Daily Roundup: March 18, 2009

Solid Solutions: The age of water tech has arrived, with projects, infrastructure, and jobs aplenty to address the world water crisis. Scientific American and TreeHugger

Not So Fast: The West Antarctic ice melt may happen slower than initially predicted. Dot Earth (NYT)

Can’t You See? In many parts of the world, pollution has caused what scientists are calling “global dimming.” ENN

Except Exports: China might sign a climate-change agreement – but is trying to have it not include the nation’s exports. AFP

Fraught Fish: The NOAA is moving to list Pacific smelt, a tiny fish whose habitat is the waters of the U.S. West Coast, as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. If this happens, it’ll be next year. Seattle Post-Intelligencer

--Avital Binshtock