Claire Charamnac and Renata Moniaga
Georgetown University, United States
“There are ways for Georgetown students to be proactive in combating the global water crisis. First, we can turn off the tap when we brush our teeth or shave our faces (or legs). Second, we can spread the word. The more people who are aware of the crisis, and the simple ways that they can help alleviate it, the bigger an impact our efforts will have.”
Odorless, colorless and tasteless, water is the basic building …

Pillar of Peace: Environmental Sustainability, Conflict Transformation
Commentary by Molly Mayfield Barbee
It has been just over a year since I left Sudan. So much has changed in my life since then–I survived my first Quebequois winter, for one thing! But I have continued to follow Sudanese current events . Others of you interested in the region will know that their long-awaited national elections are finally underway this week.

Dawn Winston
United States
Google runs ads next to emails using keywords from the email itself. On the side of one email I recently received ran this ad: “It’s gotten so bad that the UN has forecast two thirds of the world’s population will live in areas that are water-stressed by 2030. Hundreds of billions of dollars will be spent to avoid this crisis. And savvy investors will make a fortune.”
The water crisis is here. It is an essential problem to solve, not an opportunity to profit. Currently 0.63% of …

It’s April, the month of Earth Day, and we are proud to dedicate this issue of PeaceTimes to Mother Earth.
Like Mother Earth, we at Peace X Peace are always changing. You’ll notice a new format for this issue, designed to provoke and showcase your responses. Be sure to click to read the three feature stories and share your valuable perspectives. As we like to say, peace needs YOUR voice, and this is your place to contribute it.

Green Jobs: Women and the Birth of Earth-Care
This earth, …