People from Ecuador to Louisiana Forge Alliances Against Global Oil Spills |
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Indigenous leaders from Amazon rainforests to Bayou swamplands. |
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India and Pakistan Dispute Water Use for Hydropower, Agriculture |
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India strives to redirect water, currently used for Pakistani agriculture, on the Kishanganga River for 330 megawatts. |
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The Price of Water: A Comparison of Water Rates, Usage in 30 U.S. Cities |
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“For more than 20 years industry has been moving south looking for cheaper labor, I’m hoping that now they’ll start coming back looking for cheaper water.” |
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Water Disclosure Project Releases Surveys to 300 Companies |
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Newly-released Water Disclosure Project questionnaire focuses on usage, operations and supply chains and management strategies in water-intensive companies. |
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World Water Day Panelists Urge New Mindset for Wastewater Treatment |
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Newly-released UNEP report details challenges, benefits of expanding wastewater treatment coverage. |
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Reforms Could Lead to Huge Water Savings for California, Pacific Institute Says |
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Replacing inefficient appliances in homes and upgrading wasteful agricultural equipment could save one million acre feet of water in California, according to a Pacific Institute report released Monday. These reforms could also save the parched state six to eight million acre feet by 2020. |
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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Presses India for Water Deal During Visit |
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No agreement was signed, but Bangladesh continued to push for a deal similar to the Ganges Treaty. |
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Nile Basin Initiative Celebrates 10-year Anniversary |
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Many joint economic development projects have been completed, but an agreement on cooperative management of the river basin has not been signed. |
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Stakeholders Create Organization to Resolve Southern US Water Conflict |
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Members from Alabama, Florida and Georgia hope that grassroots negotiations will spur a resolution from higher levels of government over Lake Lanier. Environmental groups, business organizations and power companies have united to form the ACF Stakeholders, a forum for discussing ways to resolve the 20-year impasse over the use of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river basin. |
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The Middle East and Midwest Come Together in Water Tech Partnerships |
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Both Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and Michigan Lt. Gov. John Cherry have been touting the freshwater potential of their states to businessmen in Israel to promote economic growth in the burgeoning field of water technology. |
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The Mideast is proving to be a popular destination for Midwestern political officials to pitch water technology trade deals. . |  |
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.
