| Clean Water Challenge Quiz |
You Can Help Right Now
For each correct answer you give on this quiz, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) will donate funds to disinfect water in Ghana, Niger and Mali, through the West Africa Water Initiative. Take the Quiz, and learn more here. |
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POV: Water |
Point-of-View (PBS) Documentary
On the "Invisibility" of Water: When do YOU notice your water? When it becomes expensive? When it's bottled? Polluted? Wasted? Watch and read here. |
Water for
the Ages |
A Student Blogs and Makes A Difference
A collection of data and commentary by a university student. |
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5 Myths About Drinking Water |
Worried about those plastic bottles?
Listen or read here: an NPR story about your drinking water and our common assumptions. |
| Personal Water Footprint |
Some things you can do to reduce your impact
Walk This Way: One representation of water-use choices by a graphic design team.
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USGS Water Resources |
Official Data From Your Government
The U.S. Geological Survey, of the U.S. Department of the Interior, posts information and statistics here. |
Books, Articles and Media from the VanWylen Library
Click here for links to many resources on Water. |
Academic Resources |
NEW: Sustainable Hope Water Bottles
Just in time for CIS!
Hope's Sustainability Advisory Committee and Environmental Issues Group would like to
encourage the use of water bottles on campus. The new bottles are hard plastic,
imprinted with the sustainable Hope logo.
Available for purchase in the Bookstore,
and
during lunch at CIS at the EIG Table
in the hallway between Maas and Phelps Dining
To encourage the Hope community to buy and use these bottles,
Dining Services has agreed to some incentives for using the water bottle to obtain your drinks:
Kletz soft drinks, iced tea, lemonade and Crystal Light will cost $.75.
Kletz juice will cost $1.50 and DeVos soft drinks will cost $.75.
Thanks for your participation.
