From Water Activist to Chemical Lobbyist | Getting Arrested Is Good | Dangers in Water

Water February 28th, 2009 More Special Coverage about Water »

How a Clean Water Advocate and Senator Became a Chemical Industry Lobbyist By David Corn, Mother Jones In the fight over perchlorate in drinking water, Richard Bryan has oddly enough been on both sides. Read more »   There is one piece this week that might not look quite like a water story at first glance -- Bill McKibben's "I'm Planning to Get Arrested on Monday (and You Should Too)." Bill is part of a massive action that will take place in DC, beginning this weekend and ending with a protest on Monday. Folks are gathering to raise awareness about needed action on climate change, beginning with our dirty coal habit. Check out his piece and get involved if you can -- our water future will be determined by our response to climate change and the hard work of taking that on is just beginning. Thanks for reading, Tara Lohan, Senior Editor     Decade of Research Reveals Cancer Danger in Town's Drinking Water By Marla Cone, Environmental Health News Scientists show that the controversial chemical made famous in the film "Erin Brockovich" is indeed carcinogenic in water. Read more »   Bill McKibben: Why I'm Planning to Get Arrested on Monday (and You Should, Too) By Bill McKibben, Yale Environment 360 With thousands of big names and small gathering, the first massive protest of its kind against global warming will put the heat on DC. Read more »   Dam Building Is Booming, But Is it the Right Path to Clean Energy? By David Biello, Yale Environment 360 Dam proponents are touting hydropower as renewable energy in an era of global warming. But the human and environmental costs are high. Read more »   New York's Drinking Water Threatened by Drilling Plans By Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica The state has done little to study the impacts drilling might have on water supplies and is unprepared to treat the waste water it produces. Read more »   Despite Rising Demand, We May Be at Risk of Losing Public Services Like Transit and Libraries By Jay Walljasper, OnTheCommons.org Privatization is steadily undermining the things we all depend upon -- libraries, transit, parks, water systems, schools and public safety. Read more »

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