Touch the Soil News #2045 (photo – Irrigated Hay Field – Courtesy of NRCS/USDA) Farmland Grab News brings an insightful story about water. While the issues of over pumping are not new, it does remind us about a need that goes beyond just conservation and reduced use. The need is actually in reverse, more new…
Positive Future News #937 (Feature Photo – Desalination – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, James Greiller) While it is not making headline news, the collapse (over the last 20 years) of the Colorado River Basin water supply, has come to the forefront. Nearly 40 million Americans rely on the Colorado River Basin for drinking water and…
Positive Future News #913 (Feature Photo – Singapore – CCA 2.0 Generic, Ray in Manila) Water awareness is as essential as political awareness, if not more. Politics can change, access to water can’t. The story of water in the United States is simple. Water sources, from rivers and from pumping out of the ground, have…
Positive Future #863 (Feature photo – Water Desalination – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) Access to clean water is now a major concern, growing in scope and necessity as a cornerstone of modern civilization. Till now, the major focus has been recycling and using brown water for agriculture. But if you don’t have water in the…
Positive Future #771 (Feature photo – Modern Desalination Plant – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, James Grellier) Estimates are that 1,000 children die each day from water-borne diseases – a cause of lack of access to clean and safe water. Access to water for agriculture, personal consumption and industry is a key driver of how the…
