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China Takes Another Stab at Resettlement With $62 Billion Water Plan
  Source: Water Conserve (www.waterconserve.org)
  Added: September 1, 2010 1:00 PM

National Geographic: While the residents of Majestic Mansion, a new high-end real estate development on the outskirts of Beijing, splash in their glittering blue swimming pool, residents of lakeside Danjiangkou City, just 621 miles (1,000 kilometers) away in neighboring Hubei Province, are packing up their belongings. They are leaving because the Chinese government will soon flood their village to expand the local reservoir. It turns out these two communities are tied to each other by lopsided demands for water, ... VIEW>

High-speed filter uses electrified nanostructures to purify water at low cost
  Source: ScienceDaily (www.sciencedaily.com)
  Added: September 1, 2010 1:00 PM

Researchers have developed a water-purifying filter that makes the process more than 80,000 times faster than existing filters. The key is coating the filter fabric -- ordinary cotton -- with nanotubes and silver nanowires, then electrifying it. The filter uses very little power, has no moving parts and could be used throughout the developing world. VIEW>

Fears for wildlife in UK waters
  Source: Water Conserve (www.waterconserve.org)
  Added: August 31, 2010 1:00 PM

BBC: The Firth of Clyde in Scotland was once known for its stocks of cod, halibut and herring, but scientists have warned that it faces ecological meltdown. The decline is echoed in many other seas around the UK that have suffered as a result of over-fishing. Richard Bilton has been investigating what is happening to the wildlife in our waters.  VIEW>

 

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Pakistan floods: Thousands return to historic city as levees keep water at bay
  Source: Water Conserve (www.waterconserve.org)
  Added: August 31, 2010 1:00 PM

Engineers drain water trapped in French Alps glacier
  Source: Water Conserve (www.waterconserve.org)
  Added: August 28, 2010 1:00 PM

Mayan water reservoir in Mexican rainforest: Archaeologists find huge artificial lake with ceramic-lined floor
  Source: ScienceDaily (www.sciencedaily.com)
  Added: August 28, 2010 1:00 PM

Fluoride in water prevents adult tooth loss, study suggests
  Source: ScienceDaily (www.sciencedaily.com)
  Added: August 28, 2010 1:00 PM

Scientists create 'dry water.'
  Source: Water Conserve (www.waterconserve.org)
  Added: August 28, 2010 12:00 AM

Surveying Rwanda's water supply
  Source: Water Conserve (www.waterconserve.org)
  Added: August 27, 2010 1:00 PM

Engineers drain water trapped in French Alps glacier
  Source: Water Conserve (www.waterconserve.org)
  Added: August 27, 2010 1:00 PM

New bacteria degrades oil faster, in deep, cold water: study
  Source: Water Conserve (www.waterconserve.org)
  Added: August 26, 2010 1:00 PM

Microbes ate BP oil deep-water plume: study
  Source: Water Conserve (www.waterconserve.org)
  Added: August 26, 2010 1:00 PM

Cold salt water reduces damage in heart attack patients
  Source: ScienceDaily (www.sciencedaily.com)
  Added: August 26, 2010 1:00 PM

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