The world’s fresh water supplies are almost fully exploited.Almost al, 97 per cent, of the world’s water is salt. Of the fresh water in the world, two thirds is locked up as ice and snow (the cryosphere – to you and me, kid!). Globally, three quarters of the water that is used is used by agriculture. India, China and the United States, use more fresh water than is available. The water level in those nation’s aquifers is falling as a result.The current food crisis has come about largely as a result as the shortfall in available water begins to impact on the cost of irrigation.Â
Basin residents rally for showdown by: Samantha Townsend Regional Reporter From:The Daily Telegraph June 27, 20129:09AM 0 RIVERINA towns will close down today in protest against drastic cuts to water allocation in the Murray Darling Basin. In the final showdown, thousands of Basin residents will rally in the streets of Griffith hoping their defiant message Continue Reading →
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The day ended with South Australia’s Professor Mike Young doing a credible imitation of Peter Sellers as he led senior representatives from each state’s peak water body through a discussion about regulation, management and the future. While he veered off into the distant future during more Dr Strangelove moments he did highlight the dramatic differences between managing water in the “Southern connected system” and the rest of Australia.
Green activist and newspaper publisher, Susana Stock, wrote this letter on coal seam gas to newspapers in northern NSW.
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Congratulations to Lismore Councillors for your stance on coal seam gas mining. Hopefully, your stance will be endorsed by Tweed Council. It is also a relief to see that the NSW ALP government will try to address the issue too, with new rules giving communities a greater say before projects are approved.
The alarm over the Coal Seam Gas industry is focused on the impact the industry will have on the groundwater that provides inland towns and farmers with the bulk of their water.
The villain of the piece is a nasty sounding process called Fracking.
This article explains what fracking is.
Addressing the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand last week, Graeme Bartrim noted that there are three primary dangers of coal seam gas exploration. They are: