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New York Times Covers Circle of Blue’s Breaking Story on Bulk Water Exports Firm Seeks ‘Blue Gold’ in Alaska “The water will come from Sitka, a small town on an island in southeast Alaska that holds the rights to 6.2 billion gallons a year from a large reservoir nearby. The town recently signed a contract with S2C to export nearly half of that allocation at a price of a penny a gallon. The company’s first “water hub” is under development at a port south of Mumbai, an S2C executive told Circle of Blue, a global research group on water issues that has been following the deal.” Read the Circle of Blue full coverage of Bulk Water Exports. |
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Computerworld Features Circle of Blue’s QlikView Mobile Adventure “Nonprogrammer builds nonprofit’s mobile dashboard with ease.” Mobile BI can be quick and easy “Mobile BI sounds complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. Here’s the story of a nonprofit organization that went mobile with very little labor. Circle of Blue is dedicated to gathering and disseminating data on global water issues. “There’s a massive amount of data in the water world, [but] most of it is siloed,” says J. Carl Ganter, founder and managing director of the Traverse City, Mich., organization.” See the full article on Global Water Views using Qlikview. |
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Western Kentucky University Hosts Circle of Blue’s Hidden Waters, Dragons in the Deep “WKU’s Hoffman Environmental Research Institute, the WKU Confucius Institute and Circle of Blue will present Hidden Waters, Dragons in the Deep: The Freshwater Crisis in China’s Karst Regions on May 3. The multimedia presentation and discussion on the water resource challenges affecting tens of millions of people in southwest China’s karst regions will begin at 6 p.m. at Mass Media and Technology Hall Auditorium. J. Carl Ganter, a photojournalist and director of Circle of Blue, and Dr. Chris Groves, director of the Hoffman Institute, will lead the discussion.” Read more about the event on WKU News. |
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Circle of Blue is “Changing the Face of Journalism” Circle of Blue featured the Daedalus, the journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Read “New economic models for U.S. journalism” (Adobe PDF) by Robert H. Giles. Daedalus Back issues here. |
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Best of American Society of Media Photographers ASMP writes: “In our new century, with environmental awareness a worldwide priority, photojournalist J. Carl Ganter has helped to expose crucial water issues through the non-profit Circle of Blue. By turning to leaders in journalism, science and design for guidance, this organization has created new connections that build greater narratives in a time of media realignment. And by working in specialized field teams-comprised of researchers, data experts, reporters, photojournalists, audio- and videographers as well as scientists-they produce complex, front line reporting to communicate powerful stories and generate crucial details about our planet’s biofeedback.” See the full article… |
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Circle of Blue “at the forefront” – News Photographer Magazine September 2009 Read the full article here (.pdf). |
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Water ‘tops list’ of Chinese environmental problems Reported by: Edie.Net “Water pollution and scarcity are seen as more pressing than all other environmental concerns by the Chinese public. A poll carried out by water US-based awareness charity Circle of Blue suggested that people living in China are less concerned about climate change than they are about water. ” |
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New Global Public Opinion Survey Finds Water Issues Are the Top Environmental Concern Worldwide Carried by: CSRwire STOCKHOLM, Aug. 18 /CSRwire – PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — A comprehensive global public opinion survey on attitudes about fresh water sustainability, management and conservation finds that people around the world view water issues as the planet’s top environmental problem, greater than air pollution, depletion of natural resources, loss of habitat and climate change. The poll surveyed 1,000 people in each of 15 countries, and probed 500 in each of the following countries on specific questions: Canada, China, India, Mexico, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The results were released today in Stockholm as part of World Water Week. The independent survey was commissioned by Circle of Blue, the Michigan-based international network of leading journalists, scientists and communicators focused on global water issues. Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP) supported the research, which was conducted by GlobeScan, a global survey research firm. Read more… |
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Molson Coors & Circle of Blue Announce Results of Global Water Survey During Live Webcast at World Water Week Reported by: CSRwire.com The survey, conducted by GlobeScan and presented by GlobeScan Along with global insights on fresh water concerns, the |
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Google Earth: Fusion Mapper & Circle of Blue Circle of Blue featured on Google Earth’s Fusion Mapper. “Google Fusion Tables is a online data management application, designed for easy collaboration, data visualization and web publishing. It allows you to upload and merge large datasets and offers simple data queries and filters.” -Google Earths Fusion Mapper Team. See the story featuring Google Fusion Tables on Circle of Blue by Aubrey Parker. |
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Circle of Blue Producer Aaron Jaffe Screens Film at TC Film Festival
Traverse City, MI. Aug. 2009 |
