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Washington Post: Three books on water, its importance and its future

Posted Tue, 2011/07/12 - 11:38am by RCAP

The July 10 Washington Post had a review on three books about water, its importance and its future.

The article begins:

"Water is the ultimate renewable resource — which is why we are running out. Because it falls from the sky, constantly replenished and cleansed in a cycle of evaporation and precipitation, we regard it as free, a gift from God. It is never truly owned or consumed, only borrowed from nature. And so we squander it and defile it. Until, as we are increasingly finding, it is not there when we want it."

NPR: How Much Water Is There On Earth? Magellan Would Be Shocked

Posted Fri, 2011/06/24 - 5:14pm by RCAP

Here's a fun science piece from NPR's "sciency blog":

It begins:

"Water feels good when we're thirsty, cools us when we're hot, looks great in a pond, a lake, a cloud. Because we ourselves are two-thirds water, we like the stuff, we're drawn to it. We search the universe looking for signs of water and when we look back at our planet, we are small and pale, yes, but we're dazzlingly blue.

Community-based water resiliency (CBWR) electronic tool now available for download

Posted Thu, 2011/06/16 - 3:58pm by RCAP

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the Community-Based Water Resiliency electronic tool. The CBWR electronic tool is an easy way to assess your current resiliency to water service interruptions and learn about tools and resources to enhance resiliency in your community. This tool was developed in collaboration with stakeholders from the community and includes over 350 resources.

Go to the CBWR electronic tool