NewsRack: flenvcenter/Water_Independent/Resource-Management

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.

Peter Van Buren: Review: Doing Bad by Doing Good: Why Humanitarian Action Fails - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Peter Van Buren — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Coyne's book is a careful, detailed, academic answer to the real-world question surrounding U.S. reconstruction efforts: How is it possible that well-funded, expertly staffed and, at least rhetorically, well-intentioned humanitarian actions fail, often serially, as in Afghanistan?

Peter Seligmann: A Sustainable Future Relies on US-China Collaboration - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Peter Seligmann — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The U.S. and China, although at different stages with their respective economic and environmental challenges, are each increasingly vulnerable to resource scarcity, from minerals to water to food to the biodiversity that fuels science, medicine, and innovation.

BLM fracking rules just got more industry-friendly - High Country News Most Recent

Sarah Gilman — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Feds weaken a proposal that many enviros say wasn’t strong enough in the first place

Obama Admin. Approves ALEC Model Bill for Fracking Chemical Fluid Disclosure on Public Lands - CommonDreams.org Headlines

jon — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

On May 16, the Obama Interior Department announced its long-awaited rules governing hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") on federal lands.

Mary Ellen Harte: Climate Change This Week: SheerWind, Damation, and More! - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Mary Ellen Harte — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

We're At 400 PPM - Last Time THAT Happened, the Arctic was 14oF Warmer, says a new study, reports Joe Romm at Climate Progress, indicating...

The Latest: Pumping Arizona's rivers dry? - High Country News Most Recent

Emily Guerin — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The state water board gives the go-ahead to a groundwater pumping project that could harm the San Pedro River

International Rivers Conference Exposes Global Impact of Dam Industry - Commondreams.org Newswire

lauren — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Dam-affected communities and international conservation organizations from South America, the Middle East, Europe, the US and Africa come together today at the International Rivers Conference in Istanbul, Turkey, to debunk the myth of mega-dams as "clean" energy.

AT&T and EDF join forces to develop Water Score Card Guide - Business Operations | GreenBiz.com

Alexandra Deprez — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The tool gives facilities a score for their water management efforts by shedding light on water use and prioritizing opportunities for conservation.

Whatever Happened To California's 'Hydrogen Highway'? - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Reuters — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

By Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES, May 20 (Reuters) - In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station...

Recent Climate Study Reveals Good And Bad News - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Reuters — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

OSLO, May 19 (Reuters) - Extreme global warming is less likely in coming decades after a slowdown in the pace of temperature rises so far...

IBM's 'Building Whisperer' on the future of smart buildings - Business Operations | GreenBiz.com

Chrissy Coughlin — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

IBM's Dave Bartlett dishes on his efforts with the company's Smarter Planet campaign and why he is so optimistic about his work.

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...

Obama's Arctic Strategy Sets Off a Climate Time Bomb - Commondreams.org Views

jacob — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed

One week ago, the Obama administration launched its National Strategy for the Arctic Region, outlining the government's strategic priorities over the next 10 years.

Will California Ban Fracking? - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Aaron Sankin — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO -- Efforts to put the brakes on the practice of hydraulic fracturing, often called "fracking," took a step forward in California earlier this...

Will California Ban Fracking? - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Aaron Sankin — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO -- Efforts to put the brakes on the practice of hydraulic fracturing, often called "fracking," took a step forward in California earlier this...

Obama Tries Hard To Change The Subject - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Reuters — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

By Mark Felsenthal and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday will seek to turn the spotlight from controversies threatening...

Is there an 'I' in sustainability? - Business Operations | GreenBiz.com

Nancy Hirshberg — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Sure, there's no "I" in team, but when it comes to sustainability, what kind of recognition is right for a chief sustainability officer?

David_Goldstein: A Daughter's Tears: The President's Speech - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

David_Goldstein — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

China has recently overtaken the United States as the world's highest carbon emitter. Of course, for any solution to be effective, not only the United States, not only China, but the entire world must get on board.

Administration Releases New Draft Rules for Fracking on Public Lands - Commondreams.org Newswire

jacob — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

New draft rules for fracking on public lands, released by the federal Bureau of Land Management today, would leave drinking water supplies for millions of Americans, as well as millions of acres of wild lands, at risk, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.

The rules need to be strengthened in a number of ways in order to protect public health and the environment.

Interior Department Bows to Oil and Gas Industry Pressure, Weakens Fracking Rules - Commondreams.org Newswire

jacob — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposed an updated set of rules governing hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” on public lands today. The controversial oil and gas development technique—in which drillers blast millions of gallons of chemically treated water into the earth to force oil and gas from underground deposits—has been linked to air and water pollution and public health problems.

New Fracking Rules Show US Bowing to Industry - CommonDreams.org Headlines

jacob — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released new draft rules for fracking on public lands Thursday afternoon that would vastly weaken safeguards against the highly toxic gas extraction process, which has already done untold damage to public water, land and air.

Update on Building Resistance Tour about fracking and PTP - rabble.ca - News for the rest of us

Council-of-Canadians — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Since my last post on Saturday, we have made our way along the route of the Pacific Trails Pipeline, making presentations in both Smithers and Burns Lake. Both of these cities would be impacted by the proposed Pacific Trails gas pipeline and associated infrastructure. In Smithers, we were informed that all hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en oppose "all pipelines" and the idea of an "energy corridor." Approving to an "energy corridor" would indicate the approval of not only the Pacific Trails Pipeline, but other energy pipelines as well such as the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. read ...

Faulkner County: ExxonMobil's "Sacrifice Zone" for Tar Sands Pipelines, Fracking - CommonDreams.org Headlines

andrea — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

There are few better examples of a " sacrifice zone " for ExxonMobil and the fossil fuel industry at-large than Faulkner County, Arkansas and the counties surrounding it. read ...

Adapting Urban Water Systems to a Changing Climate: Lessons from the Millennium Drought in Southeast Australia - Environmental Science & Technology: Latest Articles (ACS Publications)

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Environmental Science & Technology

DOI: 10.1021/es400618z