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To Frack Or Not? Let’s Ask The Right Question
It’s apparent why a great number of Michigan residents wonder about the risks of fracking and whether the state and the federal government ought to shut the technology down. The industrial breakthrough that now enables developers to recover oil and natural gas from hydrocarbon-rich shales 6,000 to 10,000 feet beneath the surface is potentially fraught with danger.
The Stream, March 29: Drought Continues in Northeast Brazil
While Brazil’s major crop growing areas are producing a record soybean harvest, the country’s northeast region is still suffering a severe drought, Aljazeera reported. This photo slideshow focuses on the heavy toll being paid by cattle ranchers. Pollution Clean-Up China is setting aside $US 16 billion over the next three years to reduce pollution in […]
J. Carl Ganter: The Biggest Story of Our Lifetime Is Water
For World Water Day 2013, Skoll World Forum and Circle of Blue asked four of the world’s leading water experts to weigh in. Here is what J. Carl Ganter, director of Circle of Blue, had to say about water’s connection to 21st-century journalism.
Circle of Blue and Institute for Globally Transformative Technologies Announce ‘Choke Point: Index’
Choke Point: Index is the first dynamic, open-source data and journalism project to explore the linkage between water, food and energy.
Bad Report Card: Low Marks — Again — For U.S. Water Infrastructure
The American Society of Civil Engineers says that more money needs to be spent on infrastructure. Photo courtesy of the Nebraska State Historical Society In 1889, the streets of Kearney, Nebraska, were ripped open so that workers could install sewer pipes. In some U.S. cities, pipes this old are still in the ground. Click to […]
The Stream, March 26: Water Spills From Oil Sands Project in Canada
Canada Oil Sands An unknown volume of water has been released from a holding pond at Suncor Energy’s oil sands project in Alberta, Reuters reported. The water was released into the Athabasca River, though it is unclear if the water contained toxic materials. China Water Pollution Another wave of dead animals has hit China’s waterways, […]
The Stream, March 26: Water Spills From Oil Sands Project in Canada
Canada Oil Sands An unknown volume of water has been released from a holding pond at Suncor Energy’s oil sands project in Alberta, Reuters reported. The water was released into the Athabasca River, though it is unclear if the water contained toxic materials. China Water Pollution Another wave of dead animals hit China’s waterways Sunday, […]
The Stream, March 25: China’s Coal Plants Face a Water Crisis
A Bloomberg New Energy Finance report is the latest to predict severe water-related challenges for China’s coal-production sector. Sixty percent of China’s power plants are in the north, GigaOm reported, relying on only 20 percent of the country’s freshwater reserves. That spells trouble for power companies as they face financial losses from the Chinese government’s […]
Michel Jarraud: Water Can Be Fought Over or Shared, But Cooperation Brings More Benefits for All
For World Water Day 2013, Skoll World Forum and Circle of Blue asked four of the world’s leading water experts to weigh in. Here is what Michel Jarraud, chair of UN-Water and Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, had to say about the potential for cooperation around water.
Sylvia Lee: Water as a Catalyst for Peace
For World Water Day 2013, Skoll World Forum and Circle of Blue asked four of the world’s leading water experts to weigh in. Here is what Sylvia Lee, leader of the water program at Skoll Global Threats Fund, had to say about the potential for cooperation around water.
Washington Water Main, March 22: Infrastructure Bill and Interior Secretary Nomination Moving Quickly to Senate Floor
This week, committees within the Senate passed a $US 20 billion water-infrastructure bill and Sally Jewell’s candidacy for Interior Secretary. The next step for both will be a vote on the Senate floor.
