http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:31:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/12/bottled-water-big-business-in-indonesia/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/12/bottled-water-big-business-in-indonesia/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:30:02 +0000 Eve Warburton http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=17440 The movement to challenge the bottled water industry has come a pretty long way in countries like the USA, Australia and Canada. Public education campaigns by organizations like the Council of Canadians, Pacific Institute and Corporate Accountability International, have debunked the myth that bottled water is necessarily cleaner or healthier than tap water, and emphasized [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/12/bottled-water-big-business-in-indonesia/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/27/a-human-right-to-water-can-it-make-a-difference/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/27/a-human-right-to-water-can-it-make-a-difference/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:16:22 +0000 Eve Warburton http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=16389 Despite the UN’s 2010 resolution on the human right to water, debate continues over how useful a rights approach really is. Even if we identify water as a human right, where the state is the principal duty-bearer, will it improve access to water for communities in need?]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/07/27/a-human-right-to-water-can-it-make-a-difference/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/06/a-right-a-need-or-an-economic-good-debating-our-relationship-to-water/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/06/a-right-a-need-or-an-economic-good-debating-our-relationship-to-water/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:51:40 +0000 Eve Warburton http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=15148 Debates about the human right to water, and the role of the state or private companies in ensuring access, illustrate that water provision is anything but apolitical.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/06/a-right-a-need-or-an-economic-good-debating-our-relationship-to-water/feed/ 4