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The water footprint of humanity: Abstract This study quantifies and maps the water footprint (WF) of humanity at a high spatial resolution. It reports on consumptive use of rainwater (green WF) and ground and surface water (blue WF) and volumes of water polluted (gray WF). Water footprints are estimated per nation from both a production and consumption perspective. . . . → Read More: Doc alert: Water footprint of humanity Momentum Magazine, published by the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment, is one of those online resources that doesn’t get nearly the attention it deserves. This point was sharpened for me when I found out that they had a special issue coming out built around the idea of asking over a dozen experts “What . . . → Read More: Doc alert: Momentum Magazine I’ve mentioned here numerous times my conviction that we’re moving from a state of exploiting natural resources and pollution sinks to a more interventionist, caretaker role — “living measured lives on a managed planet” is my preferred tag line. I dislike that situation for several reasons: First, it means we have much less less room . . . → Read More: Evolving a sustainable mindset |
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