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What we should do about the dirty world of a dirty word by C.T. Pope Circle of Blue Rose George has squatted, sat, and defecated on just about every continent on the planet. She has gone in the slums of Dar es Salaam. She has used some of the most advanced Japanese toilets. She has […]
Beaches in England greet swimmers with water not as clean as two years ago. Since 2006, the percentage of safe water bodies has decreased from 99 to 97 percent. European standards remain some of the most stringent across the globe, however Dr Paul Leinster, chief executive of the Environment Agency, told the Telegraph, “Bathing water […]
When a Union Carbide pesticide plant in the central part of India released almost 50 tons of toxic gas, thousands died from the fumes. That was in 1984. Recently, a U.S. court has reinstated a case against Union Carbide for the disaster’s longer term effects — specifically, water pollution. The lawsuit seeks class-action status and […]
Circle of Blue recently reported on the Baglihar Dam controversy and the role of the U.S. in international water policy. Find a full size map of the region here. From the Daily Times of Pakistan: India’s National Security Adviser Mr. Narayanan has stated that India will not block the Chenab waters to hurt Pakistan and […]
Pakistani President Zardari reiterated the importance of the Indus Waters Treaty.
OAKLAND, California — Clear, integrated, domestic and international water policy at the federal level, is the focus of a new report by the Pacific Institute. Dr. Peter Gleick outlines his suggestions in a three page open letter to the next president of the United States. Covering the gambit from international conflict resolution to United States […]
CHENNAI, India — A constant influx of wastewater and sewage into Chitlappakam Lake has left the reservoir contaminated and unfit for use. That’s according to residents living along the lake’s shore. With earlier plans for lake cleanup falling short of expectations, unhappy residents with the support of the local panchayats, or village councils, are planning […]
Representatives remain worried about exemptions Sarah Haughn Circle of Blue As of Tuesday, grandiose visions of Lake Michigan pipelines pumping water to parched Arizona began withering in the wake of the congressionally approved Great Lakes Compact. With the Compact ratified, the Great Lakes Basin is one executive signature away from legislation that would prohibit outside […]
Global conflicts over water threaten geopolitical stability; ‘”water ambassador” should head new bureau on water policy in Washington, think tank says by C.T. Pope Circle of Blue Conflict in Kashmir ebbs and flows, especially as India’s crucial Baglihar Dam reservoir surges with water that may not be its own. With the rising levels, come rising […]
In the new video “Water Wars