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Battle Over Nile River Ownership Threatens One of World's Largest Wetlands
When we think of the Nile river, we think of Egypt, but for African countries upriver, ownership of the Nile is under hot contention. The river flows through 10 nations from its headwaters in Ethiopia to the
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Can Rivers Be Used for Swimming Again?
As July practices heat waves in preparation for some real hot August, one cannot help but yearn for the olden days, when
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Go Below the Surface of the Gulf Oil Disaster With This Great NRDC Interactive Graphic
Oh! Moving, graphic and informative all at the same the same time! If you want a quick overview of all the impacts that the BP oil spill has had (and is having) on the entire marine ecosystem, from the ocean floor to the air above the surface, look no
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EPA Launches New Water Conservation Campaign....By Driving a Car Cross-Country?
The EPA is launching a great water consumption awareness campaign called We're For Water. We're definitely excited that the organization is working hard to show Americans how we can curb our water use and conserve resources. Goodness knows we need it,
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Do We Need a Local Water Movement?
We have a local food movement, which encourages people to have a smaller environmental impact by eating food grown within a 100 mile radius. Is the next local movement going to be aimed at water? Dr. Peter H. Gleick, the
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World's Mangroves Being Destroyed Four Times Faster Than Other Forests
The United Nations Environment Programme is touting the first global assessment in a decade of the state of the world's mangrove forests and the prognosis isn't particularly good: The report found that, despite
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NYC to Track Real Time Water Use With Wireless Meters
Photo by Jakeliefer via Flickr CC California is leading the way with wireless water meters, but other locations aren't far behind. The latest to join in modernizing water metering is New York City. Starting this week, residents of the Bronx are going to
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Oceana Launches New Campaign for Endangered Bluefin Tuna with Adrian Grenier (Video)
Unless you're paying zero attention to sustainable seafood, you're aware of the plight of bluefin tuna. These apex predators are being fished to the brink of extinction. Ocean has teamed up with Entourage and Alter Eco star
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Rising Greenhouse Gases Amplify Sea Level Rise in Indian Ocean
An new study led by scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder shows that rising sea levels in parts of the Indian Ocean appear to be, at least in part, amplified by rising levels of greenhouse gases in the
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Sea Level Rise Forces Panama Islanders to Relocate
"You're looking for the cafe? Yeah, turn left at the sunken car, and right at the seaweed grove. If you've hit fresh air, you've gone too far." We jest, but the issue of climate change refugees is indeed a worrying and immediate subject. Photo via
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Obama Admin Bucks Federal Judge, Issues New Offshore Drilling Moratorium (UPDATED)
Coming through a variety of sources all through the afternoon, not the least of which is the AP talking to Obama administration officials speaking on condition of anonymity, is word that a new
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Greenland Glacier Retreats One Mile Overnight! NASA Shows Satellite Photos
image: NASA NASA's just released some pretty dramatic satellite photos of the north branch of Greenland's Jakobshavn glacier from July 6 and 7--when an area of ice 2.7 square miles in size ( more than twice the size of New York City's Central Park),
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US Company Set to Ship Billions of Gallons of Water from Alaska to India
India is hurting for water. With rapidly growing populations of people and a rising
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Cave Divers Explore Underwater Wonders At Their Own Peril
Cave diving is scary business. There's an endless list of things that can go wrong and a diver puts their life at risk every time they slip on their air mask. However, exploring underwater caves is important to
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Film Makers Get Creative About Intelligent Use of Water (Video)
Rain Bird has just announced the finalists for its Intelligent Use of Water video competition. The competition is intended to get people excited about conserving water through the
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New Deep Sea Robot Helping Us Understand Climate Change
A high tech, deep sea robot named the Benthic Rover has been crawling around the ocean floors off the coast of California, collecting data on life at the bottom of the sea. The findings not only help scientists to understand more
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Bad News at The Cove - Taiji Dolphin Hunt Begins
Richard O'Barry was waiting for this, knowing that the halt on this year's dolphin hunt was too good to be true, or last very long. Eight days later than usual, but still arriving, this year's seasonal cetaceans
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Roz Savage Rows Safely to Port After 104 Days at Sea (Video)
Roz Savage has just completed stage two of her journey rowing solo across the Pacific Ocean. She landed in Tarawa, a small atoll in the Republic of Kiribati after 104 solid days of rowing. That means two things: First, she's the
