Water

Protecting it from overuse, pollution, and privatization.

Changing with the Climate

by Richard Conlin

posted Feb 07, 2011

In Seattle, how changes in policy help prepare for changes in climate.

What Lies Beneath

posted Feb 01, 2011

Video: The Census of Marine Life reveals more than 6,000 potentially new species living in our oceans.

Visual Learning: Sacred Water

posted Dec 22, 2010

With this YES! lesson plan, try to truly understand an image, its message, and why it’s interesting (or not). In this case it's all about water.

Restaurants, Counties, Colleges Promote Tap Water

by Tiffany Ran

posted Nov 14, 2010

Tap into the movement that is doing away with bottled water.

Advice for Water Warriors

by Maude Barlow

posted Nov 08, 2010

Maude Barlow on how to move the water justice movement forward.

Pennsylvania Township Declares Freedom from Fracking

by Mari Margil, Ben Price

posted Oct 27, 2010

Licking, Pennsylvania defies state law by banning corporations from dumping fracking wastewater.

U.N. Vote on Water, Sanitation Rights

by Daniel Moss

posted Sep 09, 2010

The resolution to act on the world's "most violated human right."

Gulf Fishermen Protest Re-opening of Fishing Grounds

by Sue Sturgis

posted Aug 18, 2010

Those who know the Gulf best say seafood still isn’t safe following BP’s oil disaster.

The Fight Against Fracking

by Maura Stephens

posted Aug 13, 2010

How New Yorkers won a moratorium on a drilling practice that threatens their lives, homes, and water.

Curriculum & Resources: Water

posted Aug 01, 2010

Measure your water footprint with H2O Conserve's easy-to-use calculator, and wrap your head around the impact of the BP oil spill using this trio of classroom resources.

YES! Recommends: Water Environment Federation

posted Aug 01, 2010

The Water Environment Federation offers communities and students a myriad of learning opportunities to protect and preserve the Earth's water resources.

At Last, a Human Right to Water

by Daniel Moss

posted Jul 30, 2010

Good news for thirsty people around the globe: The UN affirms the right to safe and clean drinking water.

Water for Energy Is a Waste

by Ashlee Green

posted Jun 30, 2010

Power plants suck more water out of the nation’s watersheds than any other single user—more than 40 percent.

Dry Run: Bostonians Learn to Appreciate Clean Water

by Chuck Collins

posted Jun 01, 2010

On May 1st, Bostonians got a remarkable glimpse of our water commons and how we might respond to future disruptions.

Western Showdown: Saving the Klamath

by Alice Outwater

posted May 27, 2010

How the tribes of the Klamath River stood up for the salmon—and won.