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Christopher Lord

In Tamashek, the language of the Tuareg nomads who wander the Sahara, aman iman means “water is life”. The two words sound so similar, a sign of just how much survival rests on finding water in this hot, harsh environment.

A new exhibition at Qasr Al Hosn Cultural Quarter Hall in Abu Dhabi, opening tonight, attempts to underscore that fragile relationship through more than 90 hands-on exhibits and inspiring, interactive models.

Water: H2O=Life was originally conceived in New York’s American Museum Read More >

$4 billion seismic upgrade to Hetch Hetchy water system at core of water rate increases.
By Aaron Selverston

It’s official: water and refuse rates are about to skyrocket in Palo Alto, largely due to a massive, once-in-a-century overhaul of the Hetch Hetchy water system and multi-million dollar budget shortfalls.

The Palo Alto City Council voted unanimously tonight to adopt plans offered by the City Utility to close projected gaps in the Water Fund and Refuse Fund of $3.4 million and $3.7 million, Read More >

BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) — Vice President Xi Jinping on Sunday called for water-saving awareness in the society and innovation in water conservation across the country.

Xi attended an activity in Beijing to mark this year’s National Science Popularization Day and visited an exhibition on water-saving technologies.

“The per capita availability of water resources in China is quite small, so water conservation is the principal solution to the country’s water resources issue,” Xi said.

Visiting the display of scientific items made or invented Read More >

Water, being one of the most vital elements for every living thing’s survival, had continually become scarce due to mankind’s abuse over nature. Now, the very main result of our misconduct is water scarcity, or more commonly known as drought. Well, not all regions or places all over the world experience tremendous scarcity of water. There are just some parts of the world that are unfortunate to have experienced such but on the other hand, lucky since they have discovered Read More >

Our statewide poll of Hispanic New Mexico voters across party lines showed that by and large, Hispanics have a strong conservation ethic and are very concerned about the health of our state’s environment

As a Native New Mexican who is deeply concerned about the future of our state’s precious land and water resources, I was buoyed to learn that I was not alone.

Last week, my organization received the results of a poll we commissioned to study Hispanic New Mexican attitudes about Read More >

Utah’s urban water use is consistently the highest or second highest in the country. Utah’s per capita water use is more than twice the national average and water use in the Salt Lake Valley is higher than virtually all major Western cities, including Las Vegas (Gasp!)

Somewhere between 65-70% of water use in our cities happens outside the home and for lawns and gardens. It is widely estimated we could reduce 25% of our use without removing a single blade of Read More >

Napa’s Mediterranean climate and soil diversity create the perfect environment to grow wine grapes. But those conditions are not as kind to the steel and concrete pipes in the local water system.

The ups and downs of the valley’s rainfall, in particular, can accelerate corrosion and damage to those underground pipes.

To better combat that process and extend the life span of the system, the city of Napa’s Water Department is asking for a new, tiered rate structure that will increase revenue Read More >