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Conserving Water, One Toilet At A Time

Water Rights: Awash in Waste (Economist)

Apr.11, 2009

Dry Taps in Mexico City: A Water Crisis Gets Worse (Time)

Apr.11, 2009

Biofuel Production Threatens Water Supplies (FoxNews)

Apr.11, 2009

Del Mar, California Faces 20% to 33% Increase in the Wholesale Water Cost from Supplier (SanDiegoTribune)

Apr.10, 2009

Super Water Rationing: 2 Million Residents in Mexico will Receive No Running Water for 36 Hours (AFP)

Apr.09, 2009

Florida’s Worsening Drought Sparks Water Fights (MiamiHerald)

Apr.09, 2009

Los Angeles Rejects Water Rationing Plan for Summer (Reuters)

Apr.08, 2009

Report Says Use of Water, Energy Linked (HoustonChronicle)

Apr.07, 2009

Will Fervor for Water Conservation Dry Up? (AtlantaJournalConstitution)

Apr.05, 2009

Will the Bay Area Face Mandatory Water Rationing after the Summer? (Kelly Zito, SanFranciscoChronicle)

Apr.04, 2009

The V.I.P. Toilet Problem (Jeff Conant, AlterNet)

Apr.03, 2009

New Yorkers, Conserving More Water Than Ever Before, Brace for Double Digit Rate Hike (NewYorkTimes)

Apr.03, 2009

Farmers’ Water Wars: Water in Colorado First Come, First Serve (AssociatedPress)

Apr.02, 2009

Sierra Snowpack 82% after Wet February, but Needs to be 130% (MercuryNews)

Apr.02, 2009

The Age of the Water-Strapped City (NewYorkTimes)

Apr.02, 2009

As a Property Manager, Money and Water are Your Two Most Precious Resources (LeakBird)

Apr.02, 2009

Farmers should Get More Water in California (MercuryNews)

Apr.01, 2009

California Drought Converts Water to Cash Crop (WallStreetJournal)

Mar.31, 2009

Another Double-Digit Water Rate Increase for New York City This Year, after 14.5% 2008 Increase (Reuters)

Mar.31, 2009

Environmental Agency in UK Calls for Water Meters in Every Household (BBCNews)

Mar.30, 2009

Turning on Lawn Sprinkler Now Criminal in Tampa Bay, Florida (TampaBayOnline)

Mar.29, 2009

Living in a Water Bubble (SeattleTimes)

Mar.28, 2009

You Can’t Drink Oil (DailyKos)

Mar.26, 2009

Renewable Energy Projects Gain MORE Steam because of Water Minimal Requirements: Solar Requires Very Little Water (WallStreetJournal)

Mar.26, 2009

Management Key to Water Delivery (William Eagle, VOANews)

Mar.26, 2009

Santa Clara Water District Asks Customers to Voluntarily Cutback Water Usage by 15% (MercuryNews)

Mar.26, 2009

New York City to Install 826,000 Wireless Water Meters by 2011 (Engagdet)

Mar.26, 2009

Hydraulic Brotherhood — Water Rationing NOT for Everyone in Northern California: Santa Clara County 15% (1st Time in 15 Yrs); Sonoma County 30% (Draconian); 10% for San Francisco (Voluntary); It All Depends on Where Your Water Comes From (MercuryNews)

Mar.24, 2009

Oil and Water Mix: Four Reasons Why Water will Be Big(ger) (LeakBird)

Mar.23, 2009

Antioch, California to Ration Water: Contra Costa Water District Wants 25% Water Allocation Reduction for Customers (MercuryNews)

Mar.23, 2009

RED ALERT: Water the New Oil: Money to Be Made from Water Scarcity? — Yes; Clean Water Delivery Powerful Political Force? — Yes; 80% of All Disease Borne by Polluted Water; Every $1 Spent on Clean Water Projects Returns $7 – $12, Says WHO! (Reuters)

Mar.23, 2009

Tampa Bay, Florida Reservoir Just about Out of Water (Treehugger)

Mar.22, 2009

Critical Beijing, China Water Shortage: North China’s Hebei Province, Water Supplier has Over-Extracted Groundwater (GreenCarCongress)

Mar.22, 2009

How Landlords and Property Managers can Secure Their Tenants’ Water Supplies at the Single Largest Water Waste Point, the (Running) Toilet (LeakBird)

Mar.21, 2009

New 1,000-Page Department of Water Resources Report: California Water Supply EVEN MORE VULNERABLE to Quakes, Flood Than Originally Thought — PDF (Kelly Zito, SanFranciscoChronicle)

Mar.21, 2009

San Diego Mayor Wants 20% Water (Rationing) Usage Reduction?: Would Require 45% Outdoor Watering Cutback; Indoor Water Usage by 5% (SanFranciscoChronicle)

Mar.21, 2009

One Step Closer to Mandatory Water Rationing: Silicon Valley Water Supplier Recommends 15% Mandatory Water Usage Reduction; Will 13 Water Retailers Who Supply Water to Customers via the Santa Clara Valley Water District Setup Tiered Water Rates? (MercuryNews)

Mar.21, 2009

Cheap New York Tap Water: 8 Oz. Costs 5 100ths of 1 Cent — $0.0005!!! (Michael Pollak, NewYorkTimes)

Mar.21, 2009

Let Clean Water Flow: Obama Called to Increase Global Water Aid, but What about Our Own Water Crisis in America? (Ben Block, WorldChanging)

Mar.21, 2009

US Water Crisis: What is Happening in Vegas will not Stay in Vegas; Pat Mulroy’s Water-Lacking Las Vegas Offers Glimpse of What’s in Store for America; 35 of 48 States Fighting with Neighbors over Water!!! (Robert Glennon, AlterNet)

Mar.21, 2009

Tenants Absolutely Run Up Higher Water Bills When the Landlord or Property Manager Foots the Bill (LeakBird)

Mar.20, 2009

Water (Industry) One of Greatest Investment Mega-Trends of All Time (Forbes)

Mar.20, 2009

Tiered Water Rates Coming to Poway, California, to Incentivize Water Conservation: 10% of Water Customers Use 40% of the Water (SanDiegoTribune)

Mar.20, 2009

Maude Barlow Denounces Privatization of Water at World Water Forum (CitizenNewsService)

Mar.20, 2009

Teach a Man How to Fish, but Take Away His Right to Fish: Water Policy, Water Police, Water Rights (LeakBird)

Mar.19, 2009

RED ALERT: (Southern) California Drought: 44% TIER TWO BLOCK RATE INCREASE Due to 15% Fall in Los Angeles Water Use by June 1; Feb-March Storms Allow Water Agencies to Deliver 5% More Water Than Expected, Says Lester Snow; Sierra Snowpack IMPROVES to 86%!; Reservoir Storage 75%; Statewide Precipitation @ Normal (LosAngelesTimes)

Mar.19, 2009

The Coming Great Water Policy Crisis: This is about Who Controls the Water (ESPN)

Mar.19, 2009

Water Capitalism Vs. Water Socialism: World Water Forum a Sham of Political Intrigue and Corporate Cronyism? (Jeff Conant, Alternet)

Mar.19, 2009

Europe Living Beyond Its Water Means, Says New Report (NewYorkTimes)

Mar.19, 2009

Smart Water Metering: Water Conservation More Effective When We Know How Much are We Using?; Main Problem with Submetering is Cost of Installation (Aguanomics)

Mar.19, 2009

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