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     “Don’t panic and carry a towel”                 Douglas Adams, A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy In February of 1998 the Clinton Administration announced that it would implement a Clean Water Action Plan  http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/cwa/03.htm The plan encompassed: New Pollution Challenges. … Continue reading

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Walking along the road, I came upon a storm drain with the words: “DON’T DUMP FLOWS TO STREAM” with the silhouette of a rubber ducky over the phrase, “PROTECT YOUR WATER.” The signage was provided by Think Blue Maine, which … Continue reading

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Coming Together for Clean Water Discussion Forum http://blog.epa.gov/waterforum/ EcoTone http://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-and-society/from-the-community-ecology-influencing-art/

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Every year March 22 is a special day around the world.  It is the day the United Nations has designated as World Water Day beginning back in 1993.  Each year there are events, reports and numerous news stories published in … Continue reading

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          “So rotten planks of broken ships do change           To barnacles.  O transformation strange!           ‘T was first a green tree, then a broken hull,           Lately a mushroom, now a flying gull.”                                            The Compleat Angler  Many public … Continue reading

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