Posts Tagged ‘science’

• Science Daily Article: how plants respond to water shortage

  Date: 2009.12.28 | Category: Academic, Global Water Issues | Response: 0

  According to researchers in an experiment, plants that were genetically engineered had stronger resistance to drought. The article, taken from Science Daily and published in Nature, features the discovery of a protein called PYR1 which could open up a whole new approach to increasing crops’ resistance to water shortages. LINK:Water Conservation News

• Water Conservation Portal & Search Engine

  Date: 2009.11.18 | Category: Global Water Issues, Nonprofit Organization, conservation | Response: 0

  Recently I came across this fantastic water conservation portal and search engine which is put out by Ecological Internet, Inc., a leading ecological IT provider. This site allows individuals to access links, news, education and much more on the subject of water conservation. LINK: Water Conserve

  About: Ecological Internet is a non profit organization which specializes in the use of the Internet to achieve ecological science-based environmental conservation outcomes. Ecological Internet’s mission is to empower the global movement for environmental sustainability by providing information retrieval tools, portal services, expert analysis and action opportunities that aid in the protection of climate, forest, ocean and water ecosystems; and to commence the age of ecological sustainability and restoration. LINK Ecological Internet Home

• About International Water Association

  Date: 2009.11.16 | Category: Global Water Issues | Response: 0

  International Water Association (IWA) is comprised of leading water professionals in science, research, technology and practice worldwide.  There are 10,000 individual and 400 corporate members, spread across 130 countries. To join IWA and become  part of  a fellowship of like-minded water sector specialists operating at the heart of innovation in both research and practice, go to LINK: IWA MEMBERSHIP

• Water Drops podcast series by Dr. Black

  Date: 2009.11.16 | Category: Global Water Issues | Response: 0

  Since January 2006, Dr. Peter E. Black has been creating and recording a series of broadcasts, called Water Drops. These two-minute, self-contained essays are on the science, hydrology, culture, history, policy, law, government and organizations involved with water.

  Dr. Black is professor at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. To date over 133 Water Drops episodes have been produced. They are posted and available on the Public Radio Exchange link below.

  LINK: Podcast series Water Drops on Public Radio Exchange by Dr. Peter Black