Tag: water

Peak Water: What Happens When the Wells Go Dry?

Peak oil has generated headlines in recent years, but the real threat to our future is peak water. There are substitutes for oil, but not for water. We can produce food without oil, but not without water …

July 9, 2013
Peak Water: What Happens When the Wells Go Dry?

Peak oil has generated headlines in recent years, but the real threat to our future is peak water. There are substitutes for oil, but not for water. We can produce food without oil, but not without water …

July 9, 2013
An Open Letter to President Obama from Gasland Director Josh Fox

We thus respectfully request a meeting with you. More specifically, I wish to introduce you to members of seven families from disparate regions across the nation who have all had their lives ruined by drilling and fracking operations.

July 9, 2013
Rowers’ Epic Journey Reveals How Climate Change Is Transforming the Arctic

Four modern day explorers from Vancouver, BC, began a world first expedition on July 1, to row the 3,000 kilometer Northwest Passage in a specially commissioned human-powered boat—a feat only possible now due to the melting ice in the Arctic …

July 8, 2013
China to Act on Massive Contamination of Water Supply

Last week, Chinese authorities announced that courts were now able to hand down the death penalty in cases of serious pollution.

July 8, 2013