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In Solar Power Lies Path to Reducing Water Use For Energy
Concern, though, that desert solar power plants could compromise desert habitat. Read the story »
Bulk Water Company Plans to Export to India, East Asia and the Caribbean
‘Water has to come to the people,’ president of S2C Global tells Circle of Blue. Read the story »
Peter Gleick: How Much Water do YOU Use at Home?
A new tool from the Pacific Institute for figuring out our home water and energy and greenhouse gas footprint. Read the story »
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Q&A: Mission Plastiki—Catching Wind, Storing Rain: David de Rothschild’s Quest for Pacific Plastic
The eco-adventurer tells Circle of Blue how sailing the Plastiki across the Pacific, a 60-foot catamaran comprised of 12,500 plastic bottles reveals the ominous side of plastic generation, use and disposal. Read the story »
Water Scarcity Constrains Food, Energy Security in Vietnam
As the Southeast Asian country battles with climate change, it looks to use less hydropower. Read the story »
Desert’s Stronger Grip Shakes Inner Mongolia
Circle of Blue revisits sea of dying grass and blowing sand in northern China. Read the story »
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James Workman: Who Owns the Rain—When Thirsty Democracies Deny Individual Liberty to Water
Acclaimed water expert and author James G. Workman reflects on a recent ruling by the Botswanan government that compromises the water rights of the Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert. Read the story »
Q&A: Thomas Bjelkeman-Pettersson Connecting Aid and Water Online at Akvo.org
Bjelkeman-Pettersson talked to Circle of Blue during the Tällberg Rework the World Conference in Sweden about sharing information to change the global direction on water and sanitation issues. Read the story »
PlayPump not a Panacea for Africa’s Water Problems
A technology once heralded as a simple solution to Africa’s drinking water problem now stands as a broken, unused and poorly planned reminder of international water aid’s latest misstep. Read the story »
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Bulk Water Company Plans to Export to India, East Asia and the Caribbean‘Water has to come to the people,’ president of S2C Global tells Circle of Blue. Photo creative commons by Judy Malley Sitka,...
Secretary Clinton Announces Pakistan Water ProgramU.S. aid projects focus on city water systems, clean drinking water, dam construction and irrigation. While meeting in Islamabad with...
Alaska City Set to Ship Water to India, U.S. Company AnnouncesS2C Global Systems, a water supply management company, announced last week that within six to eight months it will ship water from...
X-Rays Mark the Spot to Drill for Water in ChadMagnetic imaging lets scientists peer beneath the surface to see exactly where groundwater sources are located. Photo by jonl1973...
Singapore Will Cut Water Imports from Malaysia, Pursue Self-SufficiencyPlans are underway to replace imported water with recycled wastewater and desalinated water in Singapore. Singapore is building water...
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Flooding Kills Hundreds in PakistanHeavy monsoon rains in Pakistan caused rivers to overflow—triggering landslides, destroying villages and blocking rescue efforts. Three...
Record-Breaking Heat Sweeps Across RussiaHigh temperatures caused forest fires around Moscow, damaged farmland, and left 23 regions in a state of emergency. A prolonged heatwave...
More Houses Submerged as Water Levels Rise in Pakistan’s Attabad LakeUPDATE FROM JUNE 7, 2010: Officials have begun blasting boulders to expand the lake’s spillway, but outflow remains slow as glacial...
USGS Reports Declining Water Supply, Rising Mineral Wealth in KabulMining for Kabul’s untapped reserves could further compromise the area’s already fragile water resources. Photo by Todd...
India and Pakistan Dispute Water Use for Hydropower, AgriculturePakistan has said that India’s proposed hydroelectric project along the Kishanganga River violates the historic Indus Water Treaty. Photo...
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Glacier Water Threatens to Flood French Alps ValleyFrench officials have begun pumping millions of gallons of water as part of a multi-million dollar emergency operation. French authorities...
A Desperate Clinch: Coal Production Confronts Water ScarcityIn contest with coal, water takes a beating Photo © Heather Rousseau SOMERSET, CO – JULY, 2009: A miner brings down a longwall...
Record-Breaking Heat Sweeps Across RussiaHigh temperatures caused forest fires around Moscow, damaged farmland, and left 23 regions in a state of emergency. A prolonged heatwave...
First Inland Desalination Plant Opens in the UKLocated in East London’s Beckton, the Thames Water desalination plant is slated to be used during times of drought. But some local...
Experts Name the Top 19 Solutions to the Global Freshwater CrisisThis week we continue counting down the 19 best solutions to the global freshwater crisis captured by a GlobeScan and SustainAbility...
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In Solar Power Lies Path to Reducing Water Use For EnergyConcern, though, that desert solar power plants could compromise desert habitat. Photo courtesy Laura Cunningham, Basin and Range...
A Desperate Clinch: Coal Production Confronts Water ScarcityIn contest with coal, water takes a beating Photo © Heather Rousseau SOMERSET, CO – JULY, 2009: A miner brings down a longwall...
People from Ecuador to Louisiana Forge Alliances Against Global Oil SpillsFrom the backwoods of rural Ecuadorian rainforests to the swamplands of the Louisiana Bayou, indigenous leaders gathered in the Gulf...
Bottomless Precedent: BP Gulf Gusher Endemic to Global Oil ProblemBig spills from the Ecuadorian Amazon to the Niger Delta, all the way to the bitter cold of Russia’s Siberian tundra. Photo courtesy...
Q&A: ‘Crude’ Director Joe Berlinger on Chevron Oil in the Ecuadorian AmazonJoe Berlinger discusses the three years he spent documenting the international legal battle and the human faces that have emerged from...
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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.
