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Last Call at the Oasis

Last Call At The Oasis

Last Call is a Wake Up Call “Last Call at the Oasis” is a new documentary that presents a powerful argument for why the global water crisis will be the central issue facing our world this century. Illuminating the vital role water plays in our lives, exposing the defects in the current system and depicting communities [...]

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Plastic Bottled Water Sales Banned in Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon has always been one of our favorite national parks. So we are encouraged to see the National Park Service announced a ban on the sale of disposable, plastic bottled water at the Grand Canyon. The ban takes effect in 30 days and targets the ubiquitous plastic bottles that represent 20 percent of [...]

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EPA Announces Study Plan to Assess Hydraulic Fracturing

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its final research plan on hydraulic fracturing. At the request of Congress, the EPA is working to better understand potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources. The initial research results and study findings will be released to the public in 2012. The final report will be [...]

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There’s A Sucker Born Every Minute: $11 Per Gallon “Green” Bottled Water

Feeling guilty about the environmental impact of drinking bottled water?  Coca-Cola Japan has an app for that. In a bottled water industry built on marketing hype, Coca-Cola Japan is targeting the “eco-guilty” and “eco-image conscious” consumer, dubbed “part-time green” consumers.  Coke has “tapped into consumers willingness to take small steps toward “greening” their daily lives, [...]

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New York Times Series on Clean Water

The New York Times multi-part series investigates the worsening pollution in American waters and regulators’ response. Spend time exploring the accompanying pictures, videos, and interactive presentations.

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Photos Capture Devastating Impact Of Plastic Waste From Pacific Gyre On Birds

Hopefully you know Chris Jordan‘s work.  If not, a visit to his site is highly recommended.  His masterful works breath life into mind-numbing statistics by graphically putting into perspective numbers our minds cannot meaningfully grasp. Certainly by now you’ve heard of the Pacific Gyre–the expansive flotilla of debris and plastic waste gradually accumulating in the [...]

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