China Looks to Increase Hydropower to Meet Clean Energy Goals
While the superpower announces ambitious sustainability goals, it faces droughts and intensive energy needs.
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Special Event Newsletter
Dear *|FNAME|*, We cordially invite you to a special presentation at the Woodrow Wilson Center’s China Environment Forum: Choke Point: China—Confronting Energy Demand and Water Scarcity in China. Circle of Blue and the China Environment Forum at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars will give an absorbing presentation on the energy-water choke points that […]
British Company Creates Cheap, Small-Scale Desalination for Agriculture
The new system, which uses sub-surface pipes to remove salts and deliver water to plants on demand, grew 200 prosopis trees in the United Arab Emirates’ desert during a test-run.
David Kuria: Sanitation and Toilet Entrepreneur
In the sub-Saharan region, 80% of recorded illnesses are water-born diseases, and more than two-thirds of these people don’t have access to basic sanitation. While access to safe drinking water is gaining importance in the political arena, it’s still hard to talk about restrooms and toilets, but today I’m speaking with a man who really does know toilets.
Supreme Court Takes Second Look at Michigan’s Asian Carp Injunction
Will they reconsider a motion filed by Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox to block Asian carp from the Great Lakes?
Drought in the Mekong Basin Hampers Southeast Asia Economy
One of the worst droughts in Southeast Asia in decades has lowered water levels in the Mekong River, cutting people off from the source of their livelihood and hampering the regional economy
EPA Gets Earful On Asian Carp Plans
Federal officials unveiled their multi-pronged plan, which received mix reviews, during a a public hearing in Chicago.
Asian Carp Threat Prompts Protest Near Lake Michigan Shore
Fishing enthusiasts and state representatives rallied on the banks of Traverse City’s Boardman River Saturday
‘Romeo and Juliet’ of China Captured in Karst
Among all the scenic spots in Shilin, the rock of Ashima in the Small Stone Forest is the most famous. This rock resembles a girl, with a kerchief on her head and a bamboo basket on her back. The shape and expression are surprisingly lifelike. Tourists dress up in traditional Sani — a branch of the Yi ethnic group — dresses to strike the same pose next to the stone girl.
Food Security Summit Calls for National Governments to Act Now
The World Summit on Food Security was a forum for raising awareness and encouraging international action, said Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization, at the end of the event.
Circle of Blue Links
Africa News Southern Africa Water Wire IPS-hosted African News Feed Asian carp A list of eating instructions The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries posted a video and instructions on carp consumption. Asian Carp Management An official U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Web site designed to coordinate control and management of Asian carp in the […]
Environmental Policy Council Advises Cut in China’s Carbon Intensity
China should reduce its carbon intensity by 4 to 5 percent per year to achieve goals of low-carbon development by 2050. The proposal from the China Council of International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) is the first time such a high-level organization has proposed firm targets for emissions.
