Water Scarcity

Nation’s Water Supply Disappearing With Obama’s Blessing

Shocking statistics surfacing about record busting, low water levels in America’s Great Lakes make no mention of the sale of fresh water supplies by private companies to China, or of President Obama’s executive order and the legal loophole allowing these sales.  “Two of the Great Lakes have hit their lowest water levels EVER RECORDED,” the US Army Corps of Engineers reported early this year. Corps measurements taken in January of 2013 “show Lake Huron and Lake Michigan have reached their lowest ...[READ MORE]

"Taste The Waste of Water" Documentary Launched at World Water Week

Taste The Waste of Water Documentary Launched at World Water Week "Producing 1 single hamburger uses up 2,400 liters of water; If we cut our food waste by half it would have the same effect on global warming as taking half the cars off our roads". The short documentary "Taste the Waste of Water" was launched  at the World Water Week to highlight the issue of water and food waste. The short film is produced by the award-winning filmmaker Valentin  Thurn, Schnittstelle, THURN GbR, Germany for ...[READ MORE]

Scientists Warn Water Shortages Could Force World Into Vegetarianism

Scientists Warn Water Shortages Could Force World Into Vegetarianism Leading water scientists have issued one of the sternest warnings yet about global food supplies, saying that the world's population may have to switch almost completely to a vegetarian diet over the next 40 years to avoid catastrophic shortages. Humans derive about 20% of their protein from animal-based products now, but this may need to drop to just 5% to feed the extra 2 billion people expected to be alive by 2050, ...[READ MORE]

12 Simple Things You Can Do To Reduce Water Pollution

12 Simple Things You Can Do To Reduce Water Pollution Dirty water is the world's biggest health risk, and continues to threaten both quality of life and public health in the United States. When water from rain and melting snow runs off roofs and roads into our rivers, it picks up toxic chemicals, dirt, trash and disease-carrying organisms along the way. Many of our water resources also lack basic protections, making them vulnerable to pollution from factory farms, industrial plants, and ...[READ MORE]

@katiecouric Taps Into the Bottled Water Debate with Joe Doss and Stephanie Soechtig – Couric & Co. – CBS News

@katiecouric Taps Into the Bottled Water Debate with Joe Doss and Stephanie Soechtig - Couric & Co. - CBS News