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Breaking News Thu, 17 Jan 2013
A man cools himself with a bottle of water
Economy   Environment   Photos   Water   Wikipedia: Bottled water  
 The Examiner 
Environmental and economic impact of bottled water at the city and state level
| In 2008, Mayor R.T. Rybak banned bottled water from being bought with city government funds. He also launched a controversial advertising campaign promoting drinking tap water. Interest groups are n... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
Engineers work on a model of the Mars rover Curiosity at the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012.
Curiosity Rover   NASA   Photos   Space Programme   Wikipedia: Curiosity rover  
 Space 
Curiosity Rover to Drill Mars Rock Once Soaked by Water
| This view shows the patch of veined, flat-lying rock selected as the first drilling site for NASA's Mars rover Curiosity. Image released Jan. 15, 2013. | CREDIT: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS | View full si... (photo: AP / Damian Dovarganes)
Red soil near river - fertile soil for crop  All Africa 
Soil and Water Conservation Activities Undertaken Along Eastern Escarpments of Adi-Keih Sub-Zone
[Shabait]Adi-Keih -The inhabitants of Adi-Keih sub-zone have been engaged in popular soil and water conservation activities, as well as renovation of roads along the eastern escarpments, extending fro... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Conservation   Photos   Soil   Water   Wikipedia: Soil and Water Conservation Society  
Less water in the river - water crisis  The Star 
Water crises need solution
| The disruption of water supply in parts of Selangor and the floods in the east coast have highlighted water as a most important resource and to re-organise society to manage water in much better way... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Agriculture   Photos   Soil   Water   Wikipedia: Water scarcity  
Top Stories
Blue fishes swim around the coral reef of Moalboal, Cebu The News & Observer
Glimmer of hope for coral reefs
| David J. Smith stands at the summit of Mount Bachelor near the snow-encrusted building housing a ski lift on the ground level and an atmospheric observatory in the uppe... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Housing   Nature   North Carolina   Photos   Wikipedia: Coral reef  
Cow dung dry cake - used as a fuel - biomass The Tribune San Luis Obispo
The Public Eye: Environmental group opposes Placer biomass power plant
The Public Eye: Environmental group opposes Placer biomass power plant | 14 minutes ago | Water pollution agency fines local governments | Pollution fines levie... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Environment   Photos   Pollution   Power   Wikipedia: Biomass  
The screen shot of the blacked-out Wikipedia website for 24-hour protest against SOPA (referred to as the The Los Angeles Times
Wikipedia, the people's encyclopedia
| Wikipedia is the encyclopedia anyone can write and edit (yes, even you!), but most people don't think much about who performs those tasks. With half a billion people ar... (photo: Wikipedia)
Internet   Photos   Society   Technology   Wikipedia: Wikipedia  
Britain's Prince Charles, left, walks in the honounary graduates procession at the University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland Thursday, June 21, 2001, with the African tribal king of the Asante, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei TUTU II. The two later received honorary degrees from the University of Glasgow. The Daily Telegraph
Prince Charles: 'We must take care of our environment'
This week, HRH the Prince of Wales revealed how the prospect of being a grandfather has sharpened his anxieties about Nature. Here, he argues that it would profit us all ... (photo: AP / David Cheskin)
Environment   Nature   Photos   UK   Wikipedia: Charles, Prince of Wales  
A ferry used by the Philippine Maritime Police docked at the Sta. Ana Wharf in Davao City, Philippines on Apri 25, 2009. China Daily
Healthy waters
|   |   | China banks on blue economy to build sustainable, strong maritime future | 'A strong nation faces the sea while a weak one turns its back on it," is h... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
China   Economy   Photos   Water   Wikipedia: Maritime  
A cooked food of rice - 'Khichadi' - a combined food of rice and mug dal Deccan Chronicle
Half of all food in the world is wasted, claims UK group
|   | London: Half of all the food produced in the world, about two billion tonnes, is wasted every year because of poor infrastructure and storage facilities, over-... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Food   London   Photos   Water   Wikipedia: Food waste  
Climate Change Environment and Nature
- Obama On Climate Change Faces High Expectations, And High Hu
- The $8 Billion Bargain: How Watershed Payments Save Cities,
- Climate Change Threatens Oldest And Largest Trees Worldwide
- Englewood library hosts talk on climate change
A big and huge tree near the forest on the hill station - environment - nature
Climate Change Threatens Oldest And Largest Trees Worldwide
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- Obama On Climate Change Faces High Expectations, And High Hu
- Wyo. governor disappointed by new EPA extension
- Vt. Supreme Court to hear arguments on nuke plant
- Wisconsin Republicans reintroduce mining changes
 KLps1 - December06 - China - Industrial Pollution - Environment - Traffic Pollution - Emissions - Air Pollution - Climate Change. (ps)
Clearing Beijing's air
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Desalination Hydrology
- Red Sea-Dead Sea link feasible, World Bank says
- Masdar launches seawater desalination programme
- Is the wally back? Melbourne water use surges
- John Hodgkinson, Trevor Herse and Ron McMah to meet Queensla
File - In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, flow of water is discharged through the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008.
China unveils plan to boost seawater desalination
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- MTBE still a water risk, witness says at ExxonMobil trial
- Citgo to settle in gas additive lawsuit
- DEP’s Silver Springs plan gets favorable public review (Ph
- New water lows for Great Lakes could drain local economies
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Hydropower Oceans and Seas
- New research to support the huge potential of tidal power
- A Conversation With: Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chaml
- Parties commit not to obstruct hydropower construction
- Southampton Varsity research to support huge potential of ti
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- Iconic beach resorts may not survive sea level rises
- Bubbling up organics in an ocean vent simulator
- Volunteers search NC coast to rescue sea turtles
- Volunteers search NC coast to rescue sea turtles
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Global Warming Water Pollution
- Global warming apocalypse canceled
- Global warming takes a vacation
- Global warming means more snow for Siberia
- Global Warming Means More Snow for Siberia - Expert
File - Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jackie McBride hands a box to Electronics Technician 2nd Class Shawn Cutter as they attempt to clear a street in Staten Island, New York that was leveled during Hurricane Sandy, Nov. 9, 2012.
Now no one can deny that the world is getting warmer
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- Obama On Climate Change Faces High Expectations, And High Hu
- MTBE still a water risk, witness says at ExxonMobil trial
- Michigan's invasive plant list- What's in your gar
- EPA backed off drilling probe into foul water
Blue fishes swim around the coral reef of Moalboal, Cebu
Glimmer of hope for coral reefs
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