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Water: Science, Policy, Ethics
http://water.sigmaxi.org
We discuss water issues: science, policy, ethics. Summarizing water research and water-related news, with podcasts, journal list, jobs, and movies.
- Added on: Mar 26th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Roger
- Listed in: Science Environmental Activism
- Tags: science environment water conservation policy ethics
Recent Posts
Thirsty world: desperate quest for water
A photographic essay by Brent Stirton tells many stories, from the tragedy brought by lack of safe water or too much water, to the joy and life-changing effects that a new water system can offer. Dr. Peter Gleick describes Stirton’s images ...
Podcast with Dr. Peter Gleick
Please click the player below to listen to our fourth podcast for Sigma Xi’s Year of Water H20 08. I spoke with Dr. Peter Gleick at the National Academies Water Science and Technology Board’s annual meeting in Washington DC. Dr. Peter Gle...
National water policy “aha” moments
Politicians often get a hard time, perhaps deservedly on occasion. But how do they fare when it comes to national water policy? It’s increasingly clear that water is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Whether it’s drought in the...
New way to identify high risk areas for arsenic contamination
Contamination of groundwater by the poisonous element arsenic is a major health risk for millions of people, particularly in Southeast Asia. Up until now, identifying high risk areas has required expensive surveys based on sampling and analyzing grou...
Flood does good… Huh?
Most of the news we hear about floods is bad. Witness the recent disaster that wiped out significant portions of the Midwest’s corn and soybean harvest and impacted thousands of lives. But floods can be a force for good too, especially if techn...
Water Advocates
Water Advocates is the first US-based nonprofit organization dedicated solely to increasing American support for worldwide access to safe, affordable and sustainable supplies of drinking water and adequate sanitation. Based in Washington, DC, the org...
