In the era of deficit and disinvestment, water-intensive fossil fuel production is overwhelming the water-sipping clean energy sector.
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Policy + Politics | Water News
Written by Keith Schneider
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 20:50
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012 20:50
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Written by Brett Walton
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 13:25
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Wednesday, 18 January 2012 13:25
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However, the company building the pipeline will be invited to re-apply after finding a new route through Nebraska, according to a government official.
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Written by Keith Schneider
Tuesday, 17 January 2012 14:09
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012 14:09
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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
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 06:00
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Tuesday, 10 January 2012 06:00
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China is on target to begin transferring water from the Yangtze River Basin to Hebei, Shandong, and Tianjin by 2013.
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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 Brett Walton
Thursday, 15 December 2011 06:00
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Thursday, 15 December 2011 06:00
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Diplomatic cables show that the U.S. State Department aims to strike a balance between the need for diplomatic dances and the desire to produce tangible results from on-the-ground projects.
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Monday, 23 January 2012 09:00
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One of my best friends fell victim to polio as a child, as he describes in this Frontline story from PBS.
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