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Current News and Opinion About
Water Issues in Your World
Critical Ocean Issues
http://www.ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/protect
National Geographic looks at current ocean topics, including the Gulf spill, noise pollution and acidification.
Economist
With some sifting, you'll find in-depth articles on water and economics, politics, business, technology, pollution, climate change, resource extraction and more.
Elements
http://www.elements.nb.ca/water
New Brunswick Environmental Network's bilingual online environmental magazine features articles on Maritime Canada's ecological and political issues related to water, a forum for opinions, some children's activities.
Environmental News Network (ENN)
Check Environmental News Headlines for recent global water events.
Grist
Online envrionmental magazine tackles environmental topics with irreverence, intelligence and a fresh perspective, its mission to "inform, entertain, provoke and encourage creative thinking about ennvironmental problems and solutions". "Gloom and doom with a sense of humor".
National Geographic
http://news.nationalgeographic.com
Search WATER for general info on water and water issues around the world. Also http://environment.nationalgeographic.com: Freshwater and Oceans lead you to opportunities to support healthy waters, as well as lots of water-topic news and information.
Nature Canada
Published 3 times per year by the Canadian Nature Federation (see ActionLinks), free to members. Focuses on animals and plants. Excellent photos.
New Scientist
Scan recent headlines, then type "water", "water quality", or however you want to qualify it.
Outside
Readers of this monthly magazine canoe, scuba, kayak, fish, surf, boat and enjoy all manner of water activities.
So Outside has committed itself to "making the battle over the most important natural resource of the 21st century our battle", starting with August 2003's "The Water Issue", which you can find under ARCHIVES. It provides a profile of American water (but with much to interest non-Americans), including articles on such complex environmental issues as the rehab of the Everglades, farms vs. fish, and the decommissioning of dams, and introduces some Water Heroes who have made a difference. December 2003: Fire and Ice, about global warming's effect on glaciers and mountains. Also: click and learn why saltwater fish can't survive in freshwater (July 1999, The Wild File) and how making snow from treated sewage is still an imperfect process (The Cutting Edge). SEARCH isn't that smooth, but try "water, environment", other combinations.
Planet Ark
"Your daily guide to helping the planet": daily environmental news produced with Reuters News Agency. Type "water" into Environmental News Search, or go through the topics listed below. Also some information on buying green, chemical-free cleaning items, recycling information. Australian non-profit organization is funded by the public, business councils, businesses and community groups. (Also listed under ActionLinks.)
Terrain Magazine
http://www.terrainmagazine.org
Click ARCHIVE. This magazine, published by The Ecology Center in Berkley, CA, devoted its Winter 2005 edition to water issues, from privatization to desertification. Article "Blue Oil" also cited in Utne Reader, Nov.-Dec. 2005, "Hosed" (http://www.utne.com).
Thames flood barriers
www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/117704.aspx A rather stilted animation shows how a new system of barriers will protect London, UK against floods from an overflowing Thames River. Site also includes general information on floods.
Water Canada Magazine
"The Complete Water Magazine" offers plenty for Canadian water managers and suppliers, but also water news and political issues, and Water's Next, an annual award to people "who have made signicant contributions to Canada's waterscape": leaders who have come forward with innovative technology, research or new solutions to water challenges.
Watershed Sentinel
BC-based bimonthly magazine offers environmental news with a "bioregional and global perspective", focusing on issues that will move us towards a sustainable society. For water, items on privatizaion, bottled water, ocean acidification, pollution etc.
Quick Water Quotes
- ""The wars of the 21st Century will be founght over water, not oil." - Ismael Serageldin, former World Bank VP
- "Man is a complex being. He makes deserts bloom and lakes die." - late US author, Gil Stern