Q&A: How General Electric is Tackling the Water Crisis
Circle of Blue interviews General Electric Water’s Director of marketing Jeff Fulgham.
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Peter Gleick: Climate-change Deniers Versus the Scientific Societies of the World — Who Should we Listen to?
Where should the public, not versed in climate science, look for their information and knowledge about this debate about climate change?
Coming Era of Water Scarcity Will Prompt Global Industrial Transformation, According to Survey of International Experts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Population growth, urban development, farm production, and climate change is increasing competition for fresh water and producing shortages so acute that virtually every industry in the world anticipates sweeping systemic transformation over the next decade in their strategic planning, production practices, and business models.
Drought in the Mekong Basin Hampers Southeast Asia Economy
One of the worst droughts in Southeast Asia in decades has lowered water levels in the Mekong River, cutting people off from the source of their livelihood and hampering the regional economy
Divining Destiny: Water Challenges in Mexico’s Tehuacán Valley
Demand for Mexico’s finite supply of water will rise steadily for the foreseeable future.
Tehuacán: Destino a la Divina (En Español)
Conforme a los estándares del México rural, Francisca Rosas Valencia no tiene el aspecto de los líderes de la comunidad.
Chinese Farms Generate More Water Pollution than Factories
Study shows 2007 discharges were double previous estimates.
Brazil Approves Construction of Controversial Dam in the Amazon
Brazil’s government issued an environmental license for the Belo Monte dam on an Amazon tributary.
At the Helm of the First U.S. Freshwater Studies Program — Meet Hans VanSumeren
Hans VanSumeren has performed extensive water-related research from Maine to the Florida Keys, as far West as the Hawaiian Islands, and all the way to the bitter north of the Alaskan Bering Glacier. His latest adventure — creating the only Freshwater Studies program in the nation — is innovatively using eduction to combat the global water crisis.
Connecting Caves, Karst Landscapes and Climate Around the World
Scientists who study caves and karst landscapes are like all researchers. They look for data that addresses the broadest and most significant questions possible.
It turns out that caves do a good job of providing significant answers. Those that contain animal fossils and records of ancient humans, for example, have been shown to have great value for understanding climate change and past environmental conditions.
Peter Gleick: Water, Climate Change, and International Security
It would be nice if water resources fell neatly into national political boundaries. It would be nice if countries that shared water resources cooperated more. It would be nice if climate change wasn’t a growing threat to the stocks and flows of water around the world.
Epilogue from Steve Solomon’s Water The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization
The close of economic journalist Steven Solomon’s book is a reflection on the new meaning of water given today’s scarcity crisis. Solomon connects freshwater’s past and present to paint a future, and potentially very unstable picture of human civilization. By redefining facets of this precious resource, however, he presents the foundation of finding global solutions.
