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Infographic: How Desalination Works
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Thursday, 19 May 2011 15:24
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Infographic: How Desalination Works

What is the process, and how much energy does it take? This video describes two common methods—reverse osmosis and flash distillation—for obtaining water from the sea.

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Infographic: Underground Coal Conversion — Creating Fuels and Fertilizers With Less Water
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Wednesday, 18 May 2011 11:30
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Coal Gasification Infographic

Though the chemistry and industrial processes for coal gasification were developed early in the 20th century by European scientists, Chinese engineers have recently developed a number of technical advances. And more efficient processes means using less coal to produce more chemicals.

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Infographic: China Leads Top 10 Coal Producing and Consuming Nations
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Monday, 16 May 2011 11:18
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Infographic: Coal Mining

Since 2000, global coal consumption has grown faster than any other fuel, with the biggest market for coal in Asia.

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Infographic: Tree Map of Freshwater Withdrawal by Country — A Comparison Between Continents
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Thursday, 12 May 2011 08:30
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FRESHWATER WITHDRAWAL TREE MAPS

Entry in the 2011 Urban Water Design Challenge, sponsored by Visualizing.org and Circle of Blue.

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Infographic: Three Types of Coal Mining—Process and Facts
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Wednesday, 11 May 2011 13:34
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Infographic: Clean Coal Policy

Opencast mining involves scraping at the ground’s surface, while room and pillar mining occurs below ground. Likewise, longwall mining uses heavy machinery to dig at coal seams beneath the surface.

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Infographic: Three Eras of Water — The History of the Relationship Between Civilization and Nature
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Wednesday, 11 May 2011 11:33
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First Water Era Human Civilization

Entry in the 2011 Urban Water Design Challenge, sponsored by Visualizing.org and Circle of Blue.

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Infographic: World’s Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water
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Thursday, 05 May 2011 08:33
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World's Population

Entry in the 2011 Urban Water Design Challenge, sponsored by Visualizing.org and Circle of Blue.

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Infographic: Breakdown of Water Consumption and Use in Fastest-Urbanizing Countries
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Saturday, 30 April 2011 08:00
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Water Consumption and Use 120 Urbanizing Countries

Entry in the 2011 Urban Water Design Challenge, sponsored by Visualizing.org and Circle of Blue.

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Infographic: Urban Areas vs. Water Access Global Map
Written by Circle of Blue
Friday, 29 April 2011 16:34
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Urban Water Access 2011

Entry in the 2011 Urban Water Design Challenge, sponsored by Visualizing.org and Circle of Blue.

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Infographic: Access to Safe Water—Countries Where Less Than 50 Percent Have Access
Written by Circle of Blue
Saturday, 23 April 2011 10:28
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Access to Safe Water: Global Clean Water Supply by Countries

Entry in the 2011 Urban Water Design Challenge, sponsored by Visualizing.org and Circle of Blue.

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