You’ve heard of carbon footprints, right? You may even have calculated your own? But what about your water footprint? Have you ever considered how much ‘hidden’ water it takes to make your cup of coffee in the morning or indeed the tomato in your sandwich?
… Water, water everywhere? Phil Moore | 28th August 2008 News Water WWF World Water Week Water Footprint Fresh Water …
The privatisation of global water services means billion-dollar profits for corporations and pollution, disconnection and soaring prices for consumers
… The privatisation of water Jon Luoma | 1st March 2004 News Water Pollution Corporations Privatisation Bottled Water Human Rights Violations Fresh Water …
March 22nd in World Water Day, an UN initiative to draw attention to the dreadful conditions in which many millions of the world's citizens draw their water. Maggie King reports
… Water, water, nowhere... Maggie King | 22nd March 2007 News World Water Day Water Shortage Drought Pollution Agribusiness …
Following a series of disastrous failures in India, one of Coca-Cola's most important markets, the company is desperate to rebuild its reputation by claiming 'water neutrality'. But the idea is absurd, writes Amit Srivastava, and does nothing to benefit the communities that suffer from the depleted aquifers it pumps from.
… mind the greenwash - Coca Cola can never be 'water neutral' Amit Srivastava | 25th August 2015 Comment Water India Corporations Society … to rebuild its reputation by claiming 'water neutrality'. But the idea is absurd, …
The US's 'dash to frack' for oil or gas, which has transformed the country's energy market, is seriously depleting and contaminating aquifers and surface water supplies, writes Valerie Brown. The choice facing America is plain - energy, or water?
… Fracking boom depletes, pollutes US water supplies Valerie Brown | 20th June 2013 News Water USA Fracking Pollution Waste … and contaminating aquifers and surface water supplies, writes Valerie Brown. The …
During the past decade or so, international trade agreements have been dramatically expanded to encompass affairs that had always previously been strictly matters of domestic concern.
… A thirst for control: water privatisation The Ecologist | 1st March 2004 News Water Privatisation Water Bills Public Health Privatisation …
As well as being masters of water engineering, the Romans also engaged in a long distance trade in water across the Mediterranean - embodied in grain, oil, wine, cloth, metals and other goods. They also discovered the food-water-energy nexus - and not in a good way. We need to heed the warnings from Roman history.
… The food-water-energy nexus defeated the Romans. It … Bridge | 13th December 2014 Comment History Water Food Energy Society … As well as being masters of water engineering, the Romans also engaged in a long distance trade in water across the Mediterranean - embodied in …
Detroit is shutting off water to 40% of residents to prepare the water system for a corporate buyout, writes Justin Wedes. Residents are organizing to resist the water shuttoffs, anti-democratic rule and the demands of Wall Street - but they need our help!
… must support Detroit's fight for the right to water Justin Wedes | 4th July 2014 Comment USA Human Rights Society Water Politics Finance nicole-cut.jpg Detroit is shutting off water to 40% of residents to prepare the water …
How the Colombian capital Bogotá defied the World Bank and the multinationals, refused to privatise and turned its water services into the best in the country
… Bogotá's fight for public water Maria Teresa Ronderos | 1st March 2004 … News Colombia Bogotá World Bank Privatise Water Se Privatisation Society How the … refused to privatise and turned its water services into the best in the country …
The Flint water crisis exposes like nothing else the toxic cynicism of America's ruling class, writes Jesse Jackson. In their privileged view, the victims of the lead poisoning are disposable 'unpersons' that matter less than General Motors' auto parts. But now they, and their peers in other poisoned communities, are fighting back.
… What's more corrosive than Flint's water? The cynicism of the powerful Jesse Jackson | 11th February 2016 Comment Water Pollution Society Politics lake-huron-cut.jpg The Flint water crisis exposes like nothing else the …
On January 9 thousands of gallons of a toxic chemical used to produce “clean coal”, spilled into Elk River, leaving 300,000 with no water supply. Trish Kahle asks - how could this happen?
… News Coal Fossil Fuels USA Energy Society wva-water-distribution.png On January 9 thousands … into Elk River, leaving 300,000 with no water supply. Trish Kahle asks - how could … economic development - and you learn that the water piped into your home has been poisoned …
In the first of a series of four blogs Clare Kendall examines the interactions between the boat dweller and the substance that keeps them afloat.....
… has forced many hundreds more onto the waterways of Britain and Ireland. Much has … why. Let’s start with an obvious subject, water. Water is actually free for boat users. Boat …
Eifion Rees finds out that the golfing world’s eco credentials are simply full of holes.
