This idea has been proposed to the State of California as a way to temporarily and quickly address water disruptions caused by a disaster that affects the water-delivery systems of the Delta, such as an earthquake that destroys levees, disrupts flow patterns, or damages pumping systems.
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In a court filing before the hearing, attorneys for BP and the Justice Department argued that the plea agreement imposes "severe corporate punishment" and will deter BP and other deep-water drilling companies from allowing another disaster to occur.
TOHL, a start-up that produces flexible piping that can be deployed from helicopters to distribute water in difficult-to-reach areas or disaster zones, says it has spent the money on things such as testing its new system with a Chilean mining company and acquiring a patent.
The sale allowed Fritz, 61, to rethink a different logistics problem, disaster relief--how to deliver food, water and shelter quickly and efficiently--a process that's chaotic, slow and cumbersome.
Or these bags can be flown to disaster sites and used as on-the-ground storage reservoirs where water can be appropriately produced and treated to provide high-quality water (see the photo below).
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In contrast, maximizing emerging energy-efficient technologies and water-wise renewable energy sources ( biofuels, wind, and solar in particular) enhance disaster resilience and environmental protection.
Many self-labeled "fractivists" say drilling ruins drinking water and farms think the fictional disaster spun in the Matt Damon vehicle "Promised Land" and makes no sense, since it's possible to quickly transform our society to one that's powered by clean, renewable energy such as wind and solar.
Health risks in the disaster-ridden area are seemingly everywhere, from diarrhea-causing organisms in the water now to snakes that could have been driven out by the water and may be more likely to bite people.
Environmentalists strongly oppose shale-gas extraction due to fears that fracking may contaminate water supplies, the oil-sands industry because it is energy-intensive and dirty, and deep-water drilling because of the risk of oil spills like last year's Gulf of Mexico disaster.
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The Director-General and Mr Kuroda agreed to work together to institutionalize cooperation in the field of water management, disaster risk reduction and education.
Biodiversity, which includes species, ecosystems, and ecological processes, is essential for the long-term maintenance of ecosystem services like photosynthesis, nutrient recycling, soil fertility, provision of fresh water, disaster prevention, and many others.
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And in the immediate wake of the disaster, it seemed like it might change everything, as a moratorium was imposed on deep-water drilling in the U.S. in May 2010.
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