Climate Changes During the Holocene and Their Impact on Hydrological Systems (International Hydrology) (International Hydrology Series)
Politics in the Zeros (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The wondrously named Water and Poop explains how SWEs are taking off but face major challenges. Water quality isn’t always the best and prices can be high. Plus, as the community raises itself, the poor can still get left behind, not able to afford the water. SWEs can provide some amazing opportunities to get safe (not [...]
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
BOOKMARK:THE ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency has teamed up with IBM and local authorities to develop bathingwater.ie, a website that provides the latest data on Irish beaches – from water quality to weather conditions and satellite imagery. Although probably less relevant now that long nights and cold weather are the order of the day, this is a useful resource for anyone visiting the coast.
Landscape+Urbanism (Free subscription) | yesterday
From some sneak peeks of the latest update to the Sustainable Sites Initiative ( more from L+U here ), I was both excited about the next iteration and establishment of more rigorous set of criteria, and a bit curious how it was going to maintain some of the necessary distance, inclusivity and poetry that is lacking in many other site rating systems. I'm not sure how I feel about the new split between...
British Journal of Pharmacology (Free subscription) | yesterday
Creating forests where none existed may affect long-term hydrology.
ClickPress (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Yadkin Riverkeeper Says Document Shows Company Hid Information While Claiming Water Quality Was Fine, Shows Pattern of Deceit Regarding Its Environmental Record
Curbed LA (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
As the Malibu Times mentioned last week , the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board was considering a septic tank ban in Malibu. A plan banning the tanks in central and eastern Malibu was approved last night, reports the Los Angeles Times . Environmental repercussions were the main reason for the move—surfers who contracted diseases after wading through raw sewage, a result of Malibu's...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Photos via Amphibious Architecture The East and the Bronx Rivers in New York are home to a new installation project that offers a "looking glass" into the marine ecosystems of the rivers. The Amphibious Architecture project is a way of connecting humans with the watery world upon which we depend, through an amazing lighting display that reflects the incoming information of attached sensors....
TommyWonk (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
I reported on the first Delaware Environmental Summit back in January . Most of Delaware's environmental advocacy organizations came together to discuss priorities and strategy for the year. Now we are organizing a follow up: The 2nd Delaware Environmental Summit Saturday, November 14, 2008 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wilmington University, Dover Objectives 1. Support the ongoing advocacy work of Delaware’s...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A new report on the future of Maine's forests recommends preservation of resources, air and water quality while maintaining a stable or increasing flow of wood fiber.
Desertification (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Read at : UNnews MALNUTRITION ON THE RISE AMONG RURAL TAJIK CHILDREN, UN WARNS New York, Nov 5 2009 2:05PM Young children in rural Tajikistan are increasingly likely to be malnourished because of a lack of food, poor water quality and high prices for many basic products, United Nations aid agencies said today, warning that the children are [...]
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Photo credit: ellievanhoutte via Flickr Farmed fish and seafood has sort of a bad reputation in some green circles. Sometimes -- as with, say, Atlantic salmon -- it's for good reason. But there are a number of cases where farming can actually be a good thing -- for water quality, the health of the fish or seafood in question, and the aquatic environment as a whole. As with lots of food-related issues,...
feminist blogs (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Latrice Davis of Women’s News reports that even though there are efforts to get clean, safe drinking water to the women who need it most, it is unlikely any of the programs working toward that goal will have much of an impact. Here’s the full story: Improving water quality and access can help lower maternal mortality rates, [...]
Science Daily (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
( Springer ) Starting in January 2010, Springer will publish Wetlands, the official journal of the Society of Wetland Scientists. Together with the journals Wetlands Ecology and Management and Estuaries and Coasts, Springer now leads the field in journals dedicated to wetlands research. Wetlands is an international journal concerned with all aspects of wetland biology, ecology, hydrology, water chemistry...
PortlandOnline (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
By Karl K. Lee and Daniel T. Snyder
US News (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Robots would operate autonomously for months on end, providing valuable data on water conditions.
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