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Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization? By Joseph Romm, Climate Progress Finally someone is listening to Lester Brown and his warnings of a collapse in our food supplies, as a new article reveals in Scientific American. Read more »   Are Policy Makers Exacerbating Drought Scares? That's What It Looks Like in California By Tara Lohan, AlterNet Like much of the West, the state has serious water issues, but Mother Nature is only partly to blame. Read more »   Renewables May Gain Momentum in Response to Water Shortages By Meaghan Daly, Water Matters @ Columbia As water stresses increase, states are increasingly turning away from thirsty energy sources like coal and nuclear. Read more »   Agriculture Is One of the Most Polluting and Dangerous Industries By Will Allen, Chelsea Green Publishing Industrial ag supplies most of our food, yet its lack of regulation may be more of a threat than Wall Street's. Read more »   New York State Cuts Bottled Water Spending By Stacey Folsom, Corporate Accountability International New York Governor David Paterson issued an executive order to phase out state spending on bottled water. Read more »   Shrinking My Water Footprint: How Much Water Do We Use and Where Does it Comes From? By Shiney Varghese, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy There isn't an easy way to see the connection between my consumption and the water problems that have been hitting headlines. Read more »   The Newest Gold Rush: The Frenzy for Natural Gas Threatens New York's Water By Adam Federman, Earth Island Journal In New York, even though the drilling hasn't begun, the battle lines have been drawn. Read more »

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