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no reason: A World on the Verge of Water Bankruptcy

Reaching the Epiphany Moment, Video Makes Water Crisis Clear Can irony help explain the global fresh water crisis? no reason, a Circle of Blue video, describes in surprising images and unlikely pacing the roles water and water scarcity play in the global economy. It debuted at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland […]

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Water Shortages and More In Gaza City

With Israeli forces moving into Gaza City, the World Bank is calling for humanitarian aid as major infrastructure failures threaten the water and sanitation of Gaza’s civilian population. The Bank urged Israel to allow enough fuel into Gaza to run the region’s water and sewer pumps. According to a press briefing by the International Committee […]

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Opinion: Ethanol and Water

When thirsty people plant thirsty crops to fuel thirsty car and trucks, watchdogs of the world’s water begin to worry. Robert Glennon, professor of law and public policy at the University of Arizona, wonders whether President-Elect Barack Obama and his newly nominated Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack might already be overlooking the significant amount of […]

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Obama’s Latest Pick Bodes Well for Water

WASHINGTON — To serve as Interior Secretary, Obama has nominated an attorney and senator with expertise in a resource of urgent importance to the American West. While Senator Ken Salazar, a Democrat from Colorado, is not as liberal as some environmental groups hoped, he does have considerable experience working with water-related issues. Speaking of those […]

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Overcoming the sanitation stigma: An interview with author Rose George

In an interview with Circle of Blue, freelance journalist and author Rose George explores the politics of sanitation. She discusses sanitation’s crucial but linguistically fickle role in social dialogue. George elaborates on the history of sanitation both above and below the equator, as well as touching on recent successes and failures. Her new book — […]

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Opinion: Blue is the new green

From living roofs to living walls, from greywater to rainwater harvesting, water conservation is getting a technology makeover. In a recent New York Times op-ed, Allison Arieff explains why and how people should pay attention to water use, profiling techniques that go far beyond the “turn-off-the-tap-while-brushing” mantra: Because water is cheap (at least for now) […]