund to create Save Tigers Now, with the aim of raising $20 million (£13 million) for the cause. DiCaprio, who is currently in Asia learning about the ...

World Water Day 2010

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 21 March 2010 in Water Conservation

By David Bois World Water Day 2010: Everything You Need to Know the annual UN-sponsored focus on the technical, social, and political challenges and opportunities relating to the world's supply of fresh water. We rarely give clean water and sanitation a second thought, mostly because our water de...

Hey! Tanks L.A teaches Green Ambassadors how to store rainwater!

Posted by ep-admin on Tuesday, 07 April 2009 in Water Conservation

Catching rainwater has never been easier. Hey! Tanks L.A focuses on the practice of catching and collecting rainwater for irrigation and any other household purposes. Hey! Tanks L.A just visited Environmental Charter High School to demonstrate to Green Ambassadors how to install your own rainwater ...