Category Archives: Article Links

Friday Swim, links to 5 water articles from the week of August 14th.

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

Former world leaders sound alarm on global water crisis By: The Canadian Press A group of former world leaders discussed the impending global water crisis. It details a report from the InterAction Council on how the growing population will affect … Continue reading →

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Friday Swim, links to 5 interesting water articles from the week of August 31st.

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

World food prices rose 10% in July, pushed by Midwest drought By: Ricardo Lopez This article describes the rise in global food prices. Hardest hit are those in some of the poorest places in the world such as South Sudan. … Continue reading →

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Friday Swim, links to 6 interesting water articles from the week of August 17th.

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

Bill Gates looks to new toilets to improve world sanitation BBC This article describes the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s competition to design new toilets. The winning design was from a team from California Institute of Technology. Don’t Waste The … Continue reading →

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Friday Swim, links to 5 interesting water articles from the week of August 10th.

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

Human Right to Water and Sanitation Remains a Political Mirage By: Thalif Deen Even though the UN passed a resolution 2 years ago on the human right to water and sanitation it still remains to be fully implemented. As this … Continue reading →

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Friday Swim, links to 5 interesting water articles from the week of August 3rd.

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

San Antonio has turned its water treatment plant into a gold mine By: Charles Fishman This is an article that describes how San Antonio is selling the byproduct of water treatment and making a large amount of money. It is … Continue reading →

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