Circle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises.
2,600 global experts. 100 sessions. Seven days. One issue: water.
Circle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises.
Our guest today is Charles Fishman, an award winning investigative journalist and author of the best selling book “The Wal-Mart Effect.” We caught up with Fishman during his tour for “The Big Thirst,” his latest book focusing on water issues around the world.
Circle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises.
The Tehuacán Valley captures the tragedy and triumph of Mexico’s worst freshwater crisis in decades. In this video, meet Francisca Rosas Valencia, a leader who is working to better her community’s water future.
Circle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises.
Montana and Wyoming have taken their transboundary water dispute to the Supreme Court. Wyoming won the first round. But others await in a case that will help decide how much water is really available to generate energy and to produce food in one of the nation’s driest regions, as well as who has access to that water.
Circle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises.
J. Carl Ganter is director of Circle of Blue, a global water research organization at the heart of the Great Lakes. TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan — The World Economic Forum, the Geneva-based organization best known for convening global leaders through its annual conference in Davos, Switzerland, has appointed J. Carl Ganter, co-founder and director for Circle of […]
Circle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises.
For her senior thesis project, Season Schafer, a student in Ball State University’s Immersive Learning Program, produced this interactive look behind the scenes at the unique partnership between the university’s journalism students and the journalists at Circle of Blue. Watch the interviews to learn more. Click here to see the infographics created by Ball State […]
Circle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises.
The world should brace itself for high food prices and volatility in commodity markets, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Deserts are encroaching into Inner Mongolia’s grasslands. Take a look at this photo essay on the Guardian documenting the desertification in […]
Circle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises.
A new Pacific Institute report on California’s 2007-2009 drought finds surprising outcomes for the state’s agriculture, energy and the environment. Here’s also a summary by The New York Times Green blog. The growing shale gas development could undermine the market for renewable energy, even as falling costs allow wind and solar to overtake fossil fuels […]
Circle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises.
What is the process, and how much energy does it take? This video describes two common methods—reverse osmosis and flash distillation—for obtaining water from the sea.
Circle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises.
Though the chemistry and industrial processes for coal gasification were developed early in the 20th century by European scientists, Chinese engineers have recently developed a number of technical advances. And more efficient processes means using less coal to produce more chemicals. Near Xilinhot, in eastern Inner Mongolia, China is testing a gasification process that doesn’t […]
Circle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises.
Since 2000, global coal consumption has grown faster than any other fuel, with the biggest market for coal in Asia. Although China tops the global list for both coal consumption and production, the nation has emerged as the world’s leading builder of clean coal technology.
Circle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises.
Does the population of a country affects to its freshwater withdrawal? and its geographic location? Are there differences between Continents? and within them? How the availability of freshwater is spread around the economic sectors?
Circle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises.
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