UK rivers in danger of drying out. The environmental organization, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in the United Kingdom recently warned that climate change and increasing human demands for water are threatening rivers throughout the nation, many of which are already below normal levels.
With one ecosystem in every three river catchments reported to be at risk of drying out during hot summers, wildlife like water voles, otters, salmon, and kingfishers are already being affected. Threatened rivers include the upper Wharfe in Yorkshire, and a number of water bodies in the south like the Severn.
In its report, “Riverside Tales,” the WWF-United Kingdom strongly advocates for measures that encourage efficient and sustainable water usage such as changing licenses that currently allow damaging water abstractions to be drawn by utility companies.
In addition, the suggested installation of water meters could help households reduce usage by the １２.５％ minimum needed in the next ２０ years to address the problem and protect the survival of rivers and their ecosystems.
We thank the World Wildlife Fund for your concerned report that brings to our attention the dire conditions of our freshwater bodies, not just in the United Kingdom but throughout the world. Let us step in unison to adopt lifestyles that show greater consideration for the flora and fauna with which we share our planetary home.
Ever-concerned for humanity’s welfare, Supreme Master Ching Hai again highlighted the changes needed to secure our Earth’s precious water resources for generations to come during an August ２００９ videoconference in Thailand.
Supreme Master Ching Hai: Many tens of thousands of rivers and great lakes are dying, dead, gone or going. And I don’t know how many more we must wait for to die in order for us to wake up. The leaders of the nations must do something. The people of all nations must do something.
We have to do something to avoid the tragedy that is already happening to billions of other people. There are one billion people hungry already because of climate change, and short of water and food. And three billion people are short of water.
Just be veg. Stop the meat, dairy, fish industry. Be benevolent. Create a merciful energy that will envelop our world, that will emit mercy, love, protection for us and our children on this planet. Please take action now.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/7638972/Rivers-in-England-and-Wales-face-drying-out-because-of-climate-change.html http://www.wwf.org.uk/news_feed.cfm?3884/UK-rivers-at-risk-of-drying-outCalifornia, USA, adopts new rules to save aquatic life. California coastal power plants have been instructed to reduce their impact on marine wildlife by phasing out a process known as "once-through" cooling. In its circulation of billions of gallons of ocean and estuary water every day, this process has been inadvertently destroying countless fish, larvae and eggs, as well as causing the loss of 6２,０００ endangered delta smelt every year.
Following a nine-hour public hearing, the Water Resources Control Board voted unanimously to adopt new regulations for the state’s １９ power plants, which are being offered alternative cooling methods such as closed-cycle cooling systems or other structural changes.
Many thanks, California state regulators for your commitment to protecting the health of aquatic habitats. May such eco-friendly processes become the norm for the flourishing of all life in California's waters, and beyond.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/05/04/state/n152538D73.DTLhttp://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100504-722438.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlinesExtra NewsUS-based United Airlines tests its first commercial flight using engineering company Rentech’s low-carbon synthetic fuel, which is cleaner, biodegradable and more efficient than its petroleum counterparts.
http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2262465/rentech http://earth911.com/news/2010/05/05/united-airlines-conducts-test-flight-using-synthetic-fuel/http://www.renjet.com/Australian officials warn that continued global warming jeopardizes natural safehavens like the world-heritage listed Kakadu National Park, with biodiversity being lost to hazards such as diminishing fresh water levels in the region’s wetlands.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/06/2891765.htm?section=justinhttp://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/climate-change-to-hit-kakadu-20090312-8vzz.htmlUniversity students in Minnesota, USA unveil their ２０１０ solar car, sleek in its aerodynamic design and ２０ pounds lighter than last year’s model, which they plan to enter in the １１００-mile ２０１０ American Solar Challenge race.
http://www.keyc.com/node/36969http://www.mndaily.com/2010/05/06/team-unveils-2010-solar-car Swiss researchers develop Aquasar, a water-cooling system that reduces the carbon footprint of supercomputers by up to ８５％ and also saves up to ３０ tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year.
http://www.france24.com/en/20100506-water-cooling-supercomputers-unveiled-switzerland
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