Challenges Remain
The world has met the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water, well in advance of the MDG 2015 deadline, according to a report issued today by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). Between 1990 and...
Mar
19
This infographic is interactive. Roll over the dots on the corner of each image to see more information about the issues…
Infographic and video courtesy Water Aid
Mar
19
Jaywalking and Tap Water
My two favorite things to do when I visit NYC are jaywalk and drink the tap water. I kid you not. In L.A., the car is king, and I’ve actually been ticketed for crossing at a designated crosswalk at a green light because the little red hand had started flashing. I had a...
Nov
14
The Story of Bottled Water, released on March 22, 2010 (World Water Day) employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demand—how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap. Over five minutes, the film...
Nov
14
Do you know how your groundwater is doing today?
If you don’t, you can trust that dozens of national and international organizations are monitoring water on your behalf, even while you sleep. From the United Nations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); the National Ground Water...
Sep
08
The Opal Creek Valley contains 50 waterfalls, 5 lakes and 36 miles of hiking trails. It forms the largest intact stand of old growth forest in the Western Cascades and 500-1000 year old trees are common. The most abundant trees are Douglas fir, Western Red cedar and Western Hemlock. Source:...
Sep
07
A look at the planet’s water, how it’s being used, and the increasing strains on this vital resource, by Sustainable Guidance. In every corner of the globe, we are polluting, diverting, pumping, and wasting our limited supply of fresh water at an exponential rate as population and...
Sep
03
In developing countries, the demanding task of collecting water falls to women and young girls in 70% of cases.
One Drop
Sep
03