… Eifion Rees | 24th July 2008 News Golf Sport Water Environment Water Green Living Society golflg.jpg Eifion … fairway, carefully manicured rough, trees and water features. The sprinklers are on in the …
The Tea Party of Miami put up a convincing demo last week to oppose a 'land grab' that would see 46,000 acres of sugar farm land restored for Everglades conservation. Just one problem - the 'protestors' were actors each being paid $75 for the two-hour shift.
… News Farming Politics USA Pollution Waste Water big-suar-protest.jpg The Tea Party of … $75 for the two-hour shift. South Florida Water Management District had a meeting last … and remediate seriously contaminated run-off water from sugar farms, and so keep the …
Some 245 Indian villages are in the middle of being destroyed by a $7 billion dam project that will consume more energy than it provides and has even been condemned by its World Bank sponsors.
… sturdy central wooden beams poking out of the water. Next to Katrikaki’s old home, in a … faces. It was only two weeks earlier that the water level in the reservoir had risen and … who had released over 150,000 cusecs of water from the upstream Tawa dam over the last …
As water shortages, and water prices, rocket farmers are leaving fields fallow to sell the irrigation water to cities where it is illegal for restaurants to give customers water unless they ask for it.
… Californian farmers abandon crops to sell water 28th January 2008 News California Water Shortage Farming Drought Famine Climate … Change Society News web pic 2_212.jpg As water shortages, and water prices, rocket …
Our ageing drainage systems need to be reinvented. Instead of trying to rush water into our sewer systems we should be making use of it to reduce flooding and encourage green space
… | 7th February 2011 Comment Drains Water Buildings Drainage Society Science And … to be reinvented. Instead of trying to rush water into our sewer systems we should be … surfaces, decreasing numbers of natural water bodies such as canals and ponds, loss of …
America's coal-fired power plants produce 140 million tons of ash a year, reports Ben Whitford, most of it dumped in open storage ponds that contaminate drinking water with arsenic and heavy metals. And now Presidential candidate Jeb Bush is promising to scrap 'new and costly' (actually feeble) EPA regulations before they have even been implemented.
… open storage ponds that contaminate drinking water with arsenic and heavy metals. And now … of coal-fired energy generation, mixed with water to make it easier to pour into an … of the crude pit and entering the local groundwater. That's especially problematic in rural …
The textile industry has had a reputation for massive waste and water usage for years, but a focus on moving away from fast fashion, the textile industry could become more sustainable.
… has had a reputation for massive waste and water usage for years, but a focus on moving … and toxic dyes in manufacturing. Waste like water and damaged material is also a daily … textile industry requires large quantities of water, about 100 to 200 liters per kilogram of …
Capturing and then burying carbon dioxide deep underground in a bid to reduce emissions may lead to a contamination of water aquifers
… and storage could contaminate drinking water Tom Levitt | 12th November 2010 News CCS … emissions may lead to a contamination of water aquifers Government-supported plans to … gas emissions - could contaminate our water supplies, suggests a study. With fossil …
Your bladder's loss could be your vegetable garden's gain, since urine makes for a surprisingly good fertiliser - so why are we wasting our wee?
… Dilute one part urine to 10-15 parts water for application on plants in the growth stage. Dilute in 30-50 parts water for use on pot plants, which are much … to be negligible, especially when diluted in water. What is wee? Urine is 95 per cent …
A Greenpeace investigation has found traces of the toxin NPE in clothes made by 14 major brands. Gervase Poulden reports
… is your wardrobe poisoning the world's water supply? Gervase Poulden | 24th August … Ethical Living Fashion Greenpeace Adidas H&m Water Pollution Water Poisoning Ethical Fashion Society …
As fracking hits the headlines UK protests against the practice of blasting natural gas from shale rock are on the increase. Jan Goodey reports on the latest flashpoint in the urgent - and escalating - anti fracking battle
… fracturing) process entails blasting water, sand and a chemical cocktail at high … hazard if they contaminate aquifers and the water table. The report goes on to deal with … and exaggerated while the dangers of water contamination and air pollution are …
The World Bank’s 2008 World Development Report makes a grim prediction of what is to come:
… energy converters, require a lot of water and feed, and add to global methane … CO 2 . So much for modern efficiency. Without water, agriculture grinds to a halt. In developed countries with clean tap water widely available, it’s easy to forget …