Comments for AWRA Water Blog http://awramedia.org/mainblog Thu, 10 May 2012 18:17:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Review: Will ‘Gasland’ Light a Fire? by water molecule http://awramedia.org/mainblog/2010/06/28/review-will-gasland-light-a-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-32163 water molecule Thu, 10 May 2012 18:17:17 +0000 http://awramedia.org/mainblog/?p=1415#comment-32163 Yes, the Federal and state governments don’t seem very willing or able to address this subject Yes, the Federal and state governments don’t seem very willing or able to address this subject

]]> Comment on Big Hit: Charles Fishman’s ‘The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water’ by water molecule http://awramedia.org/mainblog/2011/08/09/big-hit-charles-fishmans-the-big-thirst/comment-page-1/#comment-32162 water molecule Thu, 10 May 2012 18:11:11 +0000 http://awramedia.org/mainblog/?p=2486#comment-32162 I also think that our relationship with water is going to be one of the deciding things of the next century. I also think that our relationship with water is going to be one of the deciding things of the next century.

]]> Comment on Hotels, Beware: Homey Don’t Do Internet Charges! by water molecule http://awramedia.org/mainblog/2012/05/09/hotels-beware-homey-dont-do-internet-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-32161 water molecule Thu, 10 May 2012 17:52:06 +0000 http://awramedia.org/mainblog/?p=3122#comment-32161 Thanks for sharing the story. I often visit the site and this is the first time I am posting a comment. Thanks for sharing the story. I often visit the site and this is the first time I am posting a comment.

]]> Comment on Whatever Happened to ’1000 Wells for Darfur’? by Alain GACHET http://awramedia.org/mainblog/2011/02/21/whatever-happened-to-1000-wells-for-darfur/comment-page-1/#comment-32154 Alain GACHET Sat, 05 May 2012 12:42:06 +0000 http://awramedia.org/mainblog/?p=1902#comment-32154 I feel sorry for Farouk El Baz project, as anticipated when I personnally opposed these 1001 wells for thechnical reasons, beside the fact that these wells located some 600 km for the Darfur refugee camps would never be able to alleviate the Darfur humanitarian crisis. This humanitarian crisis shifted since 2011 to Smalia, destabilizing Ethiopia with 500 000 somalia refugees and Kenya with almost the same number of refugees; We are now engaged with the same technology (WATEX)in another struggle to find more water for all these refugees and to help the generous countries supporting the imposed burden of these migrations,stabilise and securize these populations through new groundwater resources; We are not going to drill prestigious and costy wells, through prestigious university programs, just a tough, modest and dangerous work in war zones to define new areas of hydrogeologic interest, drill hundreds of small wells for thousand persons, and step by step reconstruct implosed economies, protect the persons and cattle (it is the same on pastoral cultures) and with humility, retire without publicity; This is the way of progress in a team work. I feel sorry for Farouk El Baz project, as anticipated when I personnally opposed these 1001 wells for thechnical reasons, beside the fact that these wells located some 600 km for the Darfur refugee camps would never be able to alleviate the Darfur humanitarian crisis.
This humanitarian crisis shifted since 2011 to Smalia, destabilizing Ethiopia with 500 000 somalia refugees and Kenya with almost the same number of refugees;
We are now engaged with the same technology (WATEX)in another struggle to find more water for all these refugees and to help the generous countries supporting the imposed burden of these migrations,stabilise and securize these populations through new groundwater resources;
We are not going to drill prestigious and costy wells, through prestigious university programs, just a tough, modest and dangerous work in war zones to define new areas of hydrogeologic interest, drill hundreds of small wells for thousand persons, and step by step reconstruct implosed economies, protect the persons and cattle (it is the same on pastoral cultures) and with humility, retire without publicity;
This is the way of progress in a team work.

