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Water Supply in CA Town Contaminated with Toxic Chemical Used to Make Explosives

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Water Supply in CA Town Contaminated with Toxic Chemical Used to Make Explosives

Photo: Bobak Ha’Eri , Wikipedia, CC The vast majority of the time, tap water is your best bet for clean, cheap water in the US. Not so in Barstow, CA. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently declared a state of emergency in San Bernadino County when it was discovered that the water supply was contaminated with the toxic chemical perchlorate. Perchlorate is commonly used to make explosives and rocket fuel. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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How California Can Save 1 Million Acre-Feet of Water On The Cheap

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via PhillipC The Pacific Institute has released a new report titled “California’s Next Million Acre-Feet: Saving Water, Energy and Money that outlines the steps the state can take to come up with its next one million acre-feet of water. All of it would be relatively easy and a whole lot cheaper than trying to drum up even more fresh water out of a dried-out state — even cheaper than surface storage projects. The steps all involve existing technology and a l… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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21% of Africa’s Freshwater Species Threatened With Extinction (Pics)

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via ICUN According to a new report from The International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN), a 5-year study involving 200 scientists has found that the flora and fauna of Africa’s freshwater ways are threatened with extinction thanks to four main factors: agriculture, water abstraction, dams and invasive species. In all, 21% of the freshwater species are at risk, a huge number that turns right around to threaten the culprits — the livelihoods of millions of humans are put at risk with such a loss. Despite the dire news, the report… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Sewage As Hurricane Protection? New Orleans Could Use It To Regrow Wetlands

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image via National Geographic What Hurricane Katrina and many other hurricanes have told us is that wetlands are on the coastlines for a reason — they act as a vital buffer protecting land from storms coming in from offshore. The fact that wetlands in the south have been developed or otherwise ruined has been a contributor to the amount of destruction a hurricane can cause. New Orleans recognizes that it needs to build up that buffer once again, and researchers think partially treated sewage will do the trick. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Higher Water Shortage Risks in One Third of US Counties Due to Climate Change: NRDC Report

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

image: NRDC A new report from the National Resources Defense Council paints a really dry and thirsty picture in a world warmed by climate change: More than 1100 counties in the United States face higher risks of water shortages by 2050, with more than 400 of these placed at extremely high risk. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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How Desalinization Works

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via Reiner Schubert As our global water crisis persists, we’re hearing more and more about the use of desalination as a viable source of drinking water. Desalination used to be written off as an energy-intensive way to separate salt from water, used on ships as the only option for supplying fresh water, or for communities in the Middle East where both seawater and fossil fuels are plentiful. However, with new technologies reducing both the energy requirements and environmental impacts of desalination plants, and with ever greater demand for di… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Battle Over Nile River Ownership Threatens One of World’s Largest Wetlands

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo by Michael Gwyther-Jones When we think of the Nile river, we think of Egypt, but for African countries upriver, ownership of the Nile is under hot contention . The river flows through 10 nations from its headwaters in Ethiopia to the Mediterranean, but historically only Egypt and the Sudan have rights to the water. Nations now speaking out include Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda, who have signed a treaty that will secure rights to the w… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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San Jose, CA Considers Privatizing Municipal Water to Bail Out Budget

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via Alex E. Proimos San Jose, California is having a lot of trouble closing its budget deficit. After cutting back on public benefits like library hours and reducing pay for city workers, it is now looking at selling municipal water to a private corporation for a gain of around $50 million. Mayor Chuck Reed told Mercury News, “I’m trying to be creative about balancing the budget. This is an obvious potential source of money, and I have to look at it seriously… I’d like to put it up on eBay and see what we can get.”… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Monterey, California Switching to Sea As Primary Water Source

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via foxypar4 In the face of an increasing water shortage, last November state regulators told Monterey County to curb its withdrawals from the Carmel River, the current main water source, by 70% by 2016. With no where else to turn for water, the county is turning its eyes to the ocean, and launching an enormous desalination project to provide water to about 100,000 customers. It’s controversial, but some argue desalination is the only choice the penninsula has for finding water outside of the Carmel River. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Desalination Spending to Double, with United States Among Top 5 Markets

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via Jaymi Heimbuch Desalination is the process of purifying salt or brackish water into fresh water. While it has primarily been an energy intensive process that is used as a last resort for generating water in areas like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the technology has continually advanced and we’re seeing more energy efficient — and therefore cheaper — possibilities for using desalination as a significant source for water. New research shows that over the next six years, spending on desalination will double, and the United States will be a… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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