AlterNet.org: Water

Gulf Coast Waters Closed to Shrimping

Joieau, Daily Kos — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:00:01 PDT

State officials in Alabama have taken action, and other states need to take action to keep dangerous seafood from the Gulf off the dinner tables of Americans.

ALEC and ExxonMobil Push Loopholes in Fracking Chemical Disclosure Rules

Cora Currier, ProPublica — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:00:01 PDT

In many states, the chemical make-up of fluid pumped into the ground while fracking is shielded from the public, thanks to laws promoted by ALEC and Exxon Mobil.

Help for a Plastic Planet: New Report Focuses on Solutions to Global Plastic Pollution

Lisa Kaas Boyle, AlterNet — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:00:01 PDT

The report offers real solutions, in addition to an excellent scientific accounting of the threats posed by plastic pollution to the environment, wildlife, humans and economies.

Billions in Fines Don't Matter -- Here's How BP Should Be Punished for the Gulf Disaster

Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:00:01 PDT

What is missing is a criminal prosecution that holds responsible the individuals who gambled with the lives of BP's contractors and the ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico.

One Family's Unconventional Solution to Save Water

Margaret Morganroth Gullette, AlterNet — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:00:01 PDT

Self-composting toilets make a lot of sense when water is already a cause of national uprisings and covert wars.

The Global Pressures of Population and Access to Clean Water

John Donnelly, Global Post — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:00:01 PDT

As the world climbs toward a population of 9 billion, how can we support all those people?

Shocking Conflict of Interest: Private Water Companies Partner With Fracking Lobby

Sarah Pavlus, American Independent News Network — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:00:01 PDT

Selling water to drillers, two of the nation's biggest private water utilities may soon profit from treating the wastewater.

EPA's First Fracking Rules Seen as Limited and Delayed

Lena Groeger, ProPublica — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:00:01 PDT

"It sets a floor for what the industry needs to do," said attorney Erik Schlenker-Goodrich of the Western Environmental Law Center. "The reality is we can do far better."

Eyeless Shrimp and Fish With Tumors: The Horrific Consequences of BP's Spill

Lisa Kaas Boyle, AlterNet — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:00:01 PDT

Despite mounting environmental and health consequences, not to mention the death of 11 workers, no executives have received jail time.

2012 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Risk Their Lives

Environment News Service — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:00:01 PDT

The Goldman Environmental Foundation announced the winners of their prize given to people who protect the environment and their communities, often at risk of their lives.

The Human Cancer Risks Posed by Extreme Fossil Fuel Extraction

Sandra Steingraber, AlterNet — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:00:01 PDT

We cancer survivors, who know something about the fragility of life, hereby declare that the exchange of life-giving water for death-dealing fossil fuel is unacceptable.

6 Scary Extreme Energy Sources Being Tapped to Fuel the Post Peak Oil Economy

Michael I. Niman, Artvoice — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:00:01 PDT

Think of this as taking fracking to the next level so that we can continue to speed along on our highway to hell -- peak oil, and the earth, be damned.

Is Understanding Climate Change An Economic Luxury?

Emily Badger, Miller-McCune Magazine — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:00:01 PDT

New research says that the state of the economy has a big impact on our opinions about climate change

Debating the Future of Our World's Water

Daniel Moss, On the Commons — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:00:01 PDT

Achieving water democracy is surely a terrific opportunity to fix governance problems from the local to the global, but it's one enormous task.

Frackers Outbid Farmers For Water in Colorado Drought

Rebecca Leber, ThinkProgress — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:00:01 PDT

Colorado's hydrofracking boom â€” a technology that heavily relies on water â€” only adds additional strain as farmers and drillers bid for a scarce resource.

Unregulated Fracking for Decades? Why California May Be a Disaster Waiting to Happen

Scott Thill, AlterNet — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:00:01 PDT

It appears fracking has gone virtually unregulated in California for decades and now lawmakers are pushing back with legislation to expose the truth.

Some Red States Are Already Running Out Of Water

Steve Hynd, The Agonist — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:00:01 PDT

Our national intelligence experts report that several states are already high and dry. Thanks to the GOP, they're also in complete denial about it.

Gulf of Mexico Dolphins Sick, Dying After BP Oil Spill

Environment News Service — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:00:01 PDT

The dolphins could have ingested oil from sediments or water while feeding or by eating whole fish, which can harbor toxic chemicals.

Avoiding the Next Arctic Oil Disaster

Fran Hunt, Other Words — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:00:01 PDT

Exxon's Valdez disaster had ruinous and enduring impacts. We could be close to catastrophe again.

Why the Right to Water Is Under Attack

Shiney Varghese, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:00:01 PDT

World leaders are trying to roll back momentum that would instill the right to water as an essential human right.