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Doug Parker: The Status Of The Drought In The U.S. West | Peak Prosperity
Doug Parker: The Status Of The Drought In The U.S. West | Peak Prosperity. 2014 saw the extension of a historic drought across the US West. Croplands withered or were fully abandoned. Water rationing was enforced. Well tables dropped. The price of many vegetables and meats have skyrocketed. But the past month has seen a […]
Broken Hill’s water to run out by August 2015 amid major drought – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Broken Hill’s water to run out by August 2015 amid major drought – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Drilling work has started in Broken Hill in far west New South Wales to find an emergency water supply for the drought-stricken town. The iconic mining city is due to run out of good quality water by […]
RIGZONE – Report: Texas Could Face 2.7 Trillion Gallon Water Shortfall by 2060
RIGZONE – Report: Texas Could Face 2.7 Trillion Gallon Water Shortfall by 2060. The state of Texas could face a 2.7 trillion gallon water shortfall by 2060, according to a recent report by Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government and Public Service. To address this potential shortfall, the state should offer tax incentives to […]
The Radio Ecoshock Show: RUNNING OUT OF FUTURE
The Radio Ecoshock Show: RUNNING OUT OF FUTURE. SUMMARY: Super scientist Kevin Trenberth on why oceans now hottest in recorded history, why that can make Europe colder. Stephen Leahy: we bankrupt water supplies with consumer purchases. Rob Aldrich on a generation with Nature Deficit Disorder. Radio Ecoshock 141203 Welcome back to Radio Ecoshock. Not a week goes by without a […]
Cheers! Ontario takes action to limit water transfers within the Great Lakes basin | – Environmental Defence
Cheers! Ontario takes action to limit water transfers within the Great Lakes basin | – Environmental Defence. By Anastasia Lintner, Lintner Law and Nancy Goucher, Environmental Defence Last Thursday, the Government of Ontario filed a new regulation that, commencing on January 1, 2015, will stop diversions of water from one Great Lakes watershed to another […]
Water War Amid Brazil Drought Leads to Fight Over Puddles – Bloomberg
Water War Amid Brazil Drought Leads to Fight Over Puddles – Bloomberg. Brazil’s Jaguari reservoir has fallen to its lowest level ever, laying bare measurement posts that jut from exposed earth like a line of dominoes. The nation’s two biggest cities are fighting for what little water is left. Sao Paulo state leaders want to […]
The Unwelcome Reality For U.S. Coal Exports
The Unwelcome Reality For U.S. Coal Exports. While the oil and gas industry likes to claim that fracking is not an especially water intensive process, a new report has found that there are more than 250 wells across the country that each require anywhere from 10 to 25 million gallons of water.The American Petroleum Institutesuggests that the typical fracked […]
Monster Wells: Hundreds Of Fracking Wells Using 10-25 Million Gallons of Water Each | DeSmogBlog
Monster Wells: Hundreds Of Fracking Wells Using 10-25 Million Gallons of Water Each | DeSmogBlog. While the oil and gas industry likes to claim that fracking is not an especially water intensive process, a new report has found that there are more than 250 wells across the country that each require anywhere from 10 to 25 million gallons […]
Waking up to the Water – An ecocentric vision of human identity in the 21st Century | The Dark Mountain Project
Waking up to the Water – An ecocentric vision of human identity in the 21st Century | The Dark Mountain Project. Life is all about information. Whether you are a plant, a tree, a chimp or a human, all living things are continually influenced by information from the past. The more useful the information we […]
Back-To-The-Future Agriculture: ‘Farming Like the Earth Matters’ | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
Back-To-The-Future Agriculture: ‘Farming Like the Earth Matters’ | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community. It is easy to forget that once upon a time all agriculture was organic, grassfed, and regenerative. Seed saving, composting, fertilizing with manure, polycultures, no-till and raising livestock entirely on grass—all of which we associate today […]
Three International Water Conflicts to Watch – Geopoliticalmonitor.com
Three International Water Conflicts to Watch – Geopoliticalmonitor.com. China-India: The Brahmaputra River The Brahmaputra River is a 2,900 km river that originates in Tibet and flows through India’s Arunachal Pradesh state before merging with the Ganges and draining into the Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh. It is considered an important resource in all three countries […]
The Three Survival Essentials
The Three Survival Essentials. Feel free to use whichever of the following ideas seem right for you and ignore any that aren’t pertinent to your survival plan. Yes, I said your survival plan. The difference between a dream and a goal is a plan. It’s not a plan until you write it down. Only then […]
“It’s Very Extreme” – Drought & Drug Cartels Drain California’s Aquifers At Record Rate | Zero Hedge
“It’s Very Extreme” – Drought & Drug Cartels Drain California’s Aquifers At Record Rate | Zero Hedge. “If there’s no water for people to live, and you don’t have the basic necessities of life, your population is going to leave,” warns the emergency services manager of one California town, warning that as the drought continues (and […]
UN officials ‘shocked’ by Detroit’s mass water shutoffs | Al Jazeera America
UN officials ‘shocked’ by Detroit’s mass water shutoffs | Al Jazeera America. Surrounded by a frenzy of cameras, Detroit resident Rochelle McCaskill explained her predicament to a team of United Nations officials on Sunday: The numbers simply didn’t add up. Out of her $672 monthly disability check, McCaskill spends $600 rent, she said, leaving her […]
