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Underused Drilling Practices Could Avoid Pollution

By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica Versions of this story were published in the Albany Times Union and the Times Herald-Record. As environmental concerns threaten to derail natural gas drilling projects across the country, the energy industry has developed innovative ways to make it easier to exploit the nation’s reserves without polluting air and drinking water. Energy […]

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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 […]

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Heart of Dryness: Climate Change Coping Strategies

Since the dawn of Homo sapiens in arid Africa, nine tenths of our evolution has unfolded as foragers. Only relatively recently did our species embark on agriculture, and recent events suggest certain limits to that extraordinary experiment. Exponential population growth has combined with unprecedented climate change until half the planet’s land surface can now be classified as drylands—arid landscapes inhabited by a third of humankind.

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EPA: Chemicals Found in Wyoming Drinking Water Might Be From Fracking

By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica Federal environment officials investigating drinking water contamination near the ranching town of Pavillion, Wyoming have found that at least three water wells contain a chemical used in the natural gas drilling process of hydraulic fracturing. Scientists also found traces of other contaminants, including oil, gas or metals, in 11 of 39 […]

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Peter Gleick: Water for Energy, the Bad Bet for Biofuels

In the ongoing debate about rethinking America’s energy future, there has been far too little discussion about water. It takes a tremendous amount of water to produce our energy, no matter how you measure it. According to the USGS assessment of water use in the United States (done every five years), about half of all […]

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Roulette or routine: Experts debate utility of biofuel

BLAIRSTOWN, Iowa – Does biofuel provide a reliable alternative at the pump? Or do the threats of ethanol use, such as crop failure and unpredictable weather, render the risk greater than the reward? With ethanol prices almost doubled due to concerns about flooding in the Midwest, the experts are divided, reports the New York Times. […]