A Dry and Anxious North Awaits China’s Giant, Unproven Water Transport Scheme

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Authorities anticipate approval for new western line to tap energy reserves. Sparks and the blue flare of arc welders, like hot stars in the night sky, illuminate the interior of a massive water tunnel that crosses underneath the Yellow River.

Photo Slideshow: China’s South-North Water Transfer Project

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Taken together, the three lines are an audacious strategy to solve the increasingly dire confrontation between rising energy demand in a nation that is steadily getting drier.
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Infographic: China’s South-North Water Transfer Project

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Authorities close to the central government say the western line will be built.

Federal Water Tap, February 28: Energy Scrutiny

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Desert Energy Development Eagle Crest Energy is developing a…

The Stream, February 28: California’s Water

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California's water is on the brink of a catastrophe, according…

Peter Gleick: Playing God

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In a desperate attempt to make it easier to solve California's…

The Stream, February 25: Toxic Clean-up

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South Africa has pledged $168 million to clean the toxic water…

The Stream, February 24: The Scale of Shale

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Will Europe replicate the shale gas boom in the United States?…

Infographic: China’s Wind Energy Sector is Global Leader

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Wind generating capacity in China has reached more than 42 GW—the most of any country.

The Stream, February 23: The Strategic Power of Water

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Some 50 million environmental refugees will flood the global…

The Stream, February 22: Cholera and Climate

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Investing 2 percent, or roughly $1.3 trillion, of the global…

New Wind and Solar Sectors Won’t Solve China’s Water Scarcity

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Clean alternatives help, but not nearly enough, to loosen energy-water choke point