TED Talk: Blue is the New Green As Water Footprints Enter The Economy

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Photo by Prince Roy via Flickr Creative Commons Water rights holders get paid to leave water in streams, businesses pay to clean up water… it sounds too good to be true, yet it’s a solution that is already in practice and working today. Rob Harmon of the nonprofit Bonneville Environmental Foundation, explains the plan they put together for a market-based willing seller, willing buyer solution that doesn’t require litigation. It solves a major issue in water rights conflict and riparian habitat degradation, and helps restore ecosystems. How does it work? Chec… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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TED Talk: Blue is the New Green As Water Footprints Enter The Economy

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