Sigma Xi's Year of Water BlogA blog about water: science, policy and ethics, for Sigma Xi's Year of Water H20 08UK campaign promotes tap water as a brand- June 27, 2008 A new campaign launched in the U.K. is promoting tap water as a brand. The idea of &8220;Tap&8221; is to take on the bottled water industry by promoting tap water as a brand. Bottled water is seen by some as antithetical to conservation and sustainability due to its heavy carbon footprint from transport of water and ...http://water.sigmaxi.org/?p=92 Biggest, longest water fair ever- June 23, 2008 The biggest and longest water fair ever is well underway in Zaragosa, Spain. The three-month-long event on the banks of the river Ebro, features 140 pavilions from more than 100 countries across 60 acres. Facilities include an aquarium and a museum housed in a new river bridge. On June 23, singer Bob Dylan performs in ...http://water.sigmaxi.org/?p=91 Squeezing water from a stone- June 12, 2008 Scientists are challenging the well known aphorism, You cant squeeze water from a stone. A team in Holland has shown over the course of a 20-year project that it may be possible to do just that, and in areas that would benefit the mostthe worlds deserts. Led by Peter van der Gaag of the Holland Innovation ...http://water.sigmaxi.org/?p=90 Global experts: water crisis is biggest world risk- June 11, 2008 Water shortages caused by unsustainable water use practices, and exacerbated by large scale changes in hydrological systems, could pose a bigger risk than food price increases and shortfalls of energy. At the Goldman Sachs &8220;Top Five Risks&8221; conference, a panel of global experts warned that fresh supplies of usable water are threatened as underground aquifers are ...http://water.sigmaxi.org/?p=88 |