Water

Centennial Water offers free conservation Webinar

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water - 12 hours 42 min ago
Centennial Water & Sanitation District is offering a free online webinar entitled A Healthy Landscape with Less Water from noon to 1 p.m. July 29.
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UN says deadly floods affect 1 million Pakistanis

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water + UN - 14 hours 42 min ago
Rescuers trying to reach thousands of Pakistani flood victims were hampered by deluged roads and damaged bridges Saturday, while fears of disease rose as some evacuees showed signs of diarrhea, fever and other illnesses.
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Water use

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water - 15 hours 36 min ago
Water usage for the City of Norman for Thursday, July 29, was 17.6 million gallons. Conservation tip: Start a compost pile. Using compost when you plant adds water-holding organic matter to the soil....
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DENR lauds UN resolution on water as basic human right

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water + UN - Sat, 2010-07-31 02:03
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje has lauded the United Nations Declaration that clean water is a fundamental human right.
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Sanitation, clean water human right declaration lauded

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water + UN - Sat, 2010-07-31 01:56
New York, July 31 : A United Nations expert on Friday welcomed the General Assembly's declaration this week that safe and clean drinking water is a human right, calling it a 'landmark resolution' that sends an important signal to the world.
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Water Street Healthcare Partners acquires Medical Specialties Distributors

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water - Sat, 2010-07-31 01:22
Water Street Healthcare Partners, a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on health care, announced today that it has acquired Medical Specialties Distributors, LLC (MSD). Headquartered in Stoughton, Massachusetts, MSD is the nation's leading provider of infusion products, supplies, biomedical services and technology solutions to the growing home infusion therapy market. The ...
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Clean Water And Sanitation is a Human Right

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water + UN - Fri, 2010-07-30 21:13
A United Nations expert today welcomed the General Assemblys declaration this week that safe and clean drinking water is a human right, calling it a landmark resolution that sends an important signal to the world.
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U.N. Water Rights Ruling Gives Business a Chance to Lead

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water + UN - Fri, 2010-07-30 17:25
Water issues were in the spotlight on an international level this week with a new United Nations resolution that carries important business implications.
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Water a basic right, U.N. says

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water - Fri, 2010-07-30 13:27
UNITED NATIONS, July 30 (UPI) -- Access to clean drinking water and sanitation is a basic human right, the U.N. General Assembly said in a symbolic resolution. Drinking water - United Nations General Assembly - Human rights - United Nation - Environment
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Calif. Water and Energy Leaders Discuss Strategies to Avoid Water/Energy Crisis

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water - Fri, 2010-07-30 13:00
Water and energy utilities throughout California convened yesterday at one the first Water and Energy Sustainability Summits sponsored by the Water Research Foundation to develop solutions to avoid a statewide water-energy crisis that would mean shortages and increased costs for consumers.
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Water Street Healthcare Partners Announces New Investment in Medical Specialties Distributors, LLC

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water - Fri, 2010-07-30 12:03
CHICAGO, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Water Street Healthcare Partners, a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on health care, announced today that it has acquired Medical Specialties Distributors, LLC (MSD). Headquartered in Stoughton, Massachusetts, MSD is the nation's leading provider of infusion products, supplies, biomedical services and technology solutions to the growing home ...
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Water Cycle on the Moon Remains a Mystery

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water - Fri, 2010-07-30 10:40
"Water cycle on the Moon" is a phrase that many people including lunar scientists were never expecting to hear. This surprising new finding of ubiquitous water on the surface of the Moon, revealed and confirmed by three different spacecraft last year, has been one of the main topics of recent discussion and study [...]
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Water Street buys specialty health provider

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water - Fri, 2010-07-30 10:04
Chicago private equity firm Water Street Healthcare Partners said Friday that it has purchased a Massachusetts maker of infusion therapy products and supplies.
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Water commission leaking staff

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water - Fri, 2010-07-30 10:00
THE state's water watchdog is battling a staff exodus as the organisation struggles for direction after the end of Queensland's crippling drought.
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Water conservation rules in effect

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water - Fri, 2010-07-30 08:09
The Water Division of the Pepperell Department of Public Works, in order to assure an adequate supply of water for domestic uses and fire protection, hereby adopts the following regulation: Effective May 1 through Oct.
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Water critical to India's growth: Blake

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water - Fri, 2010-07-30 06:31
With fast expanding Indian population and rapid urbanisation, water poses a key challenge to not only the country's growth but also issues related to it are "sources of conflict and border disputes," a US official has said, seeking proper management of the scarce resource.
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Water woes run deep; Bickleton also has high nitrate levels

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water - Fri, 2010-07-30 01:56
A notice warning customers of high nitrate levels in drinking water hangs inside the Bluebird Inn in Bickleton, Wash. Thursday, July 15, 2010. The community council in the unincorporated town, including Rinna McHugh, right, is trying to get people behind building a water system to replace the many small wells that currently serve the community.
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Water Authority Agrees to Build Two New Iron Removal Plants

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water - Fri, 2010-07-30 01:02
Gross Cost: Around $7 million The Water Authority of Western Nassau County (WAWNC) agreed to build two iron removal plants to lessen the burden on local residents and businesses that have been plagued by discolored water. According to the board of directors, the total cost of construction and implementation will be around $7 million.
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Water safe after chemical spill in China: official

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water - Thu, 2010-07-29 21:12
BEIJING -- The water supply was safe in a northeastern China city after more than 3,000 containers of toxic chemicals were washed into a river by the worst floods in a decade in the country, an official said Thursday.
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Water now safe to drink for Westbrook

Yahoo Newsfeed - Water - Thu, 2010-07-29 19:04
The drinking water is once again safe again for hundreds of neighbors in Westbrook.
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