Downpours, Contaminated Water Sicken Thousands in China
Torrential rains are causing deaths and wreaking havoc in several regions of China.
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Water and Food Shortages Hit Western China
The cisterns of western China are empty, as prolonged drought brings the people of the the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to their knees.
Q&A: Jennifer Turner on Water Challenges for Growing China
“China is a very energy hungry country, so it’s not surprising that they are damming the rivers.”
Water Management is a Money Issue, World Bank tells China
In a recently released report, the World Bank applauds China for recognizing its impending water scarcity crisis. It also suggests a series of solutions the nation should consider to improve the quality and availability of the resource. Among them, the Bank suggests that China’s problems might be solved through raising prices for water. According to […]
Going against the Flow: India, Bangladesh worry China may Divert Water from Tibet
Downstream worries about the environment, agriculture and politics.
China tolerates news of public dissent over polluted water
BEIJING – Residents of Xingquan, a small community in southwest China, rioted against workers of a cement factory. Rioters claimed the factory was polluting their waters, reported Reuters. After being shut down for pollution elsewhere, Gaoyuan Building Materials Company allegedly moved tainted equipment nearer the rioters’ village. Although over 300 people participated in the riot, […]
China: Chemical spill threatens water
BEIJING – A truck has overturned and spilt a powerful chemical into a river in southwestern China, threatening the drinking water of more than 200,000 people, the official Xinhua agency said on Monday. The truck was carrying 33.6 metric tons of crude phenol, which in its diluted form can be used as a disinfectant or […]
China working to clean water after quake
BEIJING – China has still to recover 15 hazardous radioactive sources and must focus on the fight to keep drinking water clean and contain chemical spills after May 12’s massive earthquake, a senior official said on Friday. But Wu Xiaoqing, vice environment minister, insisted the situation was under control after experts and equipment were drafted […]
Heckmann goes global with China Water
NEW YORK, NY – In a bid to gain a foothold in the global water industry, Heckmann Corp. will buy up China Water and Drinks Inc., which distributes and bottles water in China. Heckmann, a blank check company in the development stage, purchased the company in a $625 million cash and stock deal. Heckmann plans […]
China, Tibet, and the Strategic Power of Water: Pollution and Global Warming Threaten Asias’s Most Important Freshwater Source
eneration are occurring between Chinese police and young Tibetan protestors. The fierce fighting, which erupted in March, has produced casualties on both sides and prompted demonstrations around the world. Many analysts assert that the fighting is caused, at least in part, by fear that the Chinese government’s long-standing strategy to open Tibet’s vast reserves of copper, iron, lead, zinc, and other minerals will accelerate with the railroad’s development.
China, Tibet, and the Strategic Power of Water
Pollution and global warming threaten Asia’s most important freshwater source.
China tests water after 200 sickened
BEIJING – China has ordered quality checks on barreled water around the country after polluted water made more than 200 people sick, newspapers said on Tuesday. The victims, all from the southwestern province of Guizhou, fell ill with hepatitis A in the last few weeks, the Beijing News said. Read More here. Source : Reuters
