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Water Law: Public Trust May Be Fresh Approach to Protecting Great Lakes

Written by Keith Schneider
Tuesday, 17 January 2012 14:09
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Canadian and American advocates join to promote big oversight idea of the “commons.”

Written by Ned Breslin
Thursday, 01 December 2011 06:00
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Ned Breslin: Scratching the Surface â€” Retooling the WASH Modelâ€™s Indicators (Part III)

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.

Peter Gleick: Water Emergencies â€” Time for New Plans and Technology

Written by Dr. Peter Gleick
Thursday, 06 October 2011 10:38
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The world faces a wide range of serious, complex, and long-term water challenges, from shortages to contamination to local and regional disputes over water to long-term climate changes. But there are other challenges that are short-term, emergency situations that could also be addressed by some new thinking and new technology.

China Turns Profit From Coal-to-liquid Fuels Production, May Expand Controversial Program

Written by Nadya Ivanova
Friday, 16 September 2011 06:00
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Though China suspended most of its coal-to-liquid fuels refineries in 2008 due to concerns for scarce water resources and high production costs, recent financial gains may lead it to reconsider its policy.

Written by Circle of Blue
Friday, 26 August 2011 13:52
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2,600 global experts. 100 sessions. Seven days. One issue: water.

China to Cap Energy Use by 2015 in National Low-Carbon Plan

Written by Nadya Ivanova
Friday, 05 August 2011 15:43
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The energy target will be the highlight of a document to come later this year, as well as a cornerstone of China’s efforts to curb soaring greenhouse gas emissions, which currently stand at a quarter of the global total. Cutting coal consumption will inevitably also cut water use, as coal is China’s largest industrial user of water.

Israeli Data Company Makes a Splash in the Water Industry

Written by Brett Walton
Wednesday, 29 June 2011 06:30
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TaKaDu uses algorithms to save water, energy, and money for utility companies around the globe.

Wastewater Recycled for Drinking: Low Water Reserves Prompt Australian Push

Written by Codi Yeager
Tuesday, 28 June 2011 17:11
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On Australiaâ€™s western coast, the city of Perth is in critical danger of depleting the water reserves held by its dams. In response, the government is pumping treated wastewater into the Gnangara Mound Aquifer.

Written by Keith Schneider
Wednesday, 22 June 2011 06:00
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The cords of energy demand and water supply are tightening around the world’s two largest economies.

Written by Nadya Ivanova
Tuesday, 03 May 2011 12:28
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Faced with irrigation restrictions, many farmers in eastern Hebei Province look for other ways to make a living.

How China’s capital got in over its head, and what the city is doing to get its water crisis under control

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