This piece started out as a confident prescription for California’s drought ills. But when I began writing, I kept coming across things that seemed confusing … Water in CaliforniaRead more
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Our Public Water Future
Privatisation on the backfoot as new book shows that the growing wave of cities putting water back under public control has now spread to 37 … Our Public Water FutureRead more
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California Water Wars: Another Form of Asset Stripping?
Wars over California’s limited water supply have been going on for at least a century. Water wars have been the subject of some vintage movies, … California Water Wars: Another Form of Asset Stripping?Read more
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Jakarta Court cancels World’s biggest Water Privatisation after 18 year Failure
25 March 2015– The Central Jakarta District Court on 24 March annulled the privatised water contracts signed with Suez (PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya – Palyja) … Jakarta Court cancels World’s biggest Water Privatisation after 18 year FailureRead more
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Scientists Discover Fracking Chemicals In Pennsylvania Drinking Water
Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday, the research showed three homes in Bradford County with water wells containing multiple … Scientists Discover Fracking Chemicals In Pennsylvania Drinking WaterRead more
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Everyday Items That Use a Whole Lot of Water
If you live in the West, particularly in California, where Gov. Jerry Brown has ordered a 25 percent mandatory reduction in household water use, you … Everyday Items That Use a Whole Lot of WaterRead more
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Overpumping of groundwater is contributing to global sea level rise
Pump too much groundwater and wells go dry – that’s obvious. But there is another consequence that gets little attention as a hotter, drier planet … Overpumping of groundwater is contributing to global sea level riseRead more