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The Stream, November 23: Shale Gas and Climate Change

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Developing the United Kingdom's shale gas reserves is incompatible…

The Stream, November 7: EPA Fracking Report Due in 2014

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will release its final…

The Stream, October 4: What’s Up With Keystone XL?

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More Africans have access to mobile phones than to clean drinking…

The Stream, September 29: The Texas Water Crisis

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In serious drought conditions, Texas does not and will not have…

From Coal Seam to Fracking, Unconventional Gas Industry Faces Opposition in Australia and South Africa

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As an energy boom, propelled by natural gas, continues to gather steam, mining and drilling companies square off with landowners around the globe over who has the right to resources that are located deep below ground.

The Stream, August 8: Water Trading Around The World

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Are markets in water rights likely to evolve as a rising population…

The Stream, August 5: Food Aid for Africa

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Support for farmers in Africa dried up long before Somalia's…
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Coal Conversion in the Rust Belt: Will It Be a Diamond for Small Ohio River Town?

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An energy company has plans to withdraw water from the Ohio River, the potential site for a coal-to-liquid fuels conversion plant, which would be the first of its kind in the United States and the sixth in the world. Though it will bring jobs to the region, the proposal is facing strong opposition from environmental groups.

United Nations Stalemates on Climate Change and Security

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Climate change became a hot-button issue at a recent U.N. Security…

James Workman: Mandela’s Global Water Ambassador Dies — A Reflection on South African Human Rights Lawyer, Kader Asmal

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When Nelson Mandela named South Africa’s first democratic Minister for Water Affairs and Forestry – a futile effort to keep his outspoken, irascible, chain-smoking friend out of trouble – Kader Asmal claimed ignorance about the rudimentary basics of his new portfolio.

The Stream, June 3: Energy Shortages

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Radioactive water rising in Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear…

The Stream, June 2: Brazil Backs Belo Monte Dam

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Brazil's environment agency gave a go-ahead for the construction…