Top 10 Water News Stories of 2010

Circle of Blue compiled their Top 10 Water News Stories of 2010, amongst the major issues noted were:

Experts Name the Top 19 Solutions to the Freshwater Crisis;

Choke Point: US;

Himalayas;

Asian Carp Invasion;

Bulk Water Exports;

China’s Karst Region Water Crisis;

The Price of Water and Wastewater;

The Price of Hydropower Pursuits in Patagonia;

Killing Wildlife in Kenyan Lake;

Cholera in Haiti – The Climate Connection

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The Elephant in the Room: "Blue Gold"

One would like to think that the interest in water of Venture Capital, large multinational corporations and investors throughout the world would herald a revolution in the management of water. It would make water management more efficient, and ideally less prone to the corruption and cronism that the world's poor suffer beneath. The much needed injection of capital into the compromised quality of water worldwide ought to herald better days. But what are the limits, and how do we - as members of society - prevent a situation from developing that imperils public access to a supply of water? And will this all really work?

The opportunities abound, but the stakes are high. Cleantech Magazine, an offshoot of Cleantech Investor, offers excellent coverage on the opportunities and potential social benefits of investment in water technologies. Click Here to learn more!

Below The Surface on CBS 13 in Sacramento Via Skype!!

Kristian and Jared had the pleasure of testing a new approach to news reporting - skyping with reporters! 

Check out the broadcast at

http://cbs13.com/video/?id=67306@kovr.dayport.com

Food and Water Watch: Free Screening of Tapped!

Join us for a Free Screening of Tapped!


Wednesday, November 18 , 7 p.m.

Ultra Star Cinema at Hazard Center

November 15, 2009

Dear Supporter,

Join Food & Water Watch and our friends, San Diego Coastkeeper and Pure Water Technologies, for a screening of Tapped. An award-winning documentary, Tapped explores the under-regulated bottled water industry's aims to privatize and sell back our public water. It also examines the impact of the bottled water industry on human health, climate change, pollution and our reliance on oil resources.

This eye-opening movie is for everyone-- regardless of what you know about bottled water. If you haven't already given up bottled water, you will after seeing Tapped! If you've already taken back the tap, invite friends and family who have not, as this film is sure to change minds.

Following the screening, you can take part in a short discussion about the film with representatives from San Diego Coastkeeper and Food & Water Watch.

Please RSVP by emailing rsvptapped@gmail.com if you plan to attend this free screening of Tapped.

What: Screening of Tapped

When: Wednesday, November 18

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Ultra Star Cinema at Hazard Center in Mission Valley



If you would like more information about the screening, please contact Corie Lopez at clopez@fwwatch.org.

You can also watch the trailer of Tapped. Hope to see you there!

Thanks for your support,

Corie Lopez

Organizer, Water Team

Food & Water Watch-- San Diego

Food & Water Watch is a non-profit organization working with grassroots organizations around the world to create an economically and environmentally viable future. Through research, public and policymaker education, media, and lobbying, we advocate policies that guarantee safe, wholesome food produced in a humane and sustainable manner and public, rather than private, control of water resources including oceans, rivers, and groundwater. For more information, visit http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/.

Killing The Water!

Animal waste is polluting our water ways at an alarming rate - so much that our coastal waters are rapidly turning into areas that cannot support life. The map below shows the hypoxic zones around the coastlines of the world in 2006.  This problem has proliferated, there are nearly 400 that have formed around the world, 40 of which surround the US. 

Check out a recent article from the Wall Street Journal focusing in on how the Chesapeak Bay is being impacted by animal waste, and what some people are doing about it.

Maude Barlow - Water is a Human Right

Water Rights activist Maude Barlow eloquently defines the need for water as a human right so as to prevent private interests from overriding a fundamental right to clean water.

Water News Network

Welcome to the Water News Network and Below the Surface. We created this blog to help keep you up to date on water issues and to help engage a dialogue on solutions to our problems. Thank you for taking the time to visit us and to learn more about our organization please visit www.belowthesurface.org