Water scarcity is stranding billions of investor dollars.

Stranded Assets

Expensive power plants and mines conceived during the resource-rich and ecologically stable 20th century are not performing well in the dynamic water-scarce 21st century. Circle of Blue is investigating why so much money continues to be spent on projects destined to fail.

Water scarcity is altering the global economy and stranding billions of investor dollars

Financiers Express Concern About Missouri River Pipeline Crossing

November 11, 2016

Conflict over water supplies and land makes investors nervous This…

Water Scarcity Could Deter Energy Developers From Crossing Border Into Northern Mexico

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June 24, 2015

Proposed oil and gas development zones in Coahuila are among the driest in the Americas.

Challenged By Drought, Fire, Earthquake, and Flood, California Departs On New Path

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June 22, 2015

In response to truculent planet, conserving water, limiting climate emissions, and achieving "net zero" energy use are top priorities.

Nepal Earthquake Damages At Least 14 Hydropower Dams

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May 5, 2015

Nation's power grid loses more than 30 percent of generating capacity.

Big India Dam, Unfinished and Silent, Could Be Tomb For Giant Hydropower Projects

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April 6, 2015

Lower Subansiri River construction site was shut in 2011 and never restarted.

Panama’s Hydropower Development Defined By Fierce Resistance and Tough Choices

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February 13, 2015

Rising electrical demand presents an opening for clean power, and new risks from fossil fuels.

Uttarakhand Flood Disaster Made Worse By Existing Hydropower Projects, Expert Commission Says

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May 8, 2014

Report calls for new Himalayan development policy; stirs political battle in New Delhi.

Uttarakhand’s Furious Himalayan Flood Could Bury India’s Hydropower Program

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April 2, 2014

A treacherous mountain range unleashes a torrent of water, mud, and boulders that was long anticipated and willfully ignored.

Dried Up: Texas Industry and Residents Square Off Over Water as Drought Continues

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June 22, 2011

With nearly 65 percent of Texas experiencing exceptional drought, water is becoming increasingly precious—and scarce—in a state that has to divide the resource between the growing appetites of farmers, city residents, and energy corporations.