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Personal Proactive Solutions to the Water Crisis
Published on 2010-12-03 13:48:00
Ron Duncan is deeply concerned about water availability in the world, in California and in his hometown of Soquel, near Santa Cruz. It is the most important life and death issue worldwide and in many third world countries, women spend hours each day carrying water jugs – and the water is unsafe and there are no sanitary facilities to prevent disease.Although the situation in Soquel does not compare to parts of Africa, the situation is dire. Between 1960 and 2000, the US water consumption doubl
Phillippe Coustaeu and the World's Oceans
Published on 2010-11-16 13:50:00
Philippe Cousteau, Jr. is based in Washington, DC as co-founder of EarthEcho International.Philippe Cousteau, Junior, is the son of Philippe Cousteau, Senior, and the grandson of famed oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Philippe, Jr. was born in 1979, the same year his father died in a boat crash. With his sister, he is co-founder of EarthEcho International, which produces educational programs about oceans and the environment.Sharon asked what is the most important educational message his
Water - a Necessity of Life
Published on 2010-10-07 16:57:00
Alistair Morrison, MA (Stockholm, Sweden), Coordinator of Global Water Governance Projects, United Nations Development Program.Sharon interviewed Mr. Morrison, who was in Stockholm, Sweden, attending World Water Week. He is involved with the International Water Institute in Stockholm and has traveled all over the world to water problem areas such as Pakistan and Mozambique. He states that the key risk in floods is sanitation and water borne diseases such as cholera. The situation in Pakist
