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Mississippi Claims Memphis is Stealing its Groundwater, Supreme Court to Decide
Mississippi Claims Memphis is Stealing its Groundwater, Supreme Court to Decide A long standing battle between states over water rights is headed to the Supreme Court. The battle over water rights is heating up. Please consider the State of Mississippi v. City of Memphis and Memphis Light, Gas, and Water now on the Supreme Court Docket. Mississippi’s […]
Hundreds Arrested at Line 3 ‘Treaty People Gathering.’ Water Protectors Vow To Continue Until the Pipeline is Canceled
Hundreds Arrested at Line 3 ‘Treaty People Gathering.’ Water Protectors Vow To Continue Until the Pipeline is Canceled Indigenous activists in Northern Minnesota occupied sites of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline, seeking to disrupt construction. The action puts national attention on an issue that President Biden has tried to ignore. Water protectors are seeking to stop […]
Ranchers Sell Off Cattle And Farmers Idle Hundreds Of Thousands Of Acres As America’s Drought Emergency Escalates
Ranchers Sell Off Cattle And Farmers Idle Hundreds Of Thousands Of Acres As America’s Drought Emergency Escalates In my entire lifetime, this is the worst that drought conditions have ever been in the western half of the country. During the past 20 years, the amount of territory in the West considered to be suffering from […]
“Water, water, everywhere…
“Water, water, everywhere… Did it rain enough last night to water your garden? Have you started running the sprinklers and aren’t sure if they’re running enough? Perhaps you’re not sure that new drip system you installed is doing its job. Or maybe you just want to be more efficient and careful with your water use. […]
Worst Drought in 91 Years Turns Brazil Into Hot Spot for LNG
Worst Drought in 91 Years Turns Brazil Into Hot Spot for LNG State-run oil company is seeking liquefied natural gas cargoes Water crisis curbs hydropower supplies across South America Brazil’s worst water crisis in almost a century is turning Latin America’s biggest economy into a hot spot for liquefied natural gas. As hydropower output declines, […]
Not just another drought: The American West moves from dry to bone dry
Not just another drought: The American West moves from dry to bone dry The American West is having a drought. So, what else is new? And, that’s just the point. The American West has been in an extended drought since 2000, so far the second worst in the last 1200 years. Here is the key […]
California declares drought emergency across vast swath of state
California declares drought emergency across vast swath of state Majority of counties now under emergency declaration as California faces extensive dry spell and dwindling water supply Houseboats are dwarfed by the steep banks of Lake Oroville last month in Oroville, California. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images California has expanded a drought emergency declaration to a large swath of the […]
Wildfires Are Contaminating Drinking Water Systems, and It’s More Widespread Than People Realize
Wildfires Are Contaminating Drinking Water Systems, and It’s More Widespread Than People Realize Fire in one part of a community can contaminate the water system used by other residents, as Santa Rosa, California, discovered after the Tubbs Fire. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images More than 58,000 fires scorched the United States last year, and 2021 is on […]
Next on the List of American Catastrophes? A Western Megadrought
Next on the List of American Catastrophes? A Western Megadrought I’ve written many articles for The Organic Prepper about the coming food shortages. Not just in the United States but all across the world. Food isn’t the only thing that is soon going to be in short supply. Fresh, clean water appears to be one of the prime shortages facing […]
The real value of water
The real value of water Valuing Water is the theme of the 29th World Water Day this year. Valuing Water and Enabling Change also happened to be the theme of the Annual Report of the World Economic Forum’s 2030 Water Resources Group (now hosted by the World Bank) last year. Clearly, no one who ever had to go without a glass of water for […]
As temps rise, so do water protector arrests
As temps rise, so do water protector arrests AITKIN COUNTY, Minn. — Spring is bringing the heat to opponents of the Enbridge Line 3 tar-sands oil pipeline, as levels of arrests and citations for demonstrations against the private Canadian infrastructure project rise faster than at any time since construction began on it in December. The […]
Water is Life. Can We Protect It?
The Lempa River, whose watershed provides water for half of El Salvador (Shutterstock) WATER IS LIFE. CAN WE PROTECT IT? Americans will have to fight hard to protect their water from corporate greed. They can learn a lot from El Salvador. From West Texas to Jackson, Mississippi, tens of millions of people struggled through late winter […]
David Schindler, the Scientific Giant Who Defended Fresh Water
David Schindler, the Scientific Giant Who Defended Fresh Water Among the world’s greatest ecologists, his boreal research has touched all of our lives. David Schindler was among ‘the most important and effective ecologists and environmental scientists in history, not just in Canada. I’d like to think Canadians will understand and recognize that,’ says his colleague Bill […]
The Temporary Collapse Of Texas Is Foreshadowing The Total Collapse Of The United States
The Temporary Collapse Of Texas Is Foreshadowing The Total Collapse Of The United States We are getting a very short preview of what will eventually happen to the United States as a whole. America’s infrastructure is aging and crumbling. Our power grids were never intended to support so many people, our water systems are a […]
