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Public drinking fountains cool down New Yorkers
Posted by Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed on July 7th, 2010
Independent (UK): As temperatures approach 40 degrees Celsius, New York offers drinking fountains to cool down the public and reduce consumption of bottled water. In a bit to reduce consumption of bottled water, New York City has begun providing residents with portable drinking fountains for use over the coming months. The ten fountains located around the city are attached to fire hydrants and are rotated around the city on a schedule to hydrate residents as the temperatures are expected to reach ...
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United Kingdom: Region faces drought order as water supply falls
Posted by Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed on June 17th, 2010
Independent (UK): The threat of a summer drought is hanging over seven million people in the North West of England, it emerged yesterday. United Utilities, the company which supplies water from Cheshire to the Scottish border, is facing low supplies in its reservoirs and said that if there was no significant rainfall over the weekend, it would apply to the Environment Agency for a drought order. That would allow it to take emergency steps in abstracting water from rivers and lakes, to conserve ...
Goldcrest numbers plummet after harsh winter conditions
Posted by Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed on June 17th, 2010
Independent (UK): Britain's smallest bird, the tiny goldcrest, may have suffered a population crash after being hit extremely hard by the harsh conditions of last winter, the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) said yesterday. Confirming fears that the species, which had been increasing in number because of the warmer winters of the past two decades, would suffer a serious reverse in the freeze, the BTO said the number of gardens in which goldcrests were spotted had fallen by almost half. Across ...
Russia: Sturgeon: On the edge of extinction
Posted by Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed on June 13th, 2010
Independent (UK): As glum Russian fishermen haul in their net from the Volga river, just two small sturgeon are splashing about among the daily catch. "In the old days, we would catch sturgeon each weighing 132lb," sighed Pavel Syzranov, the head of the once thriving Lenin fishery in southern Russia. "Now there are no sturgeon left of that size." Nor are there many of any size. Caviar poaching is all but eliminating the species, once a source of national pride. The relentless hunt for the so-called ...
British beach water’s mark of quality
Posted by Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed on June 10th, 2010
Independent (UK): More than 97 per cent of Britain's beaches met EU mandatory standards for water quality last year, a report published yesterday reveals. The figure for England and Wales was 98.6 per cent, the annual bathing water report by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency showed. Both figures were an improvement on 2008; and the UK as a whole, as well as England and Wales separately, has climbed up the league table of European countries for the cleanliness of its ...
PJ Hahn: ‘BP has lied to us from day one. We could have stopped the oil’
Posted by Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed on June 9th, 2010
Independent (UK): "Hell," says PJ Hahn, the man at the very tip of the sharp end of America's oil spill disaster, "we're under siege here. If somebody was breaking into your house, would you get on the phone to friends and neighbours to discuss it? You'd shoot the sonofabitch. It's that simple." Blond-haired, blue-eyed, cowboy-booted -- and very direct -- PJ has what may be the toughest job of all in the Gulf of Mexico right now. He is personally responsible for preventing the oil that is pouring out ...
Summertime 2100, and the living isn’t easy
Posted by Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed on May 29th, 2010
Independent (UK): The year is 2100. Londoners and their guests need a pastiche of Arcadia in the heart of the capital. Peak summer daily temperatures are nearly seven degrees hotter than they were in 2000, and the city is far more crowded. By mid-afternoon the day's heat is starting to hang heavy, and will not disperse until the small hours. Evenings are febrile and nights fitful. Shaded open spaces draw people out of doors like a magnet summoning iron filings. The natural appearance of St James's Park ...
United Kingdom: Extreme droughts to be ‘more common’
Posted by Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed on May 27th, 2010
Independent (UK): Britain is heading for water shortages and crop failures as extreme droughts like that of 1976 become more frequent, experts have warned. A Met Office study on how climate change could affect the frequency of extreme droughts in the UK has found they will become more common by 2100, and to put the droughts in context, conditions seen in 1976 were used as a benchmark -- one of the worst droughts on record. The Met Office climate model was used to run a number of simulations and ...
Reacting to climate change: The reef protector
Posted by Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed on May 27th, 2010
China Daily: The water is calm; there is just a slight wind blowing. A group of fishermen set off to the coral reef area in a fishing ground in Palawan Province in the Philippines. Their sunburned skin and callous hands show years of experience at sea. The number of fish catch in this Bay has declined over the years due to overfishing and shrinking spawning areas such as mangroves and coral reefs. Climate change is hitting coral reefs hard, turning a once vibrant diving and fishing ...
Top tips for your own eco-warriors
Posted by Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed on May 26th, 2010
Independent (UK): One of the most exciting things about being a parent is teaching your child new skills, values and talents. So why not invest quality time teaching them how to keep their planet clean, green and beautiful -- for all our futures? One of the most exciting things about being a parent is teaching your child new skills, values and talents. So why not invest quality time teaching them how to keep their planet clean, green and beautiful -- for all our futures? Recycling ...