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(Feb. 25, 2009, CleanTech)
Leaders at the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco today said the days of cheap water are over.
The developing world is still struggling to provide usable water to its residents, while water shortages in the developed world have put a new focus on expensive technologies.
“Water has never been priced properly, but [...]

(Photo Courtesy of Old-Photos.Blogspot.com)
Drought and water shortages may drive up the cost of food in America this year, before the Fed’s printing press can even produce symptoms of inflation. Though Peter Gleick may focus on “water footprinting”, David Zetland says it’s not the core issue.
The core issue is price. And price needs to reflect water’s [...]

(Jan. 19, 2009, RiverWired)
I recently saw a study that looked at how many people buy bottled water for drinking at home, and what it costs them. The results were insane. There are folks paying up to $8 per gallon for water!
Are you guilty? If you’re only buying bottled, you just might be, even if you’re [...]

(Jan. 18, 2009, Aguanomics)
I’ve had several emails from people describing how important water is to their community’s culture and lifestyle.
Water has defined us for eons. Water determined where we lived (London, San Francisco, Mumbai, etc.); what we ate (fish or camel? cactus or watermelon?); the location of our borders; and so on…
It is thus [...]