Government of Canada Invests in Clean Water Technology

Southern Ontario families will benefit from a new system to develop, test and demonstrate clean water technologies for local, national and global markets thanks to a federal investment in a new partnership, the Southern Ontario Water Consortium.

Low French water tables need heavy winter rain

France will need plentiful rain this winter to revive groundwater levels hit by a spring drought and a dry start to the autumn, the French geological research office (BGRM) said.

Namibian capital needs “water banks” for dry times

By Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG | Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:24am EDT JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Namibia’s capital, Windhoek, is four years from running out of water should a recent pattern of above-average rains end and it needs to start filling aquifers artificially to counter the threat, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Article source: Source

Water use rising faster than world population

By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent WASHINGTON | Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:52am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Like oil in the 20th century, water could well be the essential commodity on which the 21st century will turn. Article source: Source

New Zealand faces worst maritime environment disaster

WELLINGTON (Xinhua) — The oil spilled from a Liberian- flagged cargo ship stranded on a reef off New Zealand shore has become “worst ever” maritime environmental disaster in the country, a senior official said Tuesday. Oil had been pouring out of 47,000-tonne Rena at “fivefold” the rate it had in the days after the ship [...]

Argentine water in demand amid gold, oil, gas rush

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina is promoting a new era of mining and energy production, welcoming billions of dollars in foreign investment to unlock huge new reserves of natural gas, oil, gold, lithium and other metals once thought to be unprofitable or out of reach.

Water proposal could devastate Texas rice industry

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Barbara Corporon and her husband Victor depend on water from the Colorado River to grow rice, a staple of their farm near the Texas coast. But as the Lower Colorado River Authority contemplates cutting off that water because of one of the worst droughts the state has ever seen, the Corporons [...]

A Clever Gadget to Save Water

It has become recommendable for environmentalists to keep a close eye on the latest Eco products and gadgets to hit the marketplace. Not only does it show there is a demand for such items but word spreads so quickly they will become more readily available. Since natural disasters are once again on the rise sadly, [...]

Australia puts price on dying oceans

by Xinhua writer Christian Edwards SYDNEY, Australia (Xinhua) — As Australia wrestles with the value of a disputed carbon tax, a unique study, released on Monday from a Sydney think tank, has been the first to assess the actual financial worth of the environmental treasure beneath Australia’s oceans.

Saudi Arabia’s water needs eating into oil wealth

By Reem Shamseddine and Barbara Lewis KHOBAR/LONDON | Fri Sep 9, 2011 3:34pm EDT KHOBAR/LONDON (Reuters) – Long before it understood the value of oil, the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia knew the worth of water. Article source: Source

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