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Investing: The Best Water Plays July 26, 2009

Put on your snorkel and get ready for an expected flood of investing in water-related stocks as the push for government spending on water infrastructure and services ...

Water Scarcity: Hidden Risks to Business February 26, 2009

If there weren't enough for businesses to worry about these days, here is another threat: water scarcity. Companies in industries from technology to agriculture to ...

Bottled Waters Lose Their Effervescence January 30, 2009

The once red-hot bottled water industry has lost its sparkle. The $12-billion-a-year business has gotten whacked in the past year by the weak economy, an environmental...

Bottled Water from the Rainforest October 01, 2007

Is there room on the market for yet another high-priced water in a designer bottle? How about one whose source is in a pristine but ecologically threatened ...

A French Water Company's Cautionary Tale in China February 11, 2008

Paris-based Suez Group (SZE) is a global player in the business of water treatment plants—those elaborate systems built to purify water and deliver it to a local...

Water Mismanagement Plagues the World's Poor March 25, 2009

Outside the World Water Forum in Istanbul last week, a sea of white-helmeted, truncheon-wielding Turkish police tear-gassed and manhandled 100 chanting demonstrators. ...

Water ETFs: A Rising Tide October 05, 2007

From Standard & Poor's investing newsletter The Outlook. While most people take water for granted as a routine part of daily existence, it is actually a commodity of ...

Water: A Rising Tide of Smart Investing Plays April 23, 2009

With the yearly Earth Day celebration stretching into its fifth decade, water seems to have risen in the public consciousness as one of the planet's chief ...

Addressing the World's Water Needs May 15, 2008

When I received my MBA degree from Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management three years ago, if you told me I would be working in the water and wastewater ...

China Faces a Water Crisis April 15, 2009

Over the past year getting clean water has been a struggle for many in China. In February one of the most severe droughts to hit China in a half-century affected some ...

Come On In: The Water's Always Fine February 14, 2008

The beaches at the Lake Erie resort community of Sandusky, Ohio, are empty, the marina is closed, and the parks are covered in snow. But the Kalahari resort in town is...

UNICEF: Tapping the Power of Water March 20, 2007

Red iPods. Pink ribbons. Canary-yellow Livestrong bracelets. Newman's Own salad dressing. Now you can add New York City tap water to the list of things people can ...

Analyst Actions: Waters, Andersons December 12, 2008

COWEN DOWNGRADES WATERS TO NEUTRAL FROM OUTPERFORM Cowen analyst Doug Schenkel says Waters (WAT) cut fourth quarter sales guidance to $410-$420 million and $1.08-$1.12...

BW Online | May 1, 2003 | Treasure from the Deep: Drinking Water May 01, 2003

Thanks to huge technology improvements, desalination is fast becoming the answer to "Where will we get the water to support growth?"

Treading Water January 02, 2006

Overflowing waterways and torrential rains are once again threatening spring floods in several regions of the country. Before you try to drive through deep water, ...