7 Billion: "Water Use Rising Faster Than World Population"
"Like oil in the 20th century, water could well be the essential commodity on which the 21st century will turn."
Source: Reuters, 10/26/2011
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"On Edge of Paradise, Coachella Workers Live in Grim Conditions"
"THERMAL – At one end of Avenue 54, a road slicing through some of the most fertile land in the United States, resides the California of the popular imagination: a place of Bermuda shorts, putting greens and picture-window champagne dinners overlooking the infinity pool.
Source: California Watch, 10/25/2011
"Elouise Cobell Dies at 65; Native American Activist"
"Elouise Cobell, the treasurer of the Blackfeet tribe who tenaciously pursued a lawsuit that accused the federal government of cheating Native Americans out of more than a century's worth of royalties, resulting in a record $3.4-billion settlement, has died. She was 65."
Source: LA Times, 10/18/2011
"With Powerboat and Forklift, a Sacred Whale Hunt Endures"
"BARROW, Alaska — The ancient whale hunt here is not so ancient anymore. 'Ah, the traditional loader,'one man mumbled irreverently. 'Ah, the traditional forklift.'"
Source: NY Times, 10/17/2011
2010 Bicycle Commuting Stats Available for 375 U.S. Cities
Commuters who travel to work via bicycle put a dent in petroleum consumption and air pollution, and likely have a leg up on not becoming part of the obesity epidemic. Davis, CA, residents are at the head of the pack of the 375 largest US cities surveyed, with 22.1% of the city's residents commuting by bike, according to US Census Bureau statistics compiled by the League of American Bicyclists.
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Many Are Claiming Health Problems Caused by Smart Meters
Numerous allegations of health damage from people in the US and around the globe, the common threads in the descriptions of health damage (often appearing to involve the neurological, immune, and/or endocrine systems), and the evidence from thousands of published studies that address a wide range of electrical, magnetic field, and radio-frequency impacts suggest this could be a major public health issue that warrants coverage.
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Amish Farmers in Chesapeake Watershed Find Themselves in EPA's Sights
"LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. -- An Amish farmer examines young trees and shrubs he planted last fall along the stream running through his farm. A few trees are starting to peak from shelters built to protect them from pests and 'green death,' when new trees are swallowed up by old growth. When the trees and shrubs are fully grown, they'll form a buffer to keep grazing animals and stormwater carrying manure fertilizers out of the water."
Source: Greenwire, 10/12/2011
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