Saturday, February 28, 2009

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February 28th, 2009
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How a Clean Water Advocate and Senator Became a Chemical Industry Lobbyist

How a Clean Water Advocate

and Senator Became a Chemical

Industry Lobbyist
By David Corn, Mother Jones
In the fight over perchlorate in

drinking water, Richard Bryan

has oddly enough been on both

sides. Read more »

There is one piece this week that might not look quite like a water story at first glance -- Bill McKibben's "I'm Planning to Get Arrested on Monday (and You Should Too)." Bill is part of a massive action that will take place in DC, beginning this weekend and ending with a protest on Monday. Folks are gathering to raise awareness about needed action on climate change, beginning with our dirty coal habit.

Check out his piece and get involved if you can -- our water future will be determined by our response to climate change and the hard work of taking that on is just beginning.

Thanks for reading,

Tara Lohan, Senior Editor

Decade of Research Reveals Cancer Danger in Town's Drinking Water

Decade of Research Reveals Cancer

Danger in Town's Drinking Water



Scientists show that the controversial chemical

made famous in the film "Erin Brockovich" is

indeed carcinogenic in water. Read more »

Bill McKibben: Why I'm Planning to Get Arrested on Monday (and You Should, Too)

Bill McKibben: Why I'm Planning to Get Arrested

on Monday (and You Should, Too)



With thousands of big names and small gathering,

the first massive protest of its kind against global

warming will put the heat on DC. Read more »

Dam Building Is Booming, But Is it the Right Path to Clean Energy?

Dam Building Is Booming, But Is it the Right

Path to Clean Energy?



Dam proponents are touting hydropower as

renewable energy in an era of global warming.

But the human and environmental costs are

high. Read more »

New York's Drinking Water Threatened by Drilling Plans

New York's Drinking Water Threatened

by Drilling Plans



The state has done little to study the impacts

drilling might have on water supplies and is

unprepared to treat the waste water it

produces. Read more »

Despite Rising Demand, We May Be at Risk of Losing Public Services Like Transit and Libraries

Despite Rising Demand, We May Be at Risk

of Losing Public Services Like Transit and Libraries



Privatization is steadily undermining the things

we all depend upon -- libraries, transit, parks,

water systems, schools and public safety. Read more »

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