Monday, March 22, 2010

World Water Day

Today is World Water Day.  Many of us are aware that the lack of access to clean water is a real danger to much of the world.  However, 10% of Americans lack such access as well.  Dr. Edison de Mello has information on this issue, including some facts about where and how harmful water is allowed to reach each of us.  These include not only run-off from farming and other chemically-intensive industries that can harm entire cities, but also the plastic that make up individual bottles for water and bubbler-type office tanks.  Take a look.

22 March 2010

24 March 2010 Addition:  Bottled water industry fights back with fake "journalism."

25 March 2010 Addition:  The April 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine focuses on global water issues.

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