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The Big Promise of the Small
by Carolyn McConnellposted Dec 31, 2003
- How a Namibian beetle, drip irrigation, clay pots and a child's seesaw help overcome water scarcity
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The Lake And the 'hood
by Jane Braxton Littleposted Dec 31, 2003 - Mono Lake activists fought a 16-year David-versus-Goliath battle against the city's Department of Water and Power (DWP) to stop water diversions to Los Angeles. Yet the rural community and the city have emerged from the fray as watershed partners.
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Global Warming Costs Mount
by Krista Camenzindposted Dec 31, 2003
- Hottest September Worldwide, insurance costs of climate change, Global Warming Costs Mount by Krista Camenzind
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A Watershed Runs Through You
by Freeman Houseposted Dec 31, 2003 - The struggle to bring back endangered salmon draws one community into a new commitment to the well-being of its watershed
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A Canoe In Singing Waters
by Elizabeth Grossmanposted Dec 31, 2003 - A Canoe in Singing Waters by Elizabeth Grossman, dam removal in Wisconsin
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Young People And Their Watershed
by Diane Galushaposted Dec 31, 2003
- Catskill Watershed Corporation funds a student project to prevent erosion and preserve water quality
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Discussion Guide: Whose Water?
posted Dec 31, 2003 - Like oil, water scarcity lies at the heart of many of the world’s worst conflicts, and, as they once looked at oil, the world’s corporations see water as the next great commodity for their profit. But is there a different path, a way to share water, fostering abundance rather than exploiting scarcity?
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Karen Charman: A Sewer Becomes a Water Park
by Karen Charmanposted Dec 31, 2003
- A floating ecological living machine--a gorgeous botanical garden--is restoring open sewage canals in Fuzhou, China
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The Battle For Water
by Tony Clarke, Maude Barlowposted Dec 31, 2003 - Waste, pollution, population growth, global trade rules, and now privatization are threatening billions of people with water scarcity. How can we reclaim water for all life?
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How Can Soil Clean Water?
by Paul Mankiewiczposted Dec 31, 2003
- Soil is the key to pure water. It works as a physical strainer, renovator, and a recycler of all wastewater passing through it.
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Thinking Outside the House: Draught-proof Gardens
by Krista Camenzindposted Dec 31, 2003
- Your lawn and garden can be both beautiful and water efficient. Xeriscaping is the creative use of native plants that are beautiful, drought-tolerant, and sustainable.
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Bringing Back Desert Springs
by Gary Nabhanposted Dec 31, 2003
- The Hopi people of the Black Mesa region know how to farm and thrive in the desert Southwest. But a giant coal company is draining the aquifer that feeds their sacred springs and makes their livelihood possible.
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Tapwater Takeover
by Carolyn McConnellposted Dec 31, 2003
- Pit a global conglomerate with revenues of over $52 billion a year, intent on swallowing up utility companies on every continent, against a California community of 4,900 people. Who would you bet on?
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When Youth Lead
by Elise Miller, Jon Sharpeposted Mar 31, 2003
- Teens in a conservative agricultural town discover dangers that others had tried to ignore
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From Silent Spring To Scientific Revolution
by John Peterson Myersposted Mar 31, 2003
- Endocrine disruption, effects of chemicals on health. "Our Stolen Future"
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