Monthly Archives: November 2010

Water emergency declared in Calif. city – green – TODAYshow.com

Water emergency declared in Calif. city – green – TODAYshow.com via Water emergency declared in Calif. city – green – TODAYshow.com. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Saturday in Barstow after samples of the city’s water supply were … Continue reading

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Officials: Don\’t drink the water in Barstow

Officials: Don\’t drink the water in Barstow via Officials: Don\’t drink the water in Barstow. Don’t drink the water. That’s the warning for Barstow residents after a chemical used in rocket fuel and defense manufacturing was found in samples of … Continue reading

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World Environment News – Arid Israel Recycles Waste Water On Grand Scale – Planet Ark

World Environment News – Arid Israel Recycles Waste Water On Grand Scale – Planet Ark via World Environment News – Arid Israel Recycles Waste Water On Grand Scale – Planet Ark. Thirty years ago, Israeli farmers faced a daunting choice … Continue reading

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Key economies of Australia, India, China and USA at ‘high risk’ from water stress

Key economies of Australia, India, China and USA at ‘high risk’ from water stress via Maplecroft | Home | About Maplecroft | Media Room | News. Middle East and North Africa most at risk 11/11/2010 The major industrial economies of … Continue reading

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Japan, Singapore to start used water treatment research – Channel NewsAsia

Japan, Singapore to start used water treatment research – Channel NewsAsia via Japan, Singapore to start used water treatment research – Channel NewsAsia. SINGAPORE: National water agency PUB and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (Nedo) of Japan … Continue reading

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WEF India: Thirst for water | beyondbrics: News and views on emerging markets | FT.com

WEF India: Thirst for water | beyondbrics: News and views on emerging markets | FT.com via WEF India: Thirst for water | beyondbrics: News and views on emerging markets | FT.com. EmailSharePrint Back to the beyondbrics homepage WEF India: Thirst … Continue reading

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Radioactive Material Leaks Into Mohawk River – NYTimes.com

Radioactive Material Leaks Into Mohawk River – NYTimes.com via Radioactive Material Leaks Into Mohawk River – NYTimes.com. WASHINGTON — Several hundred gallons of water contaminated with radioactive materials from a 1950s nuclear research site spilled into the Mohawk River near … Continue reading

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Drugs in Our Drinking Water: An Update – Water Matters – State of the Planet

Drugs in Our Drinking Water: An Update – Water Matters – State of the Planet via Drugs in Our Drinking Water: An Update – Water Matters – State of the Planet. The 2008 Associated Press report that drugs had been … Continue reading

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Private equity sees buckets of money in water buys | Reuters

Private equity sees buckets of money in water buys | Reuters via Private equity sees buckets of money in water buys | Reuters.     Asked at an agriculture investing conference whether it is possible to make money from water, typically … Continue reading

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New York City Issues Water Warning For Lead

New York City Issues Water Warning For Lead New York City has warned residents about lead found in the tap water of older homes, but officials stress the contamination is not in the city’s reservoir system; it’s in the plumbing … Continue reading

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