Visualizing.org Hosts Urban Water Data Visualization Challenge in Collaboration with Circle of Blue

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Visualizing.org, the global open data visualization platform created by Seed Media Group and GE, opened its World Water Day data visualization challenge today in collaboration with Circle of Blue, the leading news organization reporting on global water challenges.  The challenge calls on designers, data experts, and visualizers to tap into the world’s stream of water data to create visualizations specifically on the topic of urban water.

The Stream, February 21: Toxic Waste

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How is water affected by illegal waste exports from the United…

The Stream, February 18: Africa’s Food Industry

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Rising food prices have already pushed 44 million people in developing…

The Stream, February 17: Water + Climate

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Climate change made the floods that inundated England and Wales…

The Stream, February 16: Asia’s Greenest Cities

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Singapore is the green champion among Asia's cities, according…

Council on Foreign Relations: China’s Economy and the Water Crisis—A Fresh Take

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Elizabeth Economy writes for the Council on Foreign Relations: While…

The Stream, February 15: Budget Cuts

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Greenwire gives details on the highs and lows of President Barack…

Choke Point: China – Confronting Water Scarcity and Energy Demand in the World’s Largest Country

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An escalating confrontation over resources; a confrontation with global implications.

Photo Slideshow — Choke Point: China

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A gallery of images from Choke Point: China, a new water-energy series about the tightening noose that could choke off China’s modernization.

The Stream, February 14: Rivers in the Sky

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has joined…
Post Katrina Water Issues in New Orleans

Plugging a Leak — Post-Katrina New Orleans Wants Feds to Pay for Water System Overhaul

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City officials have something to prove, and the city has a lot riding on it.

EPA Releases Draft Assessment of Environmental Effects of Biofuels

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Preliminary report describes an infant cellulosic biofuels industry with a mandate to grow up fast.