NewsRack: flenvcenter/Water_Independent/Resource-Management/Irrigation

Aquifers in US Depleting, Contributing to Sea-Level Rise - Environmental News Network

Allison Winter, ENN — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The High Plains (also known as Ogallala) aquifer underlies more than 170,000 square miles of the United States. Aquifers are water storage areas that are made up of bodies of permeable rock that contain and transmit groundwater. The High Plains aquifer serves as the principal source of water for irrigation and drinking in the Great Plains, serving over two million people. However, substantial pumping of the aquifer for irrigation since the 1940s has resulted in large water-table declines. Depleting aquifers of groundwater can lead to serious consequences as pumping water out of the ground faster than it can be replenished can permanently dry up wells, reduce water in lakes and streams, and deteriorate water quality.

SunWater is developing a "radically affordable" solar water pump for poor farmers - TreeHugger

Derek Markham — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

One way that subsistence farmers can break out of the poverty cycle is through growing cash crops, and this low-cost solar pump could help make that happen.

Camp Lejeune Coming Clean After Nearly 30 Years - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

AP — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — Purple wildflowers sprout in abundance around the bright-yellow pipe, one of several jutting from the sandy soil in this unassuming...

LOOK: Nuclear Plant's Leaky Pipe Apparently 'Fixed' With Tape, Plastic Bags - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

The Huffington Post — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Well, this doesn't look good. A shuttered California nuclear power plant's bid to reopen may have been dealt a blow -- in the minds of...

African-American Citizens Sue City of Rochelle, Georgia Over Decades of Sewage Dumping - Commondreams.org Newswire

jacob — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

In Rochelle, Georgia, a town that recently made national news for its racially segregated prom, a group of African-American citizens is suing their city government for discharging the city’s raw sewage onto their properties.

George W. Bush Presidential Library gets LEED Platinum - TreeHugger

Lloyd Alter — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The style is a bit derivative, but the green features certainly aren't.

A primer on TransCanada's West-East pipeline - rabble.ca - News for the rest of us

Council-of-Canadians — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Last week, TransCanada announced that it is moving ahead with its proposed Energy East pipeline which would carry oil from Alberta to Atlantic waters. If you are among those getting confused by all the different pipelines making headlines -- Northern Gateway, Line 9, Kinder Morgan, etc. -- this primer is for you! What is TransCanada's Energy East pipeline? read ...

Fracking explosion sends "Frac Stack" flying [PHOTOS] - TreeHugger

Chris Tackett — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Last night, on her show, Rachel Maddow showed some incredible photos of an explosive accident at a Texas fracking site. After seeing the photos, you'll be surprised to learn that thankfully no one was killed.

William S. Becker: A National Security Pipe Dream, Part 1 - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

William S. Becker — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Would the Keystone XL pipeline make America more secure or less? What contribution would it make, if any, to stabilizing our energy supplies or keeping us out of messes elsewhere in the world?

Oilsands Pond Leak Releases Tainted Water - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

CP — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Tests are being done to determine whether a waste water spill at an oilsands plant in northern Alberta made its way...

US Drinking Water: D+! - Global Health and Wellness News - ENN

Andy Soos, ENN — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

US Drinking Water: D+!

Dear Ryan: Pipe dreams - rabble.ca - News for the rest of us

Letters to Ryan Leef — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Ryan Leef Member of Parliament for Yukon Dear Ryan, read ...

US Drinking Water: D+! - Global Pollution and Prevention News - ENN

Andy Soos, ENN — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

US Drinking Water: D+!

US Drinking Water: D+! - Environmental News Network

Andy Soos, ENN — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

US Drinking Water: D+!

Effect of Long-Term Wastewater Irrigation on Potential Denitrification and Denitrifying Communities in Soils at the Watershed Scale - Environmental Science & Technology: Latest Articles (ACS Publications)

Guang-Xia Guo, Huan Deng, Min Qiao, Huai-Ying Yao and Yong-Guan Zhu — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Environmental Science & Technology

DOI: 10.1021/es304714a

David Dodge: UBC Is Heating Up and Getting Green - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

David Dodge — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The creaking, turn of the century steam pipes at the University of British Columbia are transforming into a modern, modular low-carbon Lego style hot water system. The new hot water style heating system at UBC can now integrate renewable energy systems like biomass, geoexchange, solar thermal and waste heat into this natural gas system all because the barrier for entry is lower.

Zachary Podmore: Agriculture and the Colorado River - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Zachary Podmore — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

If you've ever eaten a salad with in the winter, there's a good chance it was grown thanks to the Colorado's water.

Peter H. Gleick: Green Water Jobs - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Peter H. Gleick — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:30:00 GMT

It turns out there are real jobs to be had in the water sector if we make the investments that are needed in water supply, deliver, treatment, and smart management. Millions of jobs.

David Dodge: Run-of-River 101: Human Scale Hydro - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

David Dodge — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:30:00 GMT

When I first heard of "run-of-river" I had it way wrong, I imagined a thousand little micro-turbines in a mountain creek turning like pinwheels as the water flows by. It's more of a kinder, gentler version of bigger hydro power projects -- none of the flooding of massive tracts of land.

10 Uses For Rubbing Alcohol - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Jessica Leader — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:30:00 GMT

From Networx's Chaya Kurtz: I discovered the wonders of rubbing alcohol as a cleaning agent myself, when I tried using an alcohol pad to remove...

TaKaDu: Using The Power Of Math To Solve The World's Water Leaks - Environmental News Network

Jonathan Revach — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:30:00 GMT

According to the Asian Development Bank, Asia loses around 29 billion cubic metres of urban treated water every year due to leaking pipes, valued at nine billion dollars annually. The bank says that "by cutting physical losses to half the present level, 150 million people could be supplied with already treated water."

Costa Rican scientists trial aquatic agriculture to boost food security - Environmental News Network

Melissa Gomez — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Costa Rican researchers are pioneering 'aquatic agriculture' — the method of growing crops on freshwater lakes and reservoirs — to boost food security in the developing world. The technique involves creating floating rafts on which vegetables, grains and flowers can be grown. Terrestrial crops such as grains and vegetables have their roots directly in the water or can be potted, with water being drawn up into their soil from the lake by capillary wicks, Ricardo Radulovich, a professor at the University of Costa Rica's Department of Agricultural Engineering, explains.

Daniel Moss: Greeks Stand Up to Protect Their Water From Privatization - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Daniel Moss — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Greece knows a thing or two about democracy. And as an increasingly arid nation, good water management is fundamental to its future, both political and physical. The recent financial crisis hasn't only tested Greek democracy, but its water as well.

Alissa Stern: Caring For God's Creation - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Alissa Stern — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Scripture in hand, American faith leaders are encouraging their congregations to develop gardens to grow vegetables for the poor, install solar panels, implement a range of energy-conserving measures and more in an increasing effort to improve how we care for creation.

Is Obama About to Blow His Climate Credentials? - Commondreams.org Views

lauren — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Fred Pearce

Faced with rising anger from environmentalists last year over his plans for a transcontinental pipeline to deliver treacly Canadian tar (Photo: tarsandsaction via Flickr)sands to Texas oil refineries on the Gulf of Mexico, the CEO of TransCanada, Russ Girling, expressed surprise. After all, his company had laid 300,000 kilometers of such pipes across North America. "The pipeline is routine.