Retreating Glaciers
January 21, 2010Leave a Comment
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, world wide glaciers are retreating.
The recent publicity over some of the statements in the IPCC (UN International Panel on Climate Change) report is a distraction that leaves two scientists a bit defensive and defiantly angry. They see the increased focus on errors as discouraging new science, not helping. [...]
“Stop Gambling with our Future”
December 15, 2009Leave a Comment
Deal with Climate Change
There are some things that speak louder, and more clearly, than anyone could have imagined. But the UN Foundation has done just that for climate change. They created a full deck of playing cards featuring a selection of the words from the more than 2,000 text, photo and video submissions (from more [...]
WATER IT TO GROW
November 4, 2009Leave a Comment
Offering simple solutions for improved water management, water IT addresses
a $16.3 billion potential market in 2020, says Lux Research.
By 2030, 47% of the world’s population could live in areas of high water stress, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Meanwhile, while water treatment technology and infrastructure improvements get lots of attention, some [...]
Water for New Mexico
October 3, 2009Leave a Comment
Navajo children's water pictures
This week, Chairman Bingaman was pleased to see Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar sign the Record of Decision for the Navajo-Gallup Project which will help secure accessible drinking water supplies for the Navajo people.
Great progress has been made in Congress this year, starting with the passage of the Omnibus Public Lands [...]
Clean Water: a big clean tech win
April 6, 2009Leave a Comment
Desalination technologies are on the forefront of the green/clean technologies that are attracting investment from public and private sources. As water insecurity increasingly challenges foreign and domestic markets, new research is developing approaches that will bring greater efficiencies. One of the unknowns is public opinion. In a country that apparently prefers to drink water from [...]