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World Water Week Begins in Stockholm Sweden
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by Vinny | August 18, 2008 at 12:48 pm
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STOCKHOLM (AFP) - A week-long conference on the impact of lacking water resources around the world began in Stockholm Monday with calls for radical changes in behaviour and mentality when it comes to water usage. "We've had a luxurious lifestyle during the last 25 years, not caring at all about the environment. It's necessary to change the way people consume, buy, eat," said British professor John Anthony Allan, winner of the 2008 Stockholm Water Prize. The annual World Water Week, which has gathered some 2,500 experts in the Swedish capital, is focused this year on how lacking water supply impacts sanitation and hygiene.
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at 13:38 on August 18th, 2008
Vinny, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 13:43 on August 18th, 2008
Thanks for the flag Rhonda, and thank you staff for removing the earlier junk comment.
at 13:43 on August 18th, 2008
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at 14:07 on August 18th, 2008
You are very welcome, Vinny. Thank you!
at 15:37 on August 18th, 2008
Vinny, I like this story. It's good stuff. That'll make all the Groundskeeper Willy's happy, if people started cleaning up their own backyards,
at 15:50 on August 18th, 2008
Thanks Barry, I must be getting a bit slow I had no idea who Groundskeeper Willy is and had to do a Google search before I realized he's the guy from the Simpsons!
Groundskeeper Willy, originally uploaded by Greenery.
at 17:08 on August 18th, 2008
Vinny, I like this story. It's good stuff.
This will be a good story to follow.
at 19:52 on August 18th, 2008
Vinny, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 04:15 on August 19th, 2008
Thanks for the flags Amy and Emilio.
at 04:22 on August 19th, 2008
Vinny, I like this story. It's good stuff.
http://www.nowpublic.com/health/water-kills-oms-who-new-study-drinking-water-published
at 05:55 on August 19th, 2008
Thanks for the link and flag Paschen.
at 10:46 on August 19th, 2008
I shot this panorama in Jaguara Power Station, Brazil. The view is of the dam formed by Rio Grande. This power station was built during the decades of 60 and 70, when the idea of ecological preservation were not diffused. It's big fail is not have a stair for fishes, what stops the ascent of several species for spawns in the head of the river.
At the present the state-owned company (CEMIG) that controls this power station promotes constant activities that are going to populate the dam with the species that don't conclude the ascent for spawns.
This what I see and know. Sorry by my poor english.
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