WATER

Dow Chemical Co's buyout of Rohm & Haas earlier this year could help transform its small water business into an economic river, though the recession and enormity of sifting through thousands of potential products could slow its ambitious plans.

U.S. bank regulators on Tuesday approved a watered-down version of a proposal to jump-start the securitization market while boosting standards to avoid abuses that contributed to the economic crisis.

Having an integrated clean technology strategy will be a big part of winning business in the 21st century, a Coca-Cola executive told Reuters.com on Monday, and its investments in refrigeration will likely have the biggest impact on that strategy long-term.

Brazilian oil upstart OGX said on Friday it had found a 50 meter column of hydrocarbons with net pay of 15 meters from a well it is drilling in the BM-C-41 block in the Campos basin.

Japan's trading houses, which made fortunes from heavy bets on coal and iron ore, see water as their next big investment target as industrialization and urbanization in emerging economies boost demand for clean water.

Thailand's Eastern Water Resources said on Tuesday it expected its net profit to rise 40 percent in 2009, better than analysts' forecasts, thanks to lower costs and a price increase.

Water can be found on the moon, scientists said Friday, making it the oddest place to contain this natural, life-sustaining liquid.

The weather is cooling down and many North Americans are grudgingly trading in their teeny two-piece for a wool coat and gloves-but just because the seasons are changing doesn't mean there is

A Pennsylvania landowner is suing an energy company for polluting his soil and water in an attempt to link a natural gas drilling technique with environmental contamination.

Climatic changes apparently cause the Danish weather to fluctuate from one extreme to the other. At this point, a very early summer has stabilized itself, creating ideal conditions for an ongoing renaissance of Copenhagen's old harbor and canals.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law a $33.5 billion spending bill to fund government energy and water programs for the 2010 budget year that began October 1.

Many of us enjoy the rhythmic sound of water. Spraying water. Rushing water. Trickling water. The sound of water gently lapping at a shore or raindrops on the roof of our home. We have water

NASA said on Friday it is too early to tell if it detected water-ice on the moon as a result of the LCROSS mission that fired a rocket into a crater in the moon's south pole this morning.

Guy Laliberte, the Canadian billionaire circus entrepreneur, flew into space with a clown nose and an idea that was literally out of this world.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger desperately wants a bill to fund an overhaul of the state's water system -- so much so he is hinting he may veto more than 700 bills awaiting his signature by midnight Sunday if top lawmakers fail agree to one.

U.S. airlines will be required to regularly disinfect and monitor on-board drinking water systems under a new rule unveiled on Tuesday.

Louis Meeks, a burly 59-year-old alfalfa farmer, fills a metal trough with water from his well and watches an oily sheen form on the surface which gives off a faint odor of paint.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded an $81 million contract to a Florida company to build a road bridge that will help restore fresh water flows in Everglades National Park, nourishing its ecosystem.

Norway's oil and gas producer StatoilHydro said on Friday that production at its Statfjord C platform in the North Sea was slowed to minimum levels due to a water leak that has shut down satellite fields.

Scientists have found strong evidence that there is water on the Moon, according to the journal Science's website.

When it comes to water, it is pretty clear to investors that a growing global shortage will bring in new business opportunities.