Entries by Circle of Blue

How the West’s Energy Boom Could Threaten Drinking Water for 1 in 12 Americans

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By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica David Hasemyer The San Diego Union-Tribune This story was co-published with the San Diego Union-Tribune and also appears in that newspaper’s Dec. 21, 2008 issue. The Colorado River, the life vein of the Southwestern United States, is in trouble. The river’s water is hoarded the moment it trickles out of the […]

N.Y. Plans to Consider Law Limiting Natural Gas Drilling

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By Allison Battey ProPublica New York City officials seeking a moratorium on natural gas drilling in the city’s watershed have found an ally in the state legislature. Assemblyman James Brennan, who represents part of Brooklyn, announced Thursday that he will introduce a bill in next year’s session that would permanently prohibit drilling in the city’s […]

Alaskan mine pollution poses potential threat to Salmon industry

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ANCHORAGE – Alaskan voters turned down an initiative to control the toxic pollutants the state’s newer mines could dump into the waters. At least 57 percent of voters rejected the option. According to the AP, mining provides 5,500 jobs and nearly $200 million a year in revenue. Those who supported the proposal note that the […]

New York’s Gas Rush Poses Environmental Threat

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By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica On May 29 New York state’s top environmental officials assured state lawmakers that plans to drill for natural gas near the watershed that supplies New York City’s drinking water posed little danger. A survey of other states had found “not one instance of drinking water contamination” from the water-intensive, horizontal drilling […]

Aussie agreement to manage Murray Darling River Basin

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AUSTRALIA – Australia’s prime minister, Kevin Rudd, says a new agreement on the Murray Darling basin will mean the river is managed as one body for the first time. Read more here. Source : ABC (Australia) Circle of BlueCircle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises. www.circleofblue.org/about/

New water source predicted from CA tunnels

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MONTARA, California – Montara Mountain is famous for its ability to retain water above and below Highway 1, creating a waterlogged slide plane and the notorious road failures that gave the stretch of roadway its famous nickname. When workers attempted to stitch the sagging road together by drilling metal cables into the mountainside in 2006 […]

Green Olympics straining water supply

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BAODING, China – The Beijing Games have been beset by worries that air pollution will impair athletes. Yet Probe International’s study suggests the Games’ thirst for cheap and plentiful water will also leave an environmental burden. Read more here. Source : Reuters Circle of BlueCircle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about […]

Present U.S. Water Usage Unsustainable: An Interview With Dr. Peter Gleick

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In an interview with Circle of Blue, the Pacific Institute’s Dr. Peter Gleick discusses water resource challenges the U.S. faces in the near future. As co-founder and president of one of the nation’s leading water think tanks, Gleick served as an academician at the International Water Academy in Oslo, Norway in 1999 and was named […]