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Water Scarcity Prompts Different Plans to Reckon With U.S. Energy Choke Point
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Southeast could learn from Southwest
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Thermal Power Stations Need Makeover
Utilities feel pressure from more users and less water.
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EPA and State Department Square Off On Tar Sands Pipeline
Water use and greenhouse gas emissions are major concerns with oil interests plays.
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Infographic: Coal and Water – A Resource Mismatch
The contest between coal-fired energy production and water demand is a mismatch.
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Photo Slideshow: Michigan’s New Natural Gas Rush — The Landowners’ Perspectives
Who owns the land that could feed the United States' natural gas needs?
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Q&A: Josh Fox on the ‘Toxification’ of U.S. Water Sources in the Dig for Natural Gas
The documentary “Gasland" has shown at film festivals and on HBO.
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Lawmakers Pass Bill to Protect Argentina’s Glaciers
Bill passes that will ban mining and oil drilling in Andean ice fields.
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James Workman: Who Owns the Rain—When Thirsty Democracies Deny Individual Liberty to Water
James G. Workman reflects on a recent ruling that compromises the water rights of the Bushmen.
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U.S. State Department Releases Annual Report on Water Aid
An assessment of U.S. spending for water aid shows that funding from USAID has increased, while Millennium Challenge water grants decreased.
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NASA Compiling Landslide Database to Improve Disaster Response
Landslides killed thousands in Asia last week; NASA researchers are developing a tool for relief efforts.
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Peter Gleick: Massive Water Bond Delayed: Back to more Realistic Water Solutions
The California Legislature pulled the massive $11 billion water bond from the November ballot and moved it to 2012.
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Tar Sands Oil Production, An Industrial Bonanza, Poses Major Water Use Challenges
Ensuring Americans enjoy a lifestyle built on choice and mobility.