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Shale gas drilling is off to a disappointing start for investors in Poland, the country thought to have the biggest unconventional gas reserves in Europe, according to Bloomberg News. Explorers in Poland are confronting rising costs, a lack of rigs, tighter environmental rules and shale layers that are harder to drill than expected. China’s biggest [...]

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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.

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Botswana Bushmen in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve have re-opened a crucial water supply for their village, eight months after winning a painful legal battle against the Botswana government for access to water wells closed nine years ago, AFP reported. Countries should “connect the dots” between climate change, food insecurity and water scarcity, United Nations [...]

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