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The (UK) Guardian: A Texan tragedy: ample oil, no water

Posted Mon, 2013/08/19 - 9:40am by RCAP

Excerpts from an Aug. 11 article in the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper about communities in Texas:

"Three years of drought, decades of overuse and now the oil industry's outsize demands on water for fracking are running down reservoirs and underground aquifers. And climate change is making things worse."

"'Because when the water is gone. That's it. We're gone.'"

The Guardian (UK): Global majority faces water shortages 'within two generations'

Posted Mon, 2013/06/03 - 9:17am by RCAP

An article in London's The Guardian reports on a warning by hundreds of scientists last week that a majority of the world's population, including in developed countries like the United States, is reaching a tipping point where easy access to fresh, clean water will no longer be easily available. They cite climate change, pollution and over-use of resources.

Colorado River Basin study projects major imbalances in water supply and demand

Posted Mon, 2012/12/17 - 4:24pm by RCAP

Comprehensive study developed by Interior and seven basin states looks at water supply and demand over the next 50 years; includes range of proposed strategies from stakeholders to mitigate projected imbalances

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Dec.