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Join Circle of Blue's J. Carl Ganter at the Aspen Institute's Aspen Environment Forum March 26-30. The forum gathers "scientists, artists, politicians, historians, educators, activists, and other great thinkers to present and discuss some of the most fascinating and important ideas related to our shared environment."
http://www.aspenenvironment.org
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Be sure to catch engaging commentary about the roles played by journalism and science in providing the critical reporting required for informed response to the global water crisis.
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Our interns go places and make waves. Last year, Circle of Blue intern Soren Nielsen went on to work for an Emmy- and Oscar-winning director. Our current intern, Aaron Jaffe, just earned a prestigious Panavision New Filmmaker’s Grant. Are you an accomplished writer, journalism major, or technologist – a water maven with solid traditional and multimedia reporting skills, curiosity and superb communications talent? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
E-mail: intern@circleofblue.org.
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Founded by leading journalists and scientists, and based on the shores of the Great Lakes, Circle of Blue pioneers communications and information technology, informing decision-making with original front-line reporting, dynamic data spaces and engaging media.
Circle of Blue is a nonprofit independent journalism project of the Pacific Institute.
It was featured recently at the Aspen Ideas Festival, World Economic Forum and the Clinton Global Initiative.
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Circle of Blue | WaterNews
Today we launch the Circle of Blue news desk, WaterNews. It's the logical daily extension of our long-form journalistic and scientific coverage of the global water crisis and its solutions, in collaboration with the Pacific Institute. As it expands, WaterNews will serve as the go-to source for comprehensive, compelling and thought-provoking freshwater coverage, including original reporting on emerging trends and personal perspectives that are engaging, enlightening and timely.
We need your help -- send us news leads from the front lines:
- local stories of global consequence
- industry breakthroughs and investments
- NGO success stories
- new trends, new thinking, pivotal challenges
- legal, regulatory and policy debates
- scientific reports and data
- press releases
- art, film, books, essays, music
Share your news and links: bucket1@circleofblue.org
   WASHINGTON -- A global survey of senior sustainability practitioners – from business, civil society, and academia – points to a leadership vacuum so serious that critical issues related to sustainability are being ignored or inadequately addressed by both government and business leaders.
 The joint SustainAbility/GlobeScan survey, announced February 27 in Washington during the “What Next for SustainAbility” forum, identified drivers and obstacles to the global sustainability agenda. A panel forum moderated by Circle of Blue senior editor Keith Schneider further explored implications of the data for business, governments and stakeholders.
Watch Circle of Blue's interview with John Elkington, SustainAbility founder, at the World Economic Forum.
  DAVOS, SWITZERLAND -- Circle of Blue co-presented the session “Designing Water’s Future” at the World Economic Forum. Presenting with J. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue director, was Brian Collins, chairman of Collins Design Research, John Elkington, founder of SustainAbility, and astronaut and Circle of Blue board member Dr. Jerry Linenger. The session convened global executives, thought leaders and strategists to explore how 21st century tools --including online journalism, new research methods and communications thinking -- can overcome conflict, spur innovative solutions and galvanize global communities.  We hope you've had a chance to check out "Reign of Sand," our report produced in collaboration with the China Environment Forum at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. This front-line journalism about the global reach of desertification in Inner Mongolia has been widely excerpted in the U.S., Europe and Asia, cited by mainstream news outlets and research organizations. The Council on Foreign Relations calls it a "must read."
Visit Reign of Sand.
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