ProFile/ Delivering The Waters Of Life
Scott Harrison is a man on a mission to quench the thirst of a dry world. His goal... to bring clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. His organization, charity:water, gives 100% of the money raised to direct project costs, funding sustainable clean water solutions in areas of greatest need. Sponsors include actor Hugh Jackman, who has recently donated $50,000 to the cause. We caught up with the hard charging water man long enough to ask him 20 questions. For the answers, read on!
WorldCrisis/ Water Policy For The USA
Throughout his career, Jim Thebaut has written, produced, and directed an array of prominent socially significant productions accompanied by gripping on-camera interviews for his documentary projects.
In this short essay, Thebaut addresses the need for a comprehensive water policy for the USA. It is a multi-faceted approach to a problem that cannot be solved with a single silver bullet. So read on, learn more - and don’t leave the tap running. Read more...
WorldTraveler/ Water, Water, Where?
We recently had the chance to ask world traveller Vicki Masters about life in Namibia, one of the driest countries on earth. Vicki recently visited the country for a year, volunteering her time with the VSO, helping to carry out activities to tackle poverty more effectively and efficiently. This is what she had to report. Read more...
WaterMagazine
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Watch the slide show below... and then ask yourself “why would anyone want to drink this stuff?”
Water Quiz
Source: science.howstuffworks.com
Water is quite arguably the most important substance on Earth. But how much do you really know about this vital element? Click this link and put your water knowledge to the test.
Why can't we manufacture water?
A 2006 United Nations report estimated that as much as 20 percent of the world's population doesn't have access to clean drinking water [source: BBC]. This leads us to wonder: If we need it so badly, why can't we just make it? Read the article by Josh Clark
Urban Waterways
Source: http://www.circleofblue.org
Among the losers of the great 20th-century urbanization were the rivers and streams in cities around the world, soon to be sharing their space with millions of new people. Pushed underground and padded with concrete to make way for elevated expressways and commercial foundations, their flows were often reduced to a trickle — their existence all but forgotten as city populations swelled and skyscrapers rose just feet above them.
Now, a worldwide effort aims to restore these hidden waterways, providing new green space in some of the largest cities on the planet. For details, click here...
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