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A coalition of farmers, ranchers and native Americans opposed to the Keystone X-L pipeline project has begun a six-day protest on the National Mall in Washington, D-C, complete with teepees and a covered wagon. (April 22)
The Keystone XL project may appear stalled, but its opponents aren't taking their foot off the gas pedal.
The anti-pipeline movement is accelerating its protests for a few days.
Demonstrators have set up camp for a six-day marathon...
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Opponents of Keystone XL pipeline ride horses from Capitol to National Mall
Protesters gathered on the National Mall in Washington DC on Tuesday to demonstrate against the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project.
The protest, which is scheduled to last for six days, has been organised by the Cowboy and Indian...
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A coalition of farmers, ranchers and native Americans opposed to the Keystone X-L pipeline project has begun a six-day protest on the National Mall in Washington, complete with teepees and a covered wagon. (April 22)
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The Keystone XL project may appear stalled, but its opponents aren't taking their foot off the gas pedal.
The anti-pipeline movement is accelerating its protests for a few days....
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Rescuers in Thailand use drill to drain water from flooded cave
Rescue teams have begun drilling, near the entrance of a flooded cave complex where the search for 12 missing boys and their coach continues.
Suratin Chaichompoo, President of Thai Well Water Association, explained that...
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Amnesty accuses Israel of denying Palestinians water
Ramallah, West Bank
1. Wide of skyline with black reserve water tanks on roofs of buildings
2. Various of reserve water tanks
Katana village, West Bank
3. Man filling tanker with water
4. Close-up of meter measuring water pressure
5....
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Amnesty accuses Israel of denying Palestinians water; Israeli reax
Katana village, West Bank - 26 October 2009
1. Man filling tanker with water
2. Close-up of meter measuring water pressure
3. Truck pulling up outside house
4. Water being hosed into well
5. Close-up of hose
Jerusalem - 26 October...
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ISRAEL: ARGUMENT OVER WATER RIGHTS INTERRUPTS PEACE PROCESS
Arabic/Eng
The Middle East peace process is again in trouble, this time over water.
Palestinians are demanding a greater share of the water being pumped from aquifers in the occupied West Bank.
The dispute is the latest snag in...
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With California in the grips of drought, farmers throughout the state are using a mysterious and some say foolhardy tool for locating underground water: dowsers, or water witches. (March 3)
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SOUNDBITE: Marc Mondavi, co-owner of Charles Krug Winery:
"OK rods, is there any bigger water on this property than what we just found?"
SOUBDBITE: Marc Mondavi, co-owner of Charles Krug...
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IRAQ: ANCIENT ARCH: FEAR OF COLLAPSE
Arabic/Eng/Nat
An ancient arch near Baghdad, formerly part of the Great Banqueting Hall of Sapor, is in imminent danger of collapse
due to the presence of underground water.
The equipment vital to preserve the monument is embargoed...
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TURKEY: GREENPEACE ACCUSE SHELL OF POLLUTING RESERVOIR
Eng/Turkish/Nat
The environmental group Greenpeace has Shell Oil in its sights, again.
This time, Greenpeace and other environmental groups accuse Shell of polluting a huge underground water reservoir in south-east Turkey.
Confidential...
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Residents of a remote Bosnian village have been left dumbfounded after a sinkhole formed two weeks ago and swallowed their local pond. Experts say drying underground water currents or soil drainage changes could be the culprit. (Nov. 26)
The residents of a remote Bosnian village have been left dumbfounded by the sudden disappearance of their local pond.
The pond water disappeared two weeks ago when a sinkhole formed, swallowing trees and sucking in fish along with...
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Focus on Yemen during UN's World Day to Combat Desertification
The United Nations is highlighting the affects of drought on populations and landscapes as part of its annual "World Day to Combat Desertification."
Yemeni farmers are among those affected.
They've been suffering from a serious drought...
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CHINA: DROUGHT HITS COUNTRY
Mandarin/Nat
A severe drought has rattled China.
Crops are dying and the capital Beijing is struggling to find enough water to quench the thirst of its 13 million people.
The cause of the drought is believed to be the low rainfall this...
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China's economic might divides rural community
Near Gunnedah - September 12, 2012
1. Close of a canola field
2. Wide of billboard reading "The Liverpool Plains. A Natural Treasure. No Coal Seam Gas"
Narrabri - September 11, 2012
3. Pan across machinery at mine
4. Close of wells at...
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IRAQ: AL-MADEAN ARCH
Arabic/Eng
Al-Madean, the widest single-span vault of reinforced brickwork in the world, located in Ctesiphon, in Iraq, is under threat.
It's seriously decaying because of the effects of underground water.
Iraqi geologists are working to...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : La urbanizacion ilegal amenaza Xochimilco
VOICED : La urbanizacion ilegal amenaza Xochimilco
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Environments say Spain's Donana nature park is under threat
LEAD IN: The World Wildlife Fund says excessive water extraction is putting Donana National Park, one of Europe's most celebrated conservation wetlands, at grave risk. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...
California Academy of Science
Recharging Aquifers
The ninth lesson in a 10-part series on Fresh Solutions explains how aquifers develop and how people currently use them. The video also explores how aquifers are being depleted faster than they refill and the long-term concerns about...
California Academy of Science
How Do We Meet the Growing Need for Water?
Some aquifers took thousands of years to collect water, yet they have been depleted in only a hundred years. Viewers learn about where humans use water and the serious concerns for the future of the water supply in the second of 10...
NBC
Nbc Learn: Sustainability: Water
NBC Learn and the National Science Foundation explore the threats and challenges to our most vital natural resource.