Water In The News and Other Resources

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		Failure to meet United Nations sanitation target could affect millions of the world's poorest The United Nations established the Target 10 initiative, which aims to halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation by 2015..... Sept. 11 , '08 Bio-Medicine
		Planet Earth Hung Out to Dry Like kudzu and other invasive species, the overgrowth of humans on Earth is a fundamental imbalance that is disrupting long-established physical and biological systems everywhere.... Aug 7 , '08 On A Ledge
		Is Florida the Sunset State? Water, Water, Everywhere... Florida's leaders believed that if they could just drain the swamp, they could turn a peninsular wasteland into a recreational, agricultural and residential paradise. They failed catastrophically... July 10, '08 Time Magazine
		U.S. faces era of water scarcity Just as diminishing supplies of oil and natural gas are wrenching the economy and producing changes in lifestyles built on the principle of plenty, states and communities across the country are confronting another significant impediment to the American way of life: increased competition for scarce water... July 9, '08 Circle of Blue
		Present U.S. water usage unsustainable: an interview with Dr. Peter Gleick We now see growing water shortages not just in places that we used to think were dry, but in places that we used to think were wet. We’re ignoring the way we use water... July 8, '08 Circle of Blue
		Sanitation 'crucial' for tackling water-borne disease Effective and affordable interventions that provide the global population with access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation are needed if water-borne diseases are ever to be controlled... July 2, '08 Environmental News Network
		Weather reports are missing the story The floodwaters are rising, swamping cities, breaching levees. Tens of thousands are displaced. Many are dead. No, I am not talking about Hurricane Katrina, but about the Midwest United States... June 19, '08 Democracy Now
		Life, Liberty, Water by Maude Barlow As climate change and worldwide shortages loom, will people fight over water or join together to protect it? A global water justice movement is demanding a change in international law to ensure the universal right to clean water for all. May, '08 Yes Magazine
		Town in the Andes face crisis as glaciers melt An abandoned alpine lodge is all that remains of Bolivia's renowned Chacaltaya ski resort, the world's highest at 17,388 feet above sea level. Today, the expansive 150-foot thick glacier, which once attracted thousands of tourists, has been reduced to a lone patch of ice about 9-feet deep, visited only by gawkers and concerned scientists. April 24, '08 San Francisco Chronicle
		Blood and water fuel Maasai warriors' marathon They survive on fresh blood drained from the neck of a living cow, they often run for days and nights on end to find water and their shoes are made from car tires cut up and strapped to their feet. April 8, '08 Reuters
		Drugs found in drinking water A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows. March 11, '08 AP: USA Today

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