The U.S. government is in the process of designating more than 6,000 hectares of federal land in the nation’s highest agricultural region for solar energy development.
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Business | Water News
Written by Brett Walton
Friday, 27 January 2012 10:05
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Friday, 27 January 2012 10:05
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Written by Keith Schneider
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 20:50
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012 20:50
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In the era of deficit and disinvestment, water-intensive fossil fuel production is overwhelming the water-sipping clean energy sector.
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Written by Brett Walton
Thursday, 12 January 2012 13:19
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Thursday, 12 January 2012 13:19
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Decades of groundwater pumping have left one of the San Luis Valley aquifers in a perilous state. To restore its health — and the foundation of the local economy — valley leaders are developing a plan to pay farmers to fallow up to 16,000 hectares. But with commodity prices soaring, will anyone go for it, or will the state have to step in?
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Written by Nadya Ivanova
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 16:39
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Tuesday, 10 January 2012 16:39
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The decision by the U.S. Department of the Interior was applauded by environmental groups for protecting the Colorado River watershed and criticized by industry organizations for hurting jobs and energy security.
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Written by Nadya Ivanova
Thursday, 05 January 2012 11:45
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Thursday, 05 January 2012 11:45
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Closing in on nearly two decades in court, this “David and Goliath” fight seems far from over. Plaintiffs contend that no amount of money can repair the damage to the environment and to the lives of the 30,000 who claim to have been affected, while the U.S. oil company has denounced the Ecuadorean court system as corrupt.
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Written by Brett Walton
Thursday, 05 January 2012 06:00
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Thursday, 05 January 2012 06:00
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News headlines are often dominated by the big, unexpected events — BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, for example, or Japan’s earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear catastrophes in 2011 — but some events come with advance warning. Here is a preview of the water news to look for in 2012.
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Written by Kelly Shea
Friday, 02 December 2011 15:36
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Friday, 02 December 2011 15:36
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In 2009, 3.9 billion prescriptions were dispensed in the United States, and an estimated 10 to 40 percent of medicines are not used. With 78 million baby boomers reaching the age when prescription drug use will increase, how will this affect environmental and drinking water?
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Written by Brett Walton
Thursday, 10 November 2011 14:29
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Thursday, 10 November 2011 14:29
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An estimated 10 to 40 percent of prescription and over-the-counter medicines are not used, but how to properly dispose of these drugs depends on who you ask. Since there is no continuous national program, states — and even some cites — are instituting their own regulations, but not without complaints from the pharmaceutical industry.
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Written by Nadya Ivanova
Wednesday, 26 October 2011 09:19
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Wednesday, 26 October 2011 09:19
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With hundreds of deaths, thousands of damaged hectares, and millions of refugees, this year’s fall flooding has equated to a devastating wet season.
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Thursday, 01 December 2011 06:00
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Sharing failures can be just as valuable as sharing successes. Yet, the development sector more often touts its successes as indicators to donors, who, in turn, are content to think short term and tend to not ask the tough questions.
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