]]> Comment on Whatever Happened to ’1000 Wells for Darfur’? by Melinda Hudson http://awramedia.org/mainblog/2011/02/21/whatever-happened-to-1000-wells-for-darfur/comment-page-1/#comment-32151 Melinda Hudson Wed, 02 May 2012 17:13:04 +0000 http://awramedia.org/mainblog/?p=1902#comment-32151 My name is Melinda Hudson, I am an undergraduate student at Boston University, and will be the new president for 1001 Wells for Darfur at BU during this upcoming school year. I apologize for the confusion about our disorganized website. This summer we will be updating it. I appreciate you following up on our group. If you could, please update your blog to let readers know that our group is not dead. We are still very much active! Also, we do have a new online donation webpage. It is http://www.active.com/donate/1001WellsBU If you would like to find out more information about our group please visit us at http://www.bu.edu/remotesensing/research/dafur/ Thank you so much for showing such interest in our group. If you have any additional questions please don't hesitate to e-mail me at hudsonm@bu.edu. 1,001 Wells for Darfur is currently being run by a small but dedicated group of undergraduate students with direct advisement from Dr. El-Baz. We are always looking for opportunities to inform others about our group. My name is Melinda Hudson, I am an undergraduate student at Boston University, and will be the new president for 1001 Wells for Darfur at BU during this upcoming school year. I apologize for the confusion about our disorganized website. This summer we will be updating it. I appreciate you following up on our group. If you could, please update your blog to let readers know that our group is not dead. We are still very much active!

Also, we do have a new online donation webpage. It is http://www.active.com/donate/1001WellsBU

If you would like to find out more information about our group please visit us at http://www.bu.edu/remotesensing/research/dafur/

Thank you so much for showing such interest in our group. If you have any additional questions please don’t hesitate to e-mail me at hudsonm@bu.edu. 1,001 Wells for Darfur is currently being run by a small but dedicated group of undergraduate students with direct advisement from Dr. El-Baz. We are always looking for opportunities to inform others about our group.

]]> Comment on Use of Innovative Technologies in GIS and Social Media to Better Manage Water Resources and Water Related Emergencies by Maria http://awramedia.org/mainblog/2012/03/08/use-of-innovative-technologies-in-gis-and-social-media-to-better-manage-water-resources-and-water-related-emergencies/comment-page-1/#comment-32110 Maria Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:14:19 +0000 http://awramedia.org/mainblog/?p=3027#comment-32110 Great post,thank you! Great post,thank you!

]]> Comment on TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 24 – 30 March 2012 by Robert May http://awramedia.org/mainblog/2012/03/30/tgif-weekly-water-news-summary-24-30-march-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-32090 Robert May Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:45:58 +0000 http://awramedia.org/mainblog/?p=3047#comment-32090 After watching a documentary about water, I have developed a growing interest in the subject. Tested my tap water and discovered it was terrible, just have a water filtration system installed by a local company called Southern Alberta Water Services and have been pretty impressed by the difference already. I am joining a few groups in my area that seem to be experts in our aquatic systems and hope to learn a lot more about the subject. Still at the beginning of my education, but now realize how important it is. After watching a documentary about water, I have developed a growing interest in the subject. Tested my tap water and discovered it was terrible, just have a water filtration system installed by a local company called Southern Alberta Water Services and have been pretty impressed by the difference already.
I am joining a few groups in my area that seem to be experts in our aquatic systems and hope to learn a lot more about the subject. Still at the beginning of my education, but now realize how important it is.

]]> Comment on Survey Says! Seven Minutes of Your Time for Data by Michael "Aquadoc" Campana http://awramedia.org/mainblog/2012/01/24/survey-says-seven-minutes-of-your-time-for-data/comment-page-1/#comment-32039 Michael "Aquadoc" Campana Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:28:29 +0000 http://awramedia.org/mainblog/?p=2942#comment-32039 Click on the link 'longer blog post' to read more about it. Click on the link ‘longer blog post’ to read more about it.

]]> Comment on Use of Innovative Technologies in GIS and Social Media to Better Manage Water Resources and Water Related Emergencies by aerators wastewater http://awramedia.org/mainblog/2012/03/08/use-of-innovative-technologies-in-gis-and-social-media-to-better-manage-water-resources-and-water-related-emergencies/comment-page-1/#comment-32033 aerators wastewater Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:12:30 +0000 http://awramedia.org/mainblog/?p=3027#comment-32033 This is great information, especially about the use of social media. Here in Boulder, Colorado, during the massively destructive Lefthand fire of 2010, Twitter became an amazing tool, both for information from authorities, as well as first hand accounts from everyday citizens. This is great information, especially about the use of social media.

Here in Boulder, Colorado, during the massively destructive Lefthand fire of 2010, Twitter became an amazing tool, both for information from authorities, as well as first hand accounts from everyday citizens.

]]> Comment on Survey Says! Seven Minutes of Your Time for Data by ti, http://awramedia.org/mainblog/2012/01/24/survey-says-seven-minutes-of-your-time-for-data/comment-page-1/#comment-31981 ti, Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:14:49 +0000 http://awramedia.org/mainblog/?p=2942#comment-31981 What is the purpose of this survey? What is the purpose of this survey?

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