Category: People Stories
It doesn’t require a hero to do something heroic! There is great merit even in small acts of water-mindfulness — because of the acts themselves and because of the kind of people it makes us. —H2O IQ editor
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Nancy Caruso: The ‘Kelp Lady’ Is Here To Help
Photo: Close-up of an abalone shell underside. GETTY Nancy Caruso inspired an army of ocean-lovers to jump in and get inspired to restore ocean ecosystems. She and her team of volunteer ocean advocates have rebuilt a decimated kelp forest in Orange county from the ground up, and they’re not stopping there. A shining example of…
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First Clip: Ellen Page’s New Documentary About Environmental Racism
In There’s Something In the Water, a new documentary premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend, co-directors and producers Ellen Page and Ian Daniel introduce viewers to several women who are taking a stand against environmental racism in Page’s home province of Nova Scotia, Canada. In a first clip from the movie, above,…
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The Florida Activist Is 78. The Legal Judgment Against Her Is $4 Million.
Maggy Hurchalla kayaking near her home in Stuart, Fla., this summer. Eve Edelheit for The New York Times STUART, Fla. — Maggy Hurchalla’s piece of Florida heaven is a patch of pristine Atlantic shore accessible only by boat in St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park. She and her husband nicknamed it the “End of the…
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Inspiring Woman Invents Refugee Tents That Collect Rainwater and Store Solar Energy
Since 2011, the Syrian Civil War created one of the most devastating humanitarian disasters in the world, with an estimated number of 13.5 million Syrians internally displaced or are refugees outside Syria, according to the United Nations. Facing the difficulty of finding basic shelter and a home to live in, award-winning Jordanian-Canadian architect Abeer Seikaly…
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SEI scientist receives prestigious award for water analysis
Photo: SEI Senior Scientist Charles Young and Stantec Principal Engineer Andy Draper receive the Fisher Award at the California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum. Photo: Stacy Tanaka SEI’s Charles Young and Stantec’s Andy Draper won for their work on the Sacramento Water Allocation Model. SEI Senior Scientist Charles Young and Stantec Principal Engineer Andy Draper…
