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"Water is Life."

The Colorado River & Drought: a Crisis of Mismanagement and Climate Change in the American Southwest
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The Colorado River & Drought: a Crisis of Mismanagement and Climate Change in the American Southwest

About 100 years after The Colorado River Compact, when the flow of the Colorado River was divided up based on an anomalous wet period in the region, the American Southwest and its megacities and megasprawl are facing the consequences of that initial treaty. The treaty had the misguided assumption that the Colorado would have more water over time than it actually does. Now add the impact of climate disruption and the American Southwest is facing a permanent water crisis. Peter Gleick walks us through the history of the Colorado River and how the American Southwest must adjust to a new normal with much less water.
The Inspiration and Innovation Behind Water Machines
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The Inspiration and Innovation Behind Water Machines

Leila Conners interviews John Todd about the inspiration behind the water machine and how it works. John Todd was inspired by the interaction of the multitudes of life in the waters around Cape Cod, where he grew up. From that inspiration he invented the water machine, or the ecomachine...also known as a living machine. What the water machine does is use sunlight and a system of vats that contain plants, algae, bacteria, fish, snails...the multitudes...to cleanse polluted water. So in one end runs the polluted water, and out the other flows water free of metals, pollutants and is of the quality of drinking water.
Where the Willows Meet the Waters (Lake Onondaga)
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Where the Willows Meet the Waters (Lake Onondaga)

This short film is part of 8 short, testimonial films, on the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois.) The Iroquois are embarking on an historic project about the 500-year history of the Iroquois, their relationship with Europe and America and their prophesies that, if heard, can help us navigate the oncoming changes due to climate change. This series of short films is done via their testimony, and creates the space for the Iroquois to tell their story as they strive to uphold the traditions and the legacy of their people while also protecting the central tenents of their people and their relationship and care for the Earth. This series was created by Tree Media in collaboration with Oren Lyons, Sid Hill and the Haudenosaunee. This series was created with the support of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and with the support of Executive Producer Oliver Stanton.
Wekiva Water PSA
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Wekiva Water PSA

Working to secure the rights of water in Florida.
Virginia Nature Rights
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Virginia Nature Rights

Helping drive nature rights into law in Virginia so as to protect clean water.
Securing the Rights of the Atlantic Ocean
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Securing the Rights of the Atlantic Ocean

The boldest move in the Nature Rights Movement to date is led by a young Inuit, Patricia Johnson-Castle, a Nunatsiavummiuk and Co-chair of the Social Justice Co-op of Newfoundland and Labrador. They are bringing the rights of nature to the Atlantic Ocean in the city of St. John, of Newfoundland & Labrador which means that they can bring suit if the Atlantic Ocean is impacted by pollution...like pollution that leads to climate disruption. Bold. Patricia Johnson-Castle is Nunatsiavummiuk (an Inuk from Nunatsiavut) as well as of British and German descent. She is the co-chair of the Social Justice Co-op of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the former Director of Policy and Planning for Nunatsiavut Government (an autonomous regional and ethnic Inuit government in Northern Labrador). Patricia is an incoming PhD student at the University of Minnesota in the Department of History.
Derek Gow on Rewilding and Bringing Back the Beaver to Britain
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Derek Gow on Rewilding and Bringing Back the Beaver to Britain

Derek Gow, farmer and ecologist, has been central to bringing back beavers in Britain. Gow refers to beavers as "nature's collaborators" and walks us through what rewilding really means and why it is essential we give nature space to breath, work and regenerate.
Hydrologic Perspective on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
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Hydrologic Perspective on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Dr. Mohmed Rami Mahmoud, National Water Research Center, Egypt. Tree Media and the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy have partnered to bring to N2K stories about the Middle East directly from the region. We start our collaboration with perspectives on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. This issue is pressing and how it is resolved has implications not just for the region but also for the world.
Living Light
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Living Light

What is an Atmospheric River?
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What is an Atmospheric River?

Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow bands in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky. When an atmospheric river makes landfall, it often releases this water vapor as rain or snow. Atmospheric rivers are responsible for up to half of California’s annual precipitation, and can cause flood damages averaging $1.1 billion annually throughout the West. Learn more about how atmospheric rivers form, and a scale to categorize their intensity and impacts, in this animation. 0:19 How do atmospheric rivers form? 0:45 What is the atmospheric river scale? 1:05 Why do we research atmospheric rivers? If you are a media outlet interested in using this video, please contact scrippsnews@ucsd.edu. Get atmospheric river forecasts from the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E): https://cw3e.ucsd.edu/ #AtmosphericRiver #Meteorology #Weather #CAwx #AtmosphericRivers #Drought #Flooding #CaliforniaFlooding
Giving Rights to the Magpie River in Quebec
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Giving Rights to the Magpie River in Quebec

Yenny Vega Cardénas, President of Observatoire International des Droits de la Nature, tells us how she helped the Ekuanitshit Innu First Nation to protect their wild river, known in English as the Magpie River, by giving the river rights. The first law of its kind in Canada, Yenny brings us up to date on the international nature rights movement as well and how indigenous people are leading the way.
An American Perspective on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
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An American Perspective on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Steven Cook, Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Tree Media and the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy have partnered to bring to N2K stories about the Middle East directly from the region. We start our collaboration with perspectives on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. This issue is pressing and how it is resolved has implications not just for the region but also for the world.
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The Pacific Institute

The Pacific Institute is a global water think tank that combines science-based thought leadership with active outreach to influence local, national, and international efforts to develop sustainable water policies. Since 1987, we have worked with everyone from Fortune 500 companies to disenfranchised communities to create and advance solutions to the world’s most pressing water challenges. Identifying solutions and developing recommendations for sensible water policies isn’t enough — we must also persuade decision makers to adopt these solutions. At every level, from the halls of Congress to international negotiating tables, we promote effective policy solutions based on our research and analysis.

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Ocean Arks International

Ocean Arks International is a non-profit research and outreach organization. It incorporated in 1982 with the goal of spreading the ideas and practices of ecological sustainability throughout the world. Among its major projects is the protection and restoration of the world’s waters. To do so, founder and ecologist Dr. John Todd has developed a unique and effective array of ecological technologies called eco-technologies. Originally known as Living Machines, they are the result of his careful observation of the natural world, particularly freshwater eco-systems. Through carefully documenting how natural systems heal themselves and regain their balance, his eco-machine technologies are designed to mimic these natural healing tendencies by bringing together representatives from all kingdoms of life, including microscopic algae, fungi, bacteria, protozoa and zooplankton as well as snails, clams, fishes and larger plants. Eco-Machine technologies reintegrate human and natural eco-systems to become mutually beneficial toward one another. Ocean Arks strives to expand the use of sustainable, living technologies as a part of everyday life and to educate others in these practices, fostering an understanding that we are an integral part of the natural world.

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