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  NASA Finds Lots 
  of Water on Moon 

Rocket probe discovers large amounts of ice

Nov 13, 09 1:28 PM CST
(Newser) - A NASA probe has turned up water on the moon. Lots of water. “We practically tasted it with the impact,” said a geologist. The discovery—made last month after the space agency blasted the probe into the moon to study the debris—raises the chances of one day... More »

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NASA • space exploration • water • moon • moon landings • hydrogen • moon walk • moonwalk • lunar

 Radio Station Fined $16M  For Fatal Contest 

Mom died of water intoxication in effort to win Wii for her kids

Oct 30, 09 3:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Sacramento radio station has been ordered to pay $16 million to the family of a woman who died during its "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest. The woman, who was trying to win the game console for her three children, died of water intoxication after taking part... More »

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California • water • Sacramento • contest • lawsuit • radio stations • negligence

Amnesty: Israel Is Denying Palestinians Water

Report slams Israel's 'total domination' of water supplies

Oct 27, 09 3:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel is guzzling the region's water supply to keep its farmland lush and its lawns green while many Palestinians struggle to get the bare minimum for life, according to an Amnesty International report. The report accuses Israel of using its "total control" over water supplies to discriminate against Palestinians... More »

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Israel • water • Gaza • Amnesty International • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians • water restrictions • Jewish settlers

OPINION

 Tear Up Your Lawn 

Why do we devote so much water to a superficial end?

Sep 30, 09 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Matthew Fleischer has always hated lawns as wasteful and useless. But his hate is at a fevered pitch after reading about how the desire for lush green grass in literally draining states dry. America’s lawns and golf courses require about 200 gallons of water per citizen per day. We... More »

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California • drought • water • suburban sprawl • tap water • suburban lawn • lawn

 Craft Find Traces 
 of Water on Moon 

Widespread, but still unclear how much

Sep 23, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - There is indeed some water on the moon, with three different spacecraft seemingly putting to rest the scientific school of thought that the orb is bone-dry. Friday’s issue of the journal Science cites “unambiguous evidence” of either water (two hydrogen molecules and one oxygen) or hydroxyl (one of... More »

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water • science • moon • spacecraft • hydroxyl

Lather, Rinse, Disinfect the Showerhead

But even bleach may not kill stealth bacteria invading your bathtub

Sep 14, 09 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The showerheads of America are crawling with bacteria that can cause pulmonary disease in people with weakened immune systems, LiveScience reports. Around 20% of showerheads tested for a new study held significant levels of Mycobacterium avium, which can be suspended in air when water flows and be inhaled deep into... More »

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water • bacteria • scientific study • medical study • contaminants • lungs • pulmonary disease • showerhead • Mycobacterium avium

OPINION

 Let's Start Paying 
 for Water—Or Lose It 

Solution to 'crisis' may be controversial, but problem will only worsen

Aug 30, 09 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - You may receive a water bill every month, but you’re not actually paying for water. You’re paying for the cost of service, and this free-rider problem is contributing to the worsening water crisis that threatens to dehydrate the US, author and law professor Robert Glennon argues in the... More »

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conservation • drought • water • natural resources • water shortage • water supply • desalination

 Addictive Leaf May 
 Rob Yemen of Water 

Khat consumes water, drains family resources, detractors say

Aug 25, 09 8:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's no secret that Yemen loves khat—a leaf chewed to produce a mild, amphetamine-like effect. Nearly 90% of men and 25% of women indulge, and most families actually spend more on khat than food. The ramifications have been long chronicled, but Time points out a less obvious one emerging... More »

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terrorism • drought • water • Yemen • amphetamines • insurgency • khat

 Jellyfish Journeys 
 May Affect Climate 

Creatures' movements may carry carbon dioxide to ocean depths

Jul 30, 09 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jellyfish may be secretly affecting the climate of the oceans: Their movements appear to help change the balance of carbon in the atmosphere, NPR reports. Many jellyfish hide from predators deep underwater during the day and head to the surface at night for a snack, says an oceanographer. When they... More »

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climate change • environment • carbon dioxide • global warming • water • study • ocean • research • carbon • jellyfish

Greenies Freeze Out Ben
& Jerry's for Water Waste

Green-friendly company admits water-wasting practice is 'not acceptable'

Jul 25, 09 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ben & Jerry’s locations around the world are wasting nearly 300,000 gallons of water per day, a News of the World investigation finds. The whimsical ice cream maker, famous for its green ethics and environmental activism, requires employees to wash scoops in sinks under constantly running water to... More »