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Molson Coors and Circle of Blue to Partner in Water Sustainability Research and Public Engagement Reported by: CSRwire.com “Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP) today announced a strategic collaboration with Circle of Blue in support of their mutual and long-term commitment to protecting global fresh water supplies. Circle of Blue is the international network of leading journalists, scientists and communicators focused on global water issues.” |
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Given Institute: “Global Fresh Water” Circle of Blue Featured Speaker at The Given Institute The Fresh Water Crisis: Health of a Planet and its People As part of the Given Institute’s program on health, J. Carl Ganter, director and co-founder of Circle of Blue, presented stories from around the world that focused on health, water and our future. The 21st century is spawning breakthrough trends that are reshaping how people assess their places in the world and their responses. Will we respond in time? Economic and environmental urgency is colliding with communications technology and a new civic appreciation for the wisdom and influence of the crowd. The result is an explosion of opportunity that not only is crippling old institutions and giving rise to new ones, but also is redefining the power of people to collaborate and solve the planet’s most important crises. |
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ASPEN (June 2009) — Experts in design, branding, communications and business joined forces in Aspen to meet with seven teams of aspiring designers on a mission to solve the global water crisis. These young designers—15 university students and recent graduates chosen from more than 450 entrants—are finalists in this year’s INDEX: | AIGA Aspen Design Challenge, “Designing Water’s Future.” Designing Water’s Future grew out of discussions at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, led by Brian Collins, chairman of Collins:, New York-based communications and design firm, and journalist J. Carl Ganter, co-founder of Circle of Blue, the international network of leading journalists, scientists and communications designers that reports the global fresh water crisis. Final judging takes place in Copenhagen during the INDEX Awards in August. Read the full article … |
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Qlikview: Circle of Blue’s Featured Grant Recipient Profile “A network of experts that reports on the global freshwater crisis, Circle of Blue needed help analyzing a global survey on attitudes toward freshwater sustainability, management, and conservation.” -Qlikview Grand Program. More on the Qlikview Grant Program. |
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CSRwire Member Spotlight: Innovative Platform Draws Attention To Stories About World Water Crisis Carried by: CSRwire It is easy to remember the surprise one felt upon discovering that the human body—your body—is 70 percent water. It was equally as surprising to learn that only 3 percent of the Earth’s water is fresh water and of that, only a fraction is accessible and potable. People all over the world die every day for lack of safe drinking water. And that’s only the beginning of the global water crisis. Why isn’t this crisis—a crisis that affects our economy, culture, politics and geography— at the forefront of our communication and thoughts? One powerful and innovative organization is working tirelessly to put it there: Circle of Blue. Read more… |
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The Latest Corporate Social Responsible News: Saving Water Source: CSRwire - March 24, 2009 – The role of business, investment, and media in solving global water crises. “Australia’s 12-year drought provides a litmus test for the viability of water solutions. Circle of Blue, a media company focused on water, launched a new web-based platform called Idea Central to gather solutions to Australia’s toughest dilemma — the Murray-Darling Basin, the epicenter of the crisis — from experts and everyday people the world over. Providing background of the problems is the Circle of Blue report, The Biggest Dry.” |
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Responding to Australia’s water crisis: Idea Central, ground-breaking international online event for public and experts to have their say, find solutions Carried by: CSRwire The innovation follows Circle of Blue’s recently released report, “The Biggest Dry,” a penetrating and provocative multi-media look at the consequences of the 12-year drought that is damaging the nation’s ability to feed itself, imposing profound changes on the land, and pushing people out of their homes. |
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Australia’s Epic Drought, a Warning of Global Water Scarcity: “The Biggest Dry” Carried by: CSRwire TRAVERSE CITY, MI (March 10, 2009) — Not since the American Dust Bowl of the early 20th century has an industrialized nation sustained more damage from drought and water scarcity in its prime food-growing region than in Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin. This, according to an extensive multimedia report published today by Circle of Blue, the nonpartisan journalism and scientific research organization that covers global water issues. “Climate change and the need to provide for a growing population have pushed the Murray-Darling Basin to its limits,” said J. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue’s director. “Australia is used to dealing with drought, but the magnitude of what it faces in the Murray-Darling Basin is testing its ingenuity, stressing its budget and dispiriting many of its people.” Read more…. |
