OZONE DAMAGE SETS ARCTIC RECORD

The ozone layer has seen unprecedented damage in the Arctic this winter due to cold weather in the upper atmosphere. By the end of March, 40% of the ozone in the stratosphere had been destroyed, against a previous record of 30%. The ozone layer protects against skin...

World Water Day 2010: March 22nd

March 22nd is World Water Day 2010 While you're having a glass of water, remember that March 22nd is World Water Day. The international observance of World Water Day started at a United Nations conference in 1992....

Environmental Sustainability sounds good but is far from reality.

This is basically the letter I sent to people involved in the Copenhagen Summit. The release of garbage leachate on to the streets and lanes of North American communities has become increasingly dangerous to...

The Global Water Crisis, Untapped Resources

This paper was created by commission to be presented at the: The Fifth Global Forum on Human Settlements Water and Human Settlements in the 21st Century November 8 – 9, 2009, Wuxi, China Unseen Causes in Danger to Water, Untapped Resources for the Protection of Water...

Petition 277: Release of compactor garbage truck leachate on city

October 8, 2009 I am sending this information to you so you can understand one of the major causes of illness in North American cities and towns. In1938 we began to use compactor garbage trucks in North America. The problem is: *  These compactor garbage trucks were not...

GO GREEN by 9th Grader

Go Green              One of the oldest tributes to the Earth were found in the Indian scriptures called the Vedas. In Atharva Veda which contains 63...

Global Warming: Fact or Fiction

The jury is still out on Global warming. The differences in opinion across the Scientific community are so vast. Who do you believe. Many Scientists on both sides of the argument disagree. For Every fact a proponent has there is another  on the opposite side to oppose...

New Rice Will Increase Yields By Upto 40 Percent

A new rice plant has been developed which grows "snorkels" when exposed to floods. A paper in the journal Nature, describes how the plant elongates rapidly in response to being submerged. One of the scientists, Motoyaki Ashikari from Nagoya University in Japan, said "the...

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Kevin McMahon’s Waterlife

For every decision we make, we must consider the needs of others, and the needs of people seven generations into the future - “The Great Law” This Great Law is the message behind Gemini award-winning filmmaker...

The daily search of drinking water in Bangladesh.

Photographs of Munem Wasif can be seen on the website price Pictet. They are also exposed to the Mall Galleries in London until 21 March. Established in April 2008 by the Swiss bank Pictet & Cie and...

A Dump Site by the River

Water is essential for all dimensions of life.  Over the past few decades, use of water has increased, and in many places water availability is falling to crisis levels. More than eighty countries, with...

NOAA Launches Online Game for Students.

Alida Antonia Cornelius March 23, 2009 NOAA, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released this announcement about their new online game that encourages students to learn more about estuaries....

Environmentalists disappointed by World Water Forum

This from an edie.net story:"NGOs have lashed out at what they see as a lack of progress at the World Water Forum in Instanbul last week, saying not enough countries are signing up to an international treaty that could secure water supplies in many parts of the world. ...

Watching water for a day!

"If it's yellow, keep it mellow, If it's brown, flush it down".  William Shakespeare on how to behave in the 'water closet', 1647 - Much Ado About Nothing.Today is World Water Day.  Big Deal!  I hate...

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