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To many of us in the United States, we see water as free, or nearly so.
Luckily, this misconception is being challenged by a growing number of articles in the general press as well as in “sustainability” circles. For example, three pieces of water news crossed my desk today. Each underscored the increasingly explicit relationship between water and money… and the possibility for us to either “get water right” or contribute to further global ecosystem devastation.
Awareness-raising is the main thrust of UNICEF’s dirty water vending machine. Got a buck? You can get a tasty bottle of water contaminated with typhoid, cholera, dysentery, or dengue!
Well no, not really. The CDC would certainly not approve… and yet those are some of the only water choices available to the more than 2 billion people who lack access to clean water. Lots of investment in infrastructure and education (read: MONEY!!) will be… More
The 2009 Women’s Network for a Sustainable Future Summit, held yesterday in New York City, ended with a bang!
Michelle Moore, the Obama Administration’s Federal Environmental Executive, announced the October 5 signing of an Executive Order
Focused on Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance. The order is sweeping: all federal agencies must set greenhouse gas emissions reductions goals within 90 days and meet a series of energy, water, and waste reduction targets. And by the way, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be keeping track of agencies’ progress… and posting the results as public report cards.
It’s no wonder that Ms. Moore was fairly bouncing with excitement–this is BIG news, precisely because the government is so big: $500B in purchasing power, 1.8 civilian employees, 500,000 buildings, 600,000 vehicles. By taking those things that federal agencies… More
