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Mapping The Global Water Trade
washingtonpost.com 1 week agoThe current issue of Scientific American has a bunch of great charts on which countries use the most fresh water. Not surprisingly, most of the world’s water goes toward agriculture , only a tiny fraction is for household use , and the biggest users are China, India, and the United States. Read full article >>
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Just How Dirty Are Canada’s Oil Sands, Anyway?
washingtonpost.com 6 days, 6 hours agoOnce again, Congress is debating whether to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring oil from Alberta’s tar sands down to the Gulf Coast. Republicans want to fold it into the transportation bill. And scientists like James Hansen warn that harvesting tar sands would be “game over” for the climate. Read full article >>


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