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the physics arXiv blog & Blog Archive & First evidence that water forms in in…: May 5, 9:14am 2 reviews astronomy, physics, science, water
http://arxivblog.com/?p=397; Water is the most abundant solid material in space. Astronomers see it on various planets, on moons, in comets and in interstellar clouds. But how did it get there? Nobody really knows how water could possibly form in the freezing darkness of interstellar space.

Elements of Building: Water : Green Building Elements: Apr 22, 10:35am 1 review environment, water
http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/04/22/elements-of-building-water/; In the United States, 340 billion gallons of fresh water -- or 1/4 of the nation's total supply -- are pulled from rivers and reservoirs every day. (See greenerbuildings.com) Our taps, plumbing fixtures, and irrigation systems all draw from the same sources of clean, potable water. After being used, most of the water ends up in the sewer system -- all of it, at that point, contaminated. Then it is treated and returned to a body of water. This creates a cycle in which unnecessarily large volumes of water circulate through the built environment and municipal treatment facilities. However, in the last decade or so, major strides have been made in reducing the amount of water that must go through such a cycle. The maxim "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" can easily be applied to water usage.

Prescription Drugs Found to Be Widespread in Drinking Water | The Daily Galaxy: …: Mar 11, 4:05pm 1 review health, water, prescription-drugs, contamination
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2008/03/prescription-dr.html; "We know we are being exposed to other people's drugs through our drinking water, and that can't be good." ~ Dr. David Carpenter, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment of the State University of New York at Albany Here's the good news--Americans are finally getting free pharmaceutical grade drugs. Now here's the bad new--we don't get to pick which drugs. At least 41 millions Americans are ingesting daily a potentially dangerous cocktail of antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones every time they have a glass of water, shows an Associated Press investigation.

WATER | American Museum of Natural History: Jan 18, 6:25am 1 review education, water, shortage, exhibit, droughts
http://amnh.org/exhibitions/water?section=introduction; Water unites us Fog curtain Fog curtain � AMNH / Denis Finnin Every language has a word for water; no living thing exists without water. It soothes the spirit and sustains the body; its beauty inspires art and music. Employed by cultures around the world in rituals and ceremonies, water bathes us from birth to death. Water is essential to life as we know it. And as it cycles from the air to the land to the sea and back again, water shapes our planet--and nearly every aspect of our lives. Water surrounds us Its force and abundance are the backdrop of our lives. Salty or fresh, water is everywhere--falling from the skies, rushing to the sea, lapping the shores, deep within the Earth--cycling in volumes that boggle the mind. Every single day, even when the sun is shining on you, vast amounts of water are falling as rain all over Earth. Every single year, more than 40,000 cubic kilometers (nearly 10,000 cubic miles) of water pour from Earth's rivers into the sea. Some experts think the amount of water locked in the minerals of Earth's mantle is many times that held by all our oceans. No wonder we treat water as though there were an infinite supply. Water challenges us Fresh water makes up only three percent of the water on Earth's surface--and often, places with the most people have the least water. About two-thirds of Earth's fresh water is ice, and much of the remainder is locked underground. A mere fraction of a percent of Earth's water supports all life on land. Yet all too often we mistreat that precious fraction . . . and there is no more. Our actions can condemn many of Earth's creatures--our fellow humans among them--to diminished lives and sometimes even to extinction. Can we learn to become better stewards of water? Is there really a choice?

Call for Entries: Metropolis 2008 Next Generation Design Competition (TreeHugger…: Oct 3, 2007 6:33am 1 review graphic-design, water, competition, contest, metropolis
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/10/call_for_entrie_6.php; From the page: "Designers, listen up: it's time for the Metropolis 2008 Next Generation Design Competition. The 5th annual competition (we've covered previous years here and here) is focusing on one of the world's most precious resources: water. "With up to one third of the global population living without reliable access to clean water, we need better design solutions that account for potable water, gray water, black water -- its uses, re-uses, controls, management, efficiency, and conservation. We call on your innovative design solutions at all scales and sizes�"products, interiors, buildings, landscapes, communication systems, or anything else you�ve dreamed up�"for handling this most precious and most threatened natural resource. The time for new thinking on water is now.""