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Q&A: Water Crisis Is Serious But There Are Solutions

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Policymakers and experts from around the world are meeting this week in Stockholm to discuss ways out of what they call the growing global water crisis, with emphasis this year on the relation between water and food security. Ahead of the August 26-31 World Water Week conference, RFE/RL correspondent Eugen Tomiuc discussed some of the […]

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10 Things That Will Change How You Think About Water

By on April 13, 2011 in WATER, water and energy, WATER CONSERVATION, water cycle, water facts, WATER SAVING, water saving devices, water shortages, water storage, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER TANK, WATER TANK PRICES, water tanks, YES SOLAR

On the Marketplace Morning Report, we spoke to Charles Fishman, author of The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water. In his new book, Fishman explains that historically, humans have had a very luxurious relationship with water — how we use it, how we access it, how it’s valued — but now, […]

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