Video: Blackwater: Man Vs. Mill |
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Dianhua Paper Mill discharged wastewater into a lagoon, killing sheep, sickening people, and damaging grasslands. |
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Video: Desert Overtaking Inner Mongolia |
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Changes in patterns of precipitation in an already parched region, leading to severe shortages of freshwater. |
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Video: Reign of Sand |
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The blowing sand in Inner Mongolia is more evidence of the consequences of the duel China fights as it promotes rapid industrial development. |
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Video: Looking Out on My Homeland |
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Traditional nomadic culture on the steppes of Inner Mongolia was defined by the insistence of wind, herding, and the search for water. |
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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting closes with call for a new kind of collaborative leadership |
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World Economic Forum Press Release |
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Astronaut Jerry Linenger answers the Davos Question |
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Check out Jerry Linenger’s appearance on YouTube, answering the Davos Question. More soon from the World Economic Forum. |
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World Economic Forum:Water Crisis as Urgent as Climate Change |
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Davos, Switzerland (23 January 2008) – (WEF press release) Global crises from escalating demand for fresh water and inadequate supply are as urgent as efforts to tackle climate change – yet are more vexing and complicated, the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 heard today. |
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Blackwater: Rare Court Victory in Pollution Case |
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Dianhua Paper Mill discharged wastewater into a lagoon, killing sheep, sickening people, and damaging grasslands. |
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A Track to Modern Nomads |
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East Umchjin County, near the border with Mongolia, a place renowned for what Chinese scientists call "typical grasslands. |
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Drinking Milk Tea |
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An Inner Mongolia herder, confined by the government to a small pasture for his animals, is nevertheless more fortunate than some. |
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The Himalayas With one-fifth of the world’s population relying on seasonal Himalayan melting, the disappearance of the Third Pole is already giving off warning signs.
Bottomless Precedent: Global Oil Problems Big spills and bigger damage to people and water resources around the globe
Top 19 Solutions to the Global Freshwater Crisis Counting down the 19 best solutions to the global freshwater crisis captured by a GlobeScan and SustainAbility poll.
Bulk Water Exports As demand for freshwater increases globally, a few companies and water-rich countries envision water shipped in large tankers.
Water + Climate It's evident - without water as part of the equation, there can be no long-term solution to climate change.
The Price of Water: A Comparison of Water Rates Across the country there is wide variation in use and price for water consumption in major urban areas.
Industrial Transformation in an Era of Water Scarcity Acute water shortages will change strategy, business operations.
Coal Ash: Toxic Water Dirty Legacy Contaminates Groundwater of an Indiana Town
Tracking the Asian Carp Asian carp have become the poster children of potential threats to the Great Lakes.
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Yunnan China: Water Crisis Yunnan Province is a microcosm of the challenges facing China's vulnerable freshwater supply.
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Patagonia's Hydropower Dilemma In Chile's Trackless Mountain Wilderness, A Clash Between Pristine Rivers and Hydropower Prospects.
The Biggest Dry: Australia The grievous consequences of drought and global warming are more visible and dangerous in Australia than in any other industrialized nation.
Niger Delta: War on Water Thousands Search for Fresh Water, Food in a Monumentally Contaminated War Zone
Water: The Top Global Priority International Circle of Blue | GlobeScan survey finds fresh water pollution, scarcity drive public concern.
