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PAGE, AZ — Four arcs of water unleashed from a dam coursed through the Grand Canyon on Wednesday, March 5, in a flood meant to mimic the natural ones that used to nourish the ecosystem by spreading sediment, the Associated Press reports.More than 300,000 gallons of water per second were released from Lake Powell above the dam […]
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GreenWire reports “as the international community works to reach a consensus on how to best approach a post-Kyoto climate strategy, author Maude Barlow says the world is neglecting a key element of global emissions—water.” In this video interview with E&E-TV, Maude Barlow, author of Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for […]
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Pick up a copy of The Worst Hard Time and you can’t put it down, especially if you work on water issues. Author Timothy Egan foreshadows disaster on the Great Plains with detail and perception. And when it strikes, he recreates the visceral experience of relentless dust storms caused by drought and short-sighted farming practices. […]
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CAPE TOWN — Minister of Water Affairs Lindiwe Hendricks is guilty of “denialism” when she says South Africa is not facing a water crisis, the Democratic Alliance said on Thursday. The country faced serious problems stemming from polluted water sources and the poor management of dams, sewage works and treatment plants, DA local government spokesman […]
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They may not be gas-guzzlers, but electric cars have a raging thirst for water.
Circle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises.
The new Global Urban Poverty: Setting the Agenda report details innovative approaches and community-led solutions to problems facing cities, including crime, migration, lack of housing, and inadequate access to water and sanitation. It’s published by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Comparative Urban Studies Project in Washington, D.C. Circle of BlueCircle of Blue provides relevant, reliable, and […]
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ORLANDO, FL – The St. Johns Riverkeeper says it plans to take legal action to block Seminole County’s plan to withdraw up to 5.5 million gallons per day from the St. John’s River. The private non-profit watchdog organization for the river says it plans to file suit against the St. Johns River Management District to […]
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TAMALE, Ghana — Residents of Tamale have once again been subjected to yet another terrible water crisis, despite promises by successive governments, to forestall the perennial water crisis, which has existed for more than three decades. Reporters for the Ghanaian Chronicle say the problem has escalated to an unbearable point this year, than before, due […]
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ABUJA, Nigeria — Water vendors yesterday protested over a slight increase in bore-hole water prices at Nyanya, Abuja.Some water vendors that formed themselves into a monitoring team were seen attacking their members that were seen carrying water to sell. A water vendor that fell victim to this group was beaten mercilessly and his water poured […]
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SAN JOSE, California — A coalition of business and agriculture groups is working on a ballot measure that would bypass long-stalled negotiations in the Sacramento on the peripheral canal and additional reservoirs, and environmentalists who oppose both tell the San Jose Mercury News they are gearing up for a ballot war.The war over water isn’t […]
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GAINESVILLE, FL — The weekend announcement that the talks between Georgia, Florida and Alabama over an 18-year impasse on water issues have broken down gives little indication as to what is next in the battle between the states. The negotiators for the three states and the federal government, as well as representatives of Georgia Power […]
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A global survey of predominantly senior sustainability practitioners – from business, civil society, and academia – points to a leadership vacuum, such that critical issues related to sustainability are being ignored or inadequately addressed by both government and business leaders.The survey was among topics discussed at a symposium and celebration titled “What Next for Sustainability” […]
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