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Recognizing the Critical Importance of Water to Our Environment

Water plays a vital role in almost every environmental issue, from energy development to climate change to public health. World Water Day on March 22 is an international event founded by the United Nations in 1993 to recognize the importance of water to the nations and people of the world. This year, World Water Day corresponds with the World Water Forum in Istanbul, a conference that brings together water experts and advocates from around the world to work toward water security.

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Oil shale and water in the Rockies

Oil shale and water in the Rockies

Our colleagues at Western Resource Advocates just released a report called "Water on the Rocks" that catalogues all the water rights in Colorado that have been acquired by oil shale interests, or could be used by them, to develop oil shale on...continued

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How Doing Your "Business" Can Actually Be a Business

How Doing Your

Did you know that in some parts of the world, the time a person spends taking care of their, ahem, "business", helps them earn money?Maybe you were like me and assumed this time was lost time in the world where...continued

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In Deep Water

In Deep Water

In light of World Water Day, Avinash Kar (Staff Attorney, Health and Environment) and Vrinda Manglik (Fellow, International) decided to take a look at a country with a unique array of water challenges -- India.  I want to share with...continued

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Caring for U.S. water on World Water Day

Caring for U.S. water on World Water Day

World Water Day is Sunday.   Because I work in NRDC's Water Program, my colleague Melanie Nakagawa encouraged me to offer my two drops, as it were, about the domestic fresh water issues on which we focus.  This isn't as easy...continued

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Drink It Up: Water & Health- (Un)Common, Priceless Commodities

Drink It Up: Water & Health- (Un)Common, Priceless Commodities

When you grow up in northeastern U.S., you get to take water for granted. A person can get so used to rainy, drizzly, dreary days that you start to dream about hot, dry, clear-sky deserts, totally without mud to scrape or...continued

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How smart growth protects watersheds, and how green infrastructure can make it even better

How smart growth protects watersheds, and how green infrastructure can make it even better

  I am not an expert on water quality, but I have learned a lot about the subject over the last few years.  My tutors have been my NRDC colleagues, my colleagues on the LEED-ND core committee, and the amazing...continued

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Investing in Clean Water Brings Economic Benefits and So Much More

Investing in Clean Water Brings Economic Benefits and So Much More

In the midst of this financial crisis, governments are trying to spend its resources to stimulate the economy.  To many people this has led to questions over how realistic it is to augment a budget for issues such as clean water. ...continued

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Don't take your drinking water for granted on this World Water Day

Don't take your drinking water for granted on this World Water Day

Where does your drinking water come from?Natural historian Sidney Horenstein has been asking that question around New York City for decades. The answer he always gets is: "From the faucet."This Sunday, however, is World Water Day, an event created by...continued

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Follow the Leader: Thoughts on Water Efficiency From the World Water Forum

Follow the Leader: Thoughts on Water Efficiency From the World Water Forum

While California is often thought of as trendy and cutting edge, sometimes you have to get out of town, way out of town, for some fresh perspective.  So I find myself at the 5th World Water Forum, in Istanbul, Turkey. For...continued

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The 5th World Water Forum: Bridging Divides for Water

The 5th World Water Forum: Bridging Divides for Water

Greetings from the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul, Turkey!  This is the world's largest water event in a city where water is not only the substance of the conference but also incorporated into its location.  This is because the...continued

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Water Blogged: Reporting on World Water Day

Water Blogged: Reporting on World Water Day

Try imagining your day today if you did not have access to water or your toilet.  You wouldn’t be able to brush your teeth, flush the toilet, wash your hands, take a shower, or drink a glass of water. For...continued

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