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Building China’s 21st-century Megacity: Shanghai’s Experiment with Water and Nature

Written by Keith Schneider
Friday, 30 September 2011 06:00
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A new community on the Yangtze River has, so far, been more successful at attracting ducks than people. But city officials have their sights set high for Lingang Port City, which they say could be home to nearly a million people by 2050. Cleaner water will be a big help.

Water, Energy, and Transportation: President Obama Backs Infrastructure Bank in Jobs Speech

Written by Brett Walton
Friday, 09 September 2011 08:27
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By Brett Walton
Circle of Blue

Included in the U.S. president’s proposed American Jobs Act is the BUILD Act, allocating $US 10 billion to create a National Infrastructure Bank, governed by an independent board, which would help attract private capital and lower the borrowing costs for public works projects of regional significance.

Written by Circle of Blue
Wednesday, 31 August 2011 06:55
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Delhi reportedly has a high percentage of coverage for sanitation and water supply. But one photographer has 74,000 images spanning the last 10 years that challenge the perception of progress.

Alaska Governor Authorizes $4.5 Billion Dam Project

Written by Brett Walton
Wednesday, 10 August 2011 09:53
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Because of old age and a desire to restore fisheries, in many parts of the United States old dams are being removed. But in Alaska, the state legislature and the governor want to build what would be one of the nation’s tallest hydroelectric facilities. If built, the 200-meter dam on the Susitna River would be the nation’s fifth tallest, completed by 2023.

United Nations Urges Ethiopia to Suspend Gibe III Dam Construction

Written by Nadya Ivanova
Wednesday, 03 August 2011 13:53
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In June, a committee concluded that the construction of the dam endangered the existence of Lake Turkana, the largest desert lake in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Coal Conversion in the Rust Belt: Will It Be a Diamond for Small Ohio River Town?

Written by Keith Schneider
Friday, 29 July 2011 11:17
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An energy company has plans to withdraw water from the Ohio River, the potential site for a coal-to-liquid-fuels conversion plant, which would be the first of its kind in the United States and the sixth in the world. Though it will bring jobs to the region, the proposal is facing strong opposition from environmental groups.

James Workman: Boycott World Water Day!

Written by James Workman
Wednesday, 23 March 2011 10:14
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Set aside warm and fuzzy emotion, and use cold logic to revalue our matrix of life.