Nuprana.com, the water conservation resource, now opens bloggers’ opinion section

Nuprana.com, dedicated to promote water conservation in the US recently opened its Water Conservation News site to publish what bloggers are writing about the issue.

Albuquerque, NM-The on-line source for water conservation news, Nuprana.com just launched a new section called ‘Blogger’s Opinion’ aimed at giving bloggers who address water related issues more visibility and a broader audience. “We believe in the power of information and education, we believe that that power must be shared by everyone, not only by large corporations. That’s why in addition to the traditional media news that we post, we decided to open our publication to the bloggers’ community.” explained Osvaldo Gomez, co-founder of Nuprana.com.

Water conservation is rapidly becoming a top priority of governments around the world due to the increasing threat of water shortages triggered by years of overuse and stronger droughts caused by climate change.

This new section will enrich its content via original articles submissions sent by bloggers to the Nuprana’s editorial team as well as various news feeds that dig the web for interesting articles published in blogs all over the world.

Bloggers interested in getting their articles published need only to send an email to Nuprana’s Editorial Team (news_nuprana[at]nuprana[dot]com) with their articles, a brief bio and how they want to be linked back by Nuprana.com. Nuprana LLC reserves the right to select which articles will be published and to reply with suggestions that might improve the chance of getting an article published.

About Nuprana.com

Nuprana.com is a family-owned, on-line green company dedicated to promote water conservation that offers affordable, user-friendly water conservation products for green homes and businesses, in addition to water conservation information, news and advocacy recommendations. It was founded by Elizabeth Beachy and Osvaldo Gomez with the vision of conscious water use, cleaner waterways, safe drinking water, and pristine freshwater sources preserved and revered for their natural beauty. The couple resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They started Nuprana after the birth of their son inspired them to help improve the world awaiting his generation.

Green Tip for Farmers: Use Cover Crops

Planting cover crops on the exposed soil of harvested cropland is one example of a simple yet very effective conservation practice.

Cover crops are usually planted in late summer or early fall soon after harvest is completed. Small grains like oats, wheat or rye are the common species planted. In spring, the over-winter cover crop residue is either tilled prior to planting, or in some cases the spring crop is no-till planted directly into the cover crop residues.

The establishment of a seasonal cover crop on exposed soil protects the environment by helping to reduce soil erosion and surface water pollution, and it also ties up unused nutrients so they cannot leach through the soil and pollute groundwater. Cover crops also provide benefits to the farmer by increasing soil organic matter, by providing natural weed suppression and by improving soil moisture management.

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Source: Daily Citizen

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Water shortages urge major cuts in food waste

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Leading international water experts warned Thursday that food waste must be halved by 2025 to meet the challenge of feeding the world’s growing population and to preserve global water supplies.

Organizations at a water conference in Sweden said policy makers and businesses have to drastically improve harvesting methods on farms and minimize waste in food processing.

Consumers also must be made aware of the implications of food waste, which consumes large amounts of water that could otherwise be beneficially used in a world that faces water shortages, a report said.

“As much as half of the water used to grow food globally may be lost or wasted,” said David Molden, director of research at the International Water Management Institute.

The report was unveiled at World Water Week, a meeting of 2,500 scientists, politicians and officials from 140 countries who met to discuss global water issues. The United Nations has named 2008 the International Year of Sanitation.

The Stockholm Water Institute said that each year 1.4 million children die from diarrhea-related diseases and poor hygiene. It described the lack of water and poor sanitation as “the world’s largest environmental problem.”

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Source: BusinessWeek

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