Oil giant wins bids for industrial water plant in India
July 24, 2008
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A concession agreement made this Friday in West Bengal, India grants Haldia Water Management Ltd (HWML) a contract to build a large-scale water treatment plant in the port city of Haldia, reports Reuters. Read more
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Hurricane Dolly diminishes drought in San Antonio
July 24, 2008
SAN ANTONIO - A river of rain that swept into San Antonio, Texas on the winded wings of Hurricane Dolly provided enough precipitation for the Edwards Aquifer Authority to lift mandatory drought restrictions, reports the San Antonio Business Journal. Read more
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Mideast water supply requires heavy cash flow
July 24, 2008
CAIRO - In the midst of a food crisis, the Middle East and North Africa are beginning to rethink their water needs, the New York Times reports. Read more
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Appellate court blasts ballast water dumping in Great Lakes
July 24, 2008
An appeals court in California upheld the decision to bar ships passing through the Great Lakes from discharging ballast water on their way to or from the ocean, an article in Democrat and Chronicle announces. Read more
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Oil tanker spills 420,000 gallons into Mississippi River
July 24, 2008
HOUSTON - Coast Guard officials have had to act quickly to close down twenty-nine miles of the Mississippi River near New Orleans due to an oil spill Wednesday morning, Reuters reports. Read more
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Australia Water Commission considers scarcity pricing
July 24, 2008
AUSTRALIA - When water is scarce, Australians might face steep charges for usage rather than traditional restrictions imposed during times of drought. Read more
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Tips from Thames: Water company making surplus in time of resource deficit
July 24, 2008
ENGLAND - Britian’s largest water company, Thames Water, split around $2 million in bonuses last year, the Guardian announces. Read more
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Farmers issue rally cry for water in California
July 24, 2008
SACRAMENTO, California - Some Californians have celebrated Governor Schwarzenegger’s and Senator Feinstein’s proposed bond for water, other have balked at its impracticality. Either way, farm workers from around the state are rallying Read more
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Destroying wetlands could set off “carbon bomb”
July 24, 2008
Often eyed for their development potential, wetlands contain 20 percent of the earth’s carbon and nearly 800 billion tons of greenhouse gases, an environment correspondent from Reuters reports. Read more
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Three Gorges exodus complete
July 24, 2008
BEIJING - After four years of migration, over 4 million people have been evacuated from their homes to make way for the waters of China’s gargantuan hydroelectric project. Read more
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