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Photo Slideshow: Irrigating Northeastern China’s Breadbasket

By J. Carl Ganter and Keith Schneider The northeast region of China, including Heilongjiang, Liaoning and Jilin provinces, is among the world’s most important breadbaskets. Earlier this year, as Circle of Blue reported in this Choke Point: China article, China’s central government announced a five-year, $US 6.3 billion program to rebuild and expand irrigation networks […]

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Countdown To Rio

Check back with Circle of Blue for the latest news and reports in the lead-up to, during, and after the Rio+20 conference. Make sure to stay tuned during the conference, as well, as we will be continuing our coverage through June 27.

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Circle of Blue Receives Rockefeller Foundation Centennial Innovation Award

Circle of Blue founder J. Carl Ganter to accept award for new model that informs global decision-making about global water crisis “Innovation occurs when problems and potential solutions are reframed, re-imagined, or recombined.” — Dr. Judith Rodin, President, Rockefeller Foundation “A global shift and recalibration about how the world approaches and responds to its greatest challenges.” […]

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The Stream, January 30: U.S. Natural Gas Reserves

Just how much natural gas is there in the United States? A recent report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration has sharply decreased previous estimates. The New York Times looks at the potential scenarios for the energy industry. The European Union has adequate legislation on shale gas exploration, according to a study commissioned by the […]