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Experts, Industry Leaders, Decision Makers Meet to Discuss World’s Water Problems

Water problems discussed at an annual event called World Water Week in Stockholm…

European Union supports Ghana with 23 million euros water projects

the projects will increase access to potable water by the rural communities thereby helping reduce the incidence of guinea worm infestation, which has reduced to eight cases since July this year…

Eight Drinking Water Systems in Alaska are in violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act

The systems violated the Safe Drinking Water Act and the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations…

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Learn More About Conserving Water

Why We Need to Conserve Water:  water is our most primary natural resource. Yet, in some places, we are beginning to run out of water. Underground reserves that farmers could once reach only a few feet deep are now so low that a hole drilled half a mile down cannot find water…
 
Ways We Can Conserve Water:   although the 70% of planet earth is water, only 3% of it can be used as drinking water.  Most of us don’t consider water a scarce resource, but fresh water is becoming scarce, and in many parts of the world people have to walk miles to get it.  There are simple actions we can take to conserve and to save money…
 
What are Watersheds  (coming soon)
 
Water Conservation Facts:  recent facts and figures about water as a precious resource and why we need to conserve…

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DOE National Laboratory Releases Annual Accomplishments Report

NETL Highlights Research Successes of the Past Year and Century…

Secretary Chu Announces U.S. Centers for U.S.-China Clean Energy Research

The U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center will help accelerate the development and deployment of clean vehicle and clean coal technologies here at home…

Projects To Develop Novel Monitoring Networks for Advanced Power Systems Selected

Five projects that will develop technologically sophisticated monitoring networks for advanced fossil energy power systems…

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Research Files

Utility Solar Assessment Study (pdf)

American utilities can reach 10% solar by 2025 (June 2008)

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