Towards a Blue Economy: Michigan’s Freshwater Future
Midwest leader travels to Mideast to secure his state’s blue economy.
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Natural Gas Drilling: What We Don’t Know
It takes brute force and millions of gallons of chemical-laden watery sand to wrestle natural gas from the earth.
State Oil and Gas Regulators Are Spread Too Thin to Do Their Jobs
A dead zone in the mountain country of West Virginia meant illegal dumping of watery chemicals.
Drilling Wastewater Disposal Options in N.Y. Report Have Problems of Their Own
By Joaquin Sapien and Sabrina Shankman ProPublica A version of this story is being published by the Albany Times-Union. Environmentalists, state regulators and even energy companies agree that the problem most likely to slow natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale in New York is safely disposing of the billions of gallons of contaminated wastewater […]
In New Gas Wells, More Drilling Chemicals Remain Underground
By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica This story was co-published with Politico. For more than a decade the energy industry has steadfastly argued before courts, Congress and the public that the federal law protecting drinking water should not be applied to hydraulic fracturing, the industrial process that is essential to extracting the nation’s vast natural gas […]
Heart of Dryness: The Rule of Water for Botswana’s Bushmen
In the fourth installment of Heart of Dryness, author James G. Workman explains the historic transformation of water across Botswana’s Kalahari. Workman continues to follow Qoroxloo, showing how the Bushmen have adapted to water scarcity and fluctuating hydrology.
Climate Deal Not Accepted By All, But Copenhagen Conference Makes It “Operational”
COPENHAGEN—Seven countries, led by the tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, this morning declined to accept the Copenhagen Accord that was reached late last night.
Late Night Deal At Copenhagen Conference Seen As First Step
As the Copenhagen conference comes to a close, U.S. President Barack Obama announces climate deal while Sudanese leader Lumumba Di-Aping says developing nations should block the agreement.
Texas Water District Continues Legal Battle for Oklahoma Water
A U.S. District judge gave the water district one month to clarify its case for claiming Oklahoma’s water sale ban is unconstitutional.
Analysis: U.S. Senator Inhofe’s Denier Rhetoric Not Heard in Copenhagen
The Obama administration revealed more commitments for climate action even as a U.S. naysayers, Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe, touched down for a few hours in Copenhagen to deny that a problem existed at all.
Analysis: Obama Takes Copenhagen Stage While Palin Sits on Thinning Ice
Steve Solomon, author of the forthcoming WATER: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization, pens a guest editorial for Circle of Blue that examines water’s integral role as a planetary climate regulator.
Video: The Future of Wind Power
Denmark has pioneered wind power for commercial use over the last three decades — today the European country produces almost half of the world’s wind turbines.