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U.S. Faces Era Of Water Scarcity: Profligate Use Hurts In Unexpected Places; Quest For New Supplies Nationwide Carried by: CSRwire - July 9, 2008 – Circle of Blue reports on emerging water crisis Just as diminishing supplies of oil and natural gas are wrenching the economy and producing changes in lifestyles built on the principle of plenty, states and communities across the country are confronting another significant impediment to the American way of life: increased competition for scarce water. Scientists and resource specialists say freshwater scarcity, even in unexpected places, threatens farm productivity, limits growth, increases business expenses, and drains local treasuries. |
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For Environmentalists and Economists, Great Lakes Awash in Opportunity Source: Traverse City Business News “TRAVERSE CITY – How do you “brand” water? If anyone has an answer to that question, its journalist and Traverse City native, J. Carl Ganter. Ganter is the executive director of an ambitious international non-profit, Circle of Blue, addressing the dangers – and opportunities – lapping at the issue of fresh water conservation. As environmental matters go, branding is how Ganter plans to make water the next global warming. Or, at least on par with that issue in the public consciousness.” Read the full article …. |
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Is Water Becoming the New Oil “China’s water plans are a major problem for the Dalai Lama’s government in exile,” says a report released this month by Circle of Blue, a branch of the Pacific Institute, a nonpartisan think tank. Himalayan water is particularly sensitive because it supplies the rivers that bring water to more than half a dozen Asian countries. Plans to divert water could cause intense debate. “Once this issue of water resources comes up,” wrote Elizabeth Economy, director of Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Affairs, to Circle of Blue researchers in a report earlier this month, “and it seems inevitable at this point that it will – it also raises emerging conflicts with India and Southeast Asia.” |
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The New Security Beat ECSP |
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What Matters What Matters contains 18 searing, socially conscious photo essays by the great photojournalists of our generation including James Nachtwey, Sebastiao Salgado and Circle of Blue contributor Brent Stirton. This new book from Barnes & Noble contains work shot on assignment for Circle of Blue, an essay by Dr. Peter Gleick, and links to Circle of Blue. |
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Lake Effect | WUWM Wisconsin Public Radio WUWM Wisconsin Public Radio |
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China, Tibet, and the Strategic Power of Water: Pollution and Global Warming Threaten Asias’s Most Important Freshwater Source Reported by: CSRWire.com Almost two years after a 710-mile (1,100 kilometer)railroad across the world’s highest plateau opened from central China to the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, the deadliest clashes in a generation are occurring between Chinese police and young Tibetan protestors. The fierce fighting, which erupted in March, has produced casualties on both sides and prompted demonstrations around the world. Many analysts assert that the fighting is caused, at least in part, by fear that the Chinese government’s long-standing strategy to open Tibet’s vast reserves of copper, iron, lead, zinc, and other minerals will accelerate with the railroad’s development. |
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Water: Tapping a Strained Supply Reported by: National Catholic Reporter |
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Vanity Fair – The Green Issue Reported by: Vanity Fair |
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Aspen Environment Forum Aspen Environment Forum opening plenary session featuring Circle of Blue’s J. Carl Ganter |
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Aspen Environment Forum Interviews with E.O. Wilson, Lester Brown, Majora Carter, and Others Available Online from Inaugural Aspen Environment Forum Circle of Blue presentation at Aspen Environment Forum |
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China Faces Reign of Sand: Circle of Blue Reports on Inner Mongolia’s Expanding Desert Reported by: CSRwire.com INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA – Furious dust and sandstorms from Inner Mongolia cripple airports, darken skies, and choke millions of people across East Asia every spring. According to “Reign of Sand,” the new multimedia report from Circle of Blue, the storms are growing in intensity and frequency, and the primary causes are deepening drought in northern China and the mismanagement of the largest grasslands on earth. |
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KFBK Circle of Blue Senior Editor Keith Schneider tells Sacramento’s top-rated news station KFBK that the causes of the freshwater crisis “are myriad, interconnected and complex.” The drive-time interview can be heard in its entirety here. |
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National Public Radio | On the Media Reported by: National Public Radio | On the Media "Tapped Out" How do you raise the profile of a devastating Nebraska drought? Give it a name, like David? Carl Ganter, of the non-profit group Circle of Blue, says that as climate change increases the threat of droughts, we need new stories and images to raise awareness. November 09, 2007 | Read more » |
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Global Crisis Hits Home with U.S. Water Shortages Reported by: CSRWire.com TRAVERSE CITY, MI – The emergence of drought in Georgia, dwindling Great Lakes levels, and the fierce competition for water in the American West are part of a complex, urgent water crisis unfolding across the globe. |
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American Photography | “Heroes in Photography” Reported by: American Photography |
