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The Global Water Crisis: A conversation with Maude Barlow at SRI in the Rockies.

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SAN ANTONIO, TX:  How fitting that my last post before arriving at SRI in the Rockies was about Bloomberg adding water data as part of its ESG offering; when the conference opened on the importance of  water, protecting the water commons, and what it means for the socially responsible investor.  After the official conference welcome …

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Bloomberg Adds Water to its ESG Service Offering

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A recent post by guest contributer, Julie Urlaub, discussed the rising importance of water as a sustainability issue.  In it, Urlaub states, “clean, fresh, and ‘usable’ water is no longer just an issue for developing countries.  It has become a global social and business sustainability issue.”  This fact is more evident by Bloomberg’s recent announcement …

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Water Creeping to the Top of the Sustainability List

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In the guest post below, Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company, discusses the challenges of managing our world’s water resources. by Julie Urlaub “Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink”. Taken from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, the author describes a man dying of thirst surrounded by …

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Nestlé Waters Says Federal Government Cannot Be Counted on to Deliver a Robust National Recycling Program

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ANN ARBOR, MI — Greetings from Day Two of the Net Impact Conference. The opening keynote just finished a little over a half an hour ago and I think perhaps the most notable news to come of it was Kim Jeffery, the CEO of Nestlé Waters North America, saying industry must lead on improving US …

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Vigilant Futures Is Officially a Plastic Bottle-Free Zone

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In honor of Blog Action Day 2010, it’s inspiring to see a company ditching its plastic water bottles. Below is a post from a Vigilant Futures’ employee. Kudos to Vigilant Futures! by Adelaide Z According to Water.org nearly 1 billion people don’t have access to clean drinking water. Despite our access to free, clean drinking …

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Preserving Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers: Water Matters!

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As part of Blog Action Day 2010, I felt compelled to write about a subject near and dear to my heart:  Pittsburgh’s three rivers.  This summer Pittsburgh served as the host city for the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) World Environment Day.  UNEP bestowed this honor on Pittsburgh for its story of transformation and its commitment …

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Halosource Raises $80 Million and Expanding Clean Water Services

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Today is Blog Action Day, and Halosource is one company taking action to bring clean drinking water to developing countries around the world. Founded in 2002 in Seattle, Halosource has grown by focusing on providing their clean water technologies to emerging markets. In 2006, Halosource partnered with a domestic water purifying company in India. Two …

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Surfers Bringing Clean Drinking Water to the World

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This summer California was home to the world’s biggest surfing event, the Hurley U.S. Open in Huntington Beach. The week long event hosted 400 surfers from around the globe and drew an enormous crowd that totaled close to half a million by the last day. Surfing is the main even but fans were able to …

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Sustainable Urban Living- Desert Style

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Smack dab on the front page of the Sunday New York Times yesterday was some positive news out of the Middle East. Seems architect Norman Foster of firm Foster and Partners has, along with the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), developed a fully sustainable city called Masdar. While it seems like a bit …

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Shareowner Resolutions and a New EPA Study on Hydraulic Fracturing

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SocialFunds.com reports today that the EPA will revisit the issue of hydraulic fracturing announcing that the EPA will conduct a new scientific study of the effects of the practice.  This is an acknowledgement on the EPA’s part of increased public concerns about the effects of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water supplies.  Investors show concern also by filing shareholder resolutions …

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Are Voluntary Disclosures Enough for Marcellus Shale?

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Range Resources submitted its first voluntary disclosures form of Marcellus Shale hydraulic fracturing to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on August 12, but is this enough to ensure responsible development of this natural gas source and protect PA’s water supply? The Marcellus Shale is a Middle Devonian-age black, low density, carbonaceous (organic rich) …

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