Title: ECO LOGO Italian industry defends or destroys the environment?

Author: Stefano Apuzzo, Danilo Bonato

Publisher: Stampa Alternativa New Balance

Italian industry contributes to destroy or save the planet? The question is crucial for citizens and consumers know what choices to make because in the purchases and everyday life and for the same companies, brands and policies promoting "green" can earn more money while protecting the environment.

EcoLogo relies on the contributions and assistance of Al Gore, Jeremy Rifkin, Fulco Pratesi, Carlo Ripa di Meana, Fabrizio Galimberti, Mario Tozzi, Edgar Helmut Meyer.

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Widens the organizational table Hydrica 2009, the second edition of Professional Salon Technologies for Water, held at the Fiera di Padova, 23 to 25 June 2009.

Experts CNR IRSA, Water Research Institute, Ministry of Environment and Federutility, ANEA, National Association and local authorities of areas, Lazio and Veneto, add ITAL ICID fact, the Italian Committee for irrigation and land reclamation, the Association hydro Italian, the Italian Association for Maintenance of Water Supply and Sewerage, the University of Padua and Siena, and major business associations and technical science in the field.

The event addressed in general management of water resources in all its applications, civil, industrial, agricultural, dealing with aspects of savings, protection, planning and resource management. Ample space will be devoted to deepening the theme "relaunch of technological innovation" and in order to understand water resources not only as environmental issue but also as an essential element for economic development of the country. Hydric then as a moment of reflection and discussion not only among workers in the sector but also among institutional traders. In this context, the presence of the Ministry of the Scientific Committee of Hydrica 2009, makes an important contribution as regards the 'opening words coming from the government and lawmakers. Exhibitors will meet during the days of the event representatives of institutions of planning, business management, supervisory, ultimately all those involved in resource management.

At the exhibition operators will find technological solutions for the enterprise, management and research.

The main areas of Hydrica:

- Water Treatment for civil, industrial and agricultural
- Integrated Water Cycle Management
- Design, construction and operation of facilities, equipment and components for water treatment for civilian use and wastewater treatment, industrial, livestock;
- Maintenance of water supply and sanitation, cleaning, video inspection, rehabilitation of pipelines
- Analysis, measurement and control of water

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- Friday Party 'and will last' until 28 June, the third edition of SuperAlp. Crossing the traditional "sustainable" in the Alps organized by the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention will be 'entirely dedicated to water this year, "the white gold of the Alps."

For ten days a group of journalists belonging to prominent newspapers will cross' over the Alps using sustainable modes of transport, thus experiencing 'the various "rings" that make up the chain mobility' alternative to the private car. The group will travel 'most' of 1600 km between Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Italy by train, bicycle, electric bicycle, bus and on foot.

The objective and 'demonstrate that' can move in the Alps and Alps means sustainable. A message that today plays a particularly important role in the face of current climate change.

This new edition will propose 'a journey of discovery of water in its various forms (glaciers, lakes, rivers, springs, canals) and will be reflected' also on the different uses (water for energy, agricultural, recreational, transport, etc...)

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Title: H2O water a biography

Author: Philip Ball

Publisher: Bur

The unique chemical formula is H2O, which everyone knows, that of water: the most common substance on Earth, a necessary condition, the source and matrix of life. In the ancient myths of creation in the beginning was the water and its mythical and symbolic value is very much alive in all cultures. In this 'biography', drawn with scientific precision and lightness of touch, the water, but stripped of all symbolic association with the soul, purity, life, youth, fertility and motherhood, and reduced chemical element geological phenomenon, continues to pursue its appeal. The formation of atoms of hydrogen and oxygen to the early Universe to the presence of water in comets or planets and satellites in the Solar System, the primordial flood of 4 billion years ago which gave rise to the ocean geological risks imposed on near future, different types of ice (at least 14) the riddle of water 'abnormal', the world explored reserves H2O surprises and mysteries to unravel, in a journey that touches on the history of science, mythology and religion , astronomy, geology, chemistry and physics, cell biology and ecology, to offer us, through the study of water, a new perspective on life and its foundations.

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Will be screened in Turin on June 5, 2009 the next film by Yann Arthus Bertrand "Home-Our Land. The Italian premiere will be held under the Cinemambiente Environmental Film Festival on the occasion of World Environment Day. The film, dedicated to the planet Earth, will be shown simultaneously in 100 countries worldwide. The aim of the film is to raise awareness as many people as possible about the environmental conditions facing the planet and take stock of challenges will face the man to save it.

Yann Arthus Bertrand is a photographer, environmentalist and journalist French already known to the general public for the beautiful "La Terre vue du ciel (The Earth from heaven), a film born of a proposed aerial photographs of the planet.

The filming of "Home-Our Land began in 2007 with the collaboration of the French director Luc Besson. And true environmentalist Bertrand has decided to give the recessed Goodplanet.org well as compensate the planet from emissions inevitably caused during the making of the film (for travel and aerial photography) to finance environmental projects.

The Italian premiere of "Home-Our Land" will be held, as stated in Turin on June 5 at 21. Hosting the Cinema Massimo (Hall 1). Admission is free. If you have no way of going to see it do not despair. The film will also be broadcast on the Internet thanks to an agreement with YouTube.

From guadagnorisparmiando.com of May 29, 2009

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The one pictured is the prototype of an intelligent health system, based on the concept of recycling, because the exhaust is one of the components of the house through which more water is wasted. The ecobagno, conceptual evolution of the primordial with the bucket and sink drain salvacqua, on the principle that you can wipe the cup of water mixed with water: 50% clean, 50% from the sink. Basically we only used that water to wash hands and face.

The shelf that connects the sink and toilet, also useful to place the myriad of items that men and women in the bathroom, cover the tubes that carry the dirty water from the sink to flush. I find that brilliant, before ending up in the sewer, all the water we use to wash hands and face first steps to flush the toilet.

Hygiene? If the astronauts drink their own urine, do you want to be a bit 'semi-dirty water, more often than soap, which goes down into the water mixed with clean water!? Can only do good, the environment.

From Ecoblog of May 31, 2009

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