The Tree of Water
Viktor Kossakovsky’s new film, Aquarela, is billed as a documentary that “takes audiences on a deeply cinematic journey through the transformative beauty and raw power of water.” If you hear “documentary about water” and think you’ll be hearing the soothing whispers of David Attenborough, think again. I’d characterize it instead as: a high-resolution photographic painting […]
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Tap water is a revolutionary invention, involving both the coordinated distribution of clean water and the treatment of wastewater. The ability of most US city dwellers to have a reliable source of clean, safe tap water always at hand has been with us for only about the past two centuries. The need for a water […]
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My recent visits to Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, and the drive to get to Moab, UT along the Colorado River on UT-128, provided plenty of opportunities to see how the power of water can shape landscapes, even those that are currently deserts. The geology of the region was shaped, at its basis, by […]
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As I have worked with students in college classrooms over the past several years, I have come to believe that the insights they have gained, and everything they have taught me while I tried to teach them, are important for a larger audience. Water is shaping up to be one of the most critical challenges […]
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