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Chicago promises water conservation
John Oldfield, who blogs at BloggingOnWater, has an interesting piece on Chicago’s Olympics bid and the city’s promise to make water conservation part of the international sports competition. The bid … Read more
Freshwater on YouTube
The Freshwater Society, in addition to our homepage (www.freshwater.org), has a YouTube channel, and we’ve just uploaded another video, “Water is Life,” a seven minute discussion of both ground and … Read more
Drought, economic stimulus and bottled tap water
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
Save water: Put less in the pasta pot
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
Mercury, invasive species and gray water
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
Endocrine-disruptors and birds moving north
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
Fire-fighting foam, fish viruses and drowning corn
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
Climate change, runoff and love-struck lampreys
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
Divvying up $168 million for water resources
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
Ethanol, PFCs, smelt, a mud volcano — and more
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
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