Alex Prud'homme http://www.alexprudhomme.com Author of The Ripple Effect & My Life in France Tue, 15 May 2012 13:05:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Why is the Potomac, “the Nation’s River,” on the list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers? http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/why-is-the-potomac-the-nations-river-on-the-list-of-americas-most-endangered-rivers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-is-the-potomac-the-nations-river-on-the-list-of-americas-most-endangered-rivers http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/why-is-the-potomac-the-nations-river-on-the-list-of-americas-most-endangered-rivers/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 13:05:21 +0000 Alex http://www.alexprudhomme.com/?p=992 Here’s the American Rivers list:

1. Potomac River
Pollution and Clean Water Act rollbacks have national implications. 2. Green River
Water withdrawals could threaten a water-strapped region. 3. Chattahoochee River
New dams and reservoirs threaten to dry up the river flow. 4. Missouri River
Outdated flood management putting public safety at [...]]]> http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/why-is-the-potomac-the-nations-river-on-the-list-of-americas-most-endangered-rivers/feed/ 0 Last Call is Wash Po Critics Pick: “If the glass winds up empty, don’t say we weren’t warned.” http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/last-call-is-wash-po-critics-pick-if-the-glass-winds-up-empty-dont-say-we-werent-warned/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=last-call-is-wash-po-critics-pick-if-the-glass-winds-up-empty-dont-say-we-werent-warned http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/last-call-is-wash-po-critics-pick-if-the-glass-winds-up-empty-dont-say-we-werent-warned/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 12:55:34 +0000 Alex http://www.alexprudhomme.com/?p=989 Is a glass half-full or forever empty?
By Ann Hornaday
Friday, May 11, 2012

Like its predecessors “An Inconvenient Truth,” “Food, Inc.” and “Waiting for ‘Superman,’” the documentary “Last Call at the Oasis” represents nonfiction filmmaking at its most urgent, timely and stylistically smooth. As a lucid, emotionally involving portrait of the looming [...]]]> http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/last-call-is-wash-po-critics-pick-if-the-glass-winds-up-empty-dont-say-we-werent-warned/feed/ 0 Can peeing in a lake really kill fish? http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/can-peeing-in-a-lake-really-kill-fish/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-peeing-in-a-lake-really-kill-fish http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/can-peeing-in-a-lake-really-kill-fish/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 15:37:02 +0000 Alex http://www.alexprudhomme.com/?p=985  

 

BIOLOGY BY JULIAN WHITCROSSE

MAY 12, 2012 4:10 PM

16,373 30 GET OUR TOP STORIES FOLLOW IO9.COM Can peeing in a lake really kill fish?

There’s been a story kicking around in the news recently about a fight in Hamburg, Germany, where recreational swimmers have supposedly killed fish by peeing in Eichbaum Lake, making [...]]]> http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/can-peeing-in-a-lake-really-kill-fish/feed/ 0 The Other Superhero Movie http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/the-other-superhero-movie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-other-superhero-movie http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/the-other-superhero-movie/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 14:55:50 +0000 Alex http://www.alexprudhomme.com/?p=981 A great post from my friend Jay Famiglietti, the understated star of “Last Call at the Oasis”

 

The Other Superhero Movie: The Feats of Strength of the Characters of Last Call at the Oasis Posted by Jay Famiglietti of University of California, Irvine in Water Currents on May 11, 2012 http://www.alexprudhomme.com/?p=979 Happy Earth Day!  In honor of this occasion, I spoke to Maria Bartiromo about water on CNBC. Here’s a short clip:  http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000085519&play=1

]]> http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/alex-discusses-water-with-maria-bartiromo-on-earth-day/feed/ 0 The Story of The Century: A Conversation with Alex Prud’homme about The Ripple Effect http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/the-story-of-the-century-a-conversation-with-alex-prudhomme-about-the-ripple-effect/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-story-of-the-century-a-conversation-with-alex-prudhomme-about-the-ripple-effect http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/the-story-of-the-century-a-conversation-with-alex-prudhomme-about-the-ripple-effect/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:56:59 +0000 Alex http://www.alexprudhomme.com/?p=975 From CSRwire

The Story of The Century: A Conversation with Alex Prud’homme about The Ripple Effect

You can live without oil but you can’t live without water. Alex Prud’homme on taking water for granted — and why water is the headlining story of our age.

Submitted by:Francesca Rheannon

Posted:Apr 18, 2012 – 08:45 AM [...]]]> http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/the-story-of-the-century-a-conversation-with-alex-prudhomme-about-the-ripple-effect/feed/ 0 Join me at the Newport Film Festival on Thurs http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/join-me-at-the-newport-film-festival-on-thurs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=join-me-at-the-newport-film-festival-on-thurs http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/join-me-at-the-newport-film-festival-on-thurs/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:49:15 +0000 Alex http://www.alexprudhomme.com/?p=972 I’ll be talking about water and introducing “Last Call” at the Newport (RI) Film Festival this Thurs, 4/19, 5:30 PM. Please join us!

 

Details: http://www.newportfilm.com/films/last-call-oasis

]]> http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/join-me-at-the-newport-film-festival-on-thurs/feed/ 0 beautiful graphic of water vapor moving through the atmosphere http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/beautiful-graphic-of-water-vapor-moving-through-the-atmosphere/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beautiful-graphic-of-water-vapor-moving-through-the-atmosphere http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/beautiful-graphic-of-water-vapor-moving-through-the-atmosphere/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:47:32 +0000 Alex http://www.alexprudhomme.com/?p=970 http://revkin.tumblr.com/post/20488948044/great-look-at-the-invisible-flows-of-water-vapor?ref=nf

]]> http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/beautiful-graphic-of-water-vapor-moving-through-the-atmosphere/feed/ 0 98% of CO in Drought – Ouch! http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/98-of-co-in-drought-ouch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=98-of-co-in-drought-ouch http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/98-of-co-in-drought-ouch/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:56:25 +0000 Alex http://www.alexprudhomme.com/?p=968 UPDATED:   04/03/2012 07:57:04 AM MDT

By Monte Whaley, Photo by RJ Sangosti
The Denver Post

CSU climatologists say drought conditions have spread across 98 percent of Colorado. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post) [...]]]> http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/98-of-co-in-drought-ouch/feed/ 0 Access to Drinkable Water Shouldn’t Be an American “Pipe Dream” http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/access-to-drinkable-water-shouldnt-be-an-american-pipe-dream/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=access-to-drinkable-water-shouldnt-be-an-american-pipe-dream http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/access-to-drinkable-water-shouldnt-be-an-american-pipe-dream/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:44:10 +0000 Alex http://www.alexprudhomme.com/?p=963 http://www.care2.com/causes/access-to-drinkable-water-shouldnt-be-an-american-pipe-dream.html

Access to Drinkable Water Shouldn’t Be an American “Pipe Dream” by  March 22, 2012 12:16 pmBy Salvatore Cardoni

There is no more fundamental natural resource to life, liberty and good health than water.

A lack of water to sustain daily needs is a reality today [...]]]> http://www.alexprudhomme.com/the-ripple-blog/access-to-drinkable-water-shouldnt-be-an-american-pipe-dream/feed/ 0