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State of Tomorrow Interview with Andrew Sansom: The Worth of Water

Will Texas run out of clean water in the 21st century? Andrew Sansom, Executive Director of Texas State Universitys River Systems Institute, says that depends on the choices we make. Andrew Sansom, Executive Director of Texas State Universitys River Systems … Continue reading

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Water’s Journey – The River Returns

http://www.janson.com/television/show_program.php?pid=1225 Great rivers throughout the World share many things in common. Join a team of adventure explorers, and scientist on a high flying, deep diving, river cruising expedition to explore the anatomy of a river system from it’s mouth to … Continue reading

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Water Supply Part 2

As the speakers point out, the last increment of the Colorado River is in play for in-state use and four big factors compete for the water: population growth, agriculture, energy development and the environment and recreation, the latter which are … Continue reading

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Transmountain Diversions

Transmountain Diversions explains how water moves from west to east, across the Continental Divide, to support agriculture and population on Colorados Front Range. About 25 percent of the Colorado River that Colorado can consume finds its way to the east … Continue reading

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Russian River Watershed Association Video Contest 2009 – all videos

The Russian River Watershed Association sponsors an annual high school video contest to promote water conservation. The topic for the 2009 contest was “Residential Outdoor Water Conservation” and these are the three winning videos. Duration : 0:2:6

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Emiquon, Illinois River, Illinois – The Nature Conservancy

Emiquon, an hour south of Peoria on the Illinois River, is one of the largest floodplain restoration projects in the country outside the Florida Everglades. It is the premiere demonstration site for The Nature Conservancy’s work on the Illinois River … Continue reading

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BC Living Rivers Trust 2006 – 2009

The British Columbia Living Rivers Trust Fund was created in 2006 by Premier Gordon Campell to fulfill the vision “to create a legacy for the province based on healthy watersheds, sustainable ecosystems and thriving communities.” Funding from the Living Rivers … Continue reading

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Amazonia

The Amazon Rainforest (Brazilian Portuguese: Floresta Amazônica or Amazônia; Spanish: Selva Amazónica or Amazonía) is a moist broadleaf forest in the Amazon Basin of South America. The area, also known as Amazonia or the Amazon Basin, encompasses seven million square … Continue reading

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Water Supply Part 1

Water Supply explores the tension on the Colorado River system between water supply for a growing Front Range through transmountain diversions and the legal demands to let a certain amount of water flow downstream to satisfy the Colorado River Compact. … Continue reading

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Water Supply Part 1

Water Supply explores the tension on the Colorado River system between water supply for a growing Front Range through transmountain diversions and the legal demands to let a certain amount of water flow downstream to satisfy the Colorado River Compact. … Continue reading

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