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THE ORGANIC GARDENS OF HAVANA
This 8-minute clip from the BBC's "Around the World in 80 Gardens" shows how substantial amounts of local, organic food can be grown in urban settings. Cubans have achieved this in spite of—or, perhaps, thanks to—the technology limitations caused by US trade embargo that continued even after Cuba's former sponsor, the USSR, collapsed in the late 1980s. Via YouTube. Watch urban gardening video. |
- The Conservation Consortium -
- The Edwards Aquifer
- Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center - The Center provides a public service in the study, understanding and use of the very fragile natural resource.
- ERIN - Land and Water - The Environmental Resources Information Network [ERIN] aims to provide geographically related data of an extent, quality and availability required for planning and decision making.
- Florida State University - The Florida Water Guardians Project is a way to help preserve our most valuable resource, water.
- Gulf of Mexico Program - Information Network
- Hydrology Web (Hydrology-Related Internet Resources) - Large list of links related to the hydrologic sciences, organized under several categories and searchable by keyword.
- National Estuary Program
- Northeast River Forecast Center is responsible for providing river forecast guidance for New England and New York.
- Magnesium in drinking water We are a clearinghouse for research from the FDA, NIH, NAS, and the California Dept. of Health concerning Mg in drinking water. We expect to save 215,000 lives per annum.
- Marine Patrol Association - Association of Marine Patrol Officers whose primary function is patrol the waterways of the Country
- Montana University - System Water Resources Center - Promotes and partners water expertise within Montana by coordinating problem-solving teams and supporting research, training, education, and information.
- Native Hawaiian Advisory Council Water Rights into Reality
- Rensselaer - Water Environment Federation - RPI Chapter - A student chapter of a professional society for environmental engineers and scientists dedicated to providing resources for educational and career development.
- Save Our Sea Life serves as a central site for locating non-profit and environmental conservation groups.
- Texas A&M University - Texas WaterNet The Texas Water Resources Institute [TWRI] is a research center at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. This WWW site contains information on water research at all major Texas universities. Information includes photos, text, graphics, etc.
- Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research - We study and collect data on dairy runoff into a watershed.
- University of Alberta - Water Resources Engineering is involved in teaching and research of water resources engineering
- University of Arizona - Water Resources Research Center was developed to better provide waterinformation to professionals and interested members of the public.
- University of California Davis - California Rivers Assessment (CARA) provides a comprehensive inventory and evaluation of California's river resources.
- University of Southern California - Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research approves Backflow Prevention Assemblies, Trains Backflow Assembly Testers and Program Specialists, and offers training tools.
- Utah Water Research Laboratory - Utah Water Research Laboratory is a research institute of the Utah State University covering hydrology, groundwater, and environmental problems.
- The Water FAQ - Culligan Dealer wishing to share information
- Water Guardian - Engaged in the fight to preserve natural resources, especially water resources.
- Water Online - Online database for water/wastewater professional including supplier directory, industry news and feature articles.
- WaterWiser is the Water Efficiency Clearinghouse.
"All things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth, befalls the sons of the earth. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself." Chief Seattle, 1854
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