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Christian Science Monitor "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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Environmental Change and Security Program Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Podcast: Water Stories with Circle of Blue’s J. Carl Ganter |
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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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WUWM Wisconsin Public Radio Interview: Carl Ganter is director and co-founder of Circle of Blue, a network of journalists and academics reporting on worldwide issues involving what the group calls "the defining challenge of our time: our diminishing supply of fresh, clean water." Ganter joins WUWM’s Jane Hampden on the line from the studios of Interlochen Public Radio. |
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Circle of Blue reports on a crucial but little-known factor in China-Tibet conflict 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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National Catholic Reporter "Water is the axis issue that intersects the world’s greatest challenges, from health, poverty and security to climate, immigration and environment, even financial and commodities markets," said J. Carl Ganter, director of Circle of Blue, a network of journalists and scholars concerned with water issues worldwide. "We’re just beginning to grasp the stresses on our world’s water supplies." |
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Circle of Blue named one of 24 "worthy sites." |
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Aspen Environment Forum opening plenary session featuring Circle of Blue’s J. Carl Ganter Opening Plenary Session speakers J. Carl Ganter of Circle of Blue and David Malakoff of NPR discuss big ideas in the world of natural resources and climate change. |
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Interviews with E.O. Wilson, Lester Brown, Majora Carter, and Others Available Online from Inaugural Aspen Environment Forum Aspen Institute and National Geographic magazine websites offer insight from Forum participantsClips available to the public already include urban environmental activist Majora Carter; Earth Policy Institute Founder Lester Brown; J. Carl Ganter of Circle of Blue; David Malakoff of NPR; Colorado Gov. William Ritter; and Tim Appenzeller, executive editor of National Geographic, interviewing Harvard University’s E.O. Wilson. Circle of Blue presentation at Aspen Environment Forum |
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PlumTV talks about the global freshwater crisis with J. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue director, at the Aspen Environment Forum. |
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Collaborative journalism project covers front lines of global water crisis 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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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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"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.
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Circle of Blue journalists cover front lines 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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