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environment • conservation • water • United Kingdom • ice cream • Ben & Jerry's

 Drying Euphrates 
 Cripples Iraq 

Turkish, Syrian dams, Iraqi practices blamed

Jul 14, 09 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqis are suffering as the Euphrates river dwindles, a result of Turkish and Syrian dams upstream, a 2-year drought, and Iraqi’s own mismanagement of its water supply, the New York Times reports. Farmers and fishermen have been ruined and key grain-growing land desiccated. “The old men say it’... More »

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Iraq • Turkey • Syria • drought • water • Euphrates • river • dams

(Newser) - A small New South Wales village has become the first community in the world to ban the sale of bottled water, the BBC reports. Bundanoon officials, who say bottled water wastes huge amounts of resources in packaging and transportation, were moved to act when they realized a bottled water company... More »

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environment • bottled water • Australia • water

(AP) - New images suggest Mars had a sizable lake on its surface billions of years ago, further evidence that the planet had a watery past. Images snapped by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal a 30-mile-long canyon where water once flowed and beach remnants surrounding a basin. Dubbed the Shalbatana lake for... More »

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space exploration • water • Mars • lake • satellite images • outer space • Lake Champlain • Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter • satellite photograph • Gaetano Di Achille • Jim Bell • Shalbatana lake

 Bizarre Dust Stains 
 Snow-Capped Rockies 

Dust could leave crops dehydrated by late summer

May 24, 09 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - A veil of dust coating the snowcapped Colorado Rockies is accelerating river runoff and has farmers scrambling to avoid an arid crop season, the Los Angeles Times reports. An unusually high number of dust storms and unseasonably warm temperatures have caused rivers to swell near flood stage. “It creates... More »

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environment • water • Colorado Rockies • crops • Colorado • mountain

 Mmm, Mmm, Good! 
 Astros Toast With 
 Recycled Urine 

New recycling system will let NASA boost size of station's crew

May 21, 09 3:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The crew of the International Space Station toasted successful testing of their new water-recycling system with sips of recycled sweat and urine yesterday, CNET reports. "The taste is great," US astronaut Michael Barratt said as his Russian colleague Gennady Zyuganov chased a floating mouthful in zero gravity.... More »

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NASA • water • astronauts • International Space Station • space travel • Gennady Zyuganov

 Drought Turns Off Tap 
 in Mexico City 

Citizens counting on water trucks during shutoff

Apr 10, 09 3:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - A record drought forced officials to turn off the major water pipeline providing fresh water to Mexico City, reports the BBC. The shutoff was scheduled to last 36 hours and affects 5 million residents. Emergency water trucks were supplying hard-hit citizens, but Easter weekend was chosen when many people leave... More »

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Mexico City • drought • water • Mexico • rain • water restrictions • water shortage

Finally, It's a
Cleaning Fluid
You Can Drink

Electrolyzed water washes, degreases, cures athlete's foot

Feb 23, 09 8:58 AM CST
(Newser) - In essence, it’s salt water, but a new drinkable cleaning fluid has been deemed a “miracle liquid,” the Los Angeles Times reports. So-called electrolyzed water is the result of sending current through a mixture of table salt and water. The cleaner, degreaser, and athlete’s foot cure... More »

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water • cleaning • salt • electrolyzed water

 LA Moves to Ration Water 

Statewide water shortage means LA may impose first water limits since 1991

Feb 18, 09 2:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Los Angeles is taking steps toward rationing water for the first time since 1991, reports Reuters. The LA Department of Water and Power has approved a plan to charge a penalty rate for water use over a set monthly limit that will take effect in May unless it is vetoed... More »

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California • drought • water • Los Angeles • rationing • shortage • water shortage

Warming Will Wipe Out Calif. Agriculture: Energy Sec.

Top US producer faces disaster without swift action on climate change

Feb 4, 09 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Energy Secretary Steven Chu sees dire effects of global warming, particularly on his home state of California, he tells the Los Angeles Times. Some 90% of the snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains, a vital storehouse for water used in farming and cultivation, could disappear, he said. “We’re... More »

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climate change • agriculture • California • global warming • water • James Inhofe • Sierra Nevada • Obama administration • Steven Chu

 Where Did Venus' Water Go? 

Solar wind appears top culprit in missing hydrogen

Jan 5, 09 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Astronomers puzzling over why Venus, formed about the same time as Earth, has so little water may have found a culprit: solar wind, Space.com reports. Scientists think both originally had about the same amount; Venus’ warmer temperatures would have caused any oceans to evaporate. Australian scientists think solar... More »

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astronomy • water • Venus

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