Averill Strasser, Jacky Chan (hidden), Anne Tolch, Lisa Pierce (seated) and Dewayne Hendricks discussing water issues.

From the blizzard that dumped almost two feet of snow on Chicago, to killer tornadoes and heat waves in the south, to record flooding, to wildfires that have burned more than 1,000 homes in Texas in the last few days, Mother Nature has been in a vile and costly mood.

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http://planetark.org/wen/63216

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National

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2011

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United States

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United States leads world in coal reserves

Submitted by ward on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 10:21am

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http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=2930

Year:

2011

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Sustainable Development

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National

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United States

CAMBODIA: Using text messaging as weapon in malaria war

Submitted by ward on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 10:16am

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TA REACH, 6 September 2011 (IRIN) - Cambodian efforts to contain the spread of malaria have been strengthened by a pilot project using text messaging and web-based technology."My work is definitely easier," said Sophana Pich, 41, one of 184 village malaria workers (VMWs) now trained in three provinces (Kampot, Siem Reap and Kampong Cham) since the project launch earlier this year.

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http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93662

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2011

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Technology

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Global

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Cambodia

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Facing up to the global water crisis

Submitted by ward on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 11:38am

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Jae So

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Some poor, politically stable countries have made great strides in access to water supply and sanitation. Water experts meeting in Stockholm called for further improvements

With rising population growth and changes in the earth's climate putting stress on the consumable 1% of the planet's water, the global water crisis risks becoming a source of cross-border conflict.