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Save water: Put less in the pasta pot

February 26, 2009 by Freshwater Society

Food writer Harold McGee, writing in the New York Times’ Curious Cook column, has a suggestion for saving energy: Put less water in the pot when you boil pasta. McGee … Read more

Categories Water, Science and the Environment

Mercury, invasive species and gray water

February 23, 2009 by Freshwater Society

Every week, the Freshwater Society posts a digest of regional, national and international news articles and research reports on water and the environment. Go to the Freshwater web site to read the … Read more

Categories Water, Science and the Environment Tags carbon emissions, drought, EPA, fen, forests, gray water, invasive species, mercury, mining

Endocrine-disruptors and birds moving north

February 16, 2009 by Freshwater Society

Every week, the Freshwater Society posts a digest of regional, national and international news articles and research reports on water and the environment. Go to the Freshwater web site to … Read more

Categories Water, Science and the Environment Tags climate change, endorcrine disruptor, moose, water conservation

Fire-fighting foam, fish viruses and drowning corn

February 9, 2009 by Freshwater Society

Every week, the Freshwater Society posts a digest of regional, national and international news articles and research reports on water and the environment. Go to the Freshwater web site to … Read more

Categories Water, Science and the Environment Tags climate change, conservation, corn ethanol, DNR, environmental policy, water conservation

Climate change, runoff and love-struck lampreys

January 29, 2009 by Freshwater Society

Every week, the Freshwater Society posts a digest of regional, national and international news articles and research reports on water and the environment. Go to the Freshwater web site to … Read more

Categories Water, Science and the Environment Tags climate change, endocrine-disruptor, ground water, invasive species, runoff, water pollution

Divvying up $168 million for water resources

January 7, 2009 by Freshwater Society

By Patrick Sweeney If you had $168 million to spend on studying, conserving and cleaning up Minnesota’s ground and surface waters, how would use the money? How much would you … Read more

Categories Water, Science and the Environment Tags clean water, water conservation, water pollution

Ethanol, PFCs, smelt, a mud volcano — and more

December 22, 2008 by Freshwater Society

Every week the Freshwater Society publishes In the News, a digest of regional, national and international news articles and other reports about water, water pollution, water conservation and the environment. … Read more

Categories Water, Science and the Environment Tags BPA, climate change, ethanol, everglades, GMO crops, greenhouse gasses, mining, PFCs, polar ice cap, smelt

Conserving water — one flush at a time

December 19, 2008 by Freshwater Society

By Patrick Sweeney I don’t think I ever wasted a lot of water. But since I started working for the Freshwater Society, and started reading and writing about water shortages … Read more

Categories Water, Science and the Environment Tags conservation, freshwater, water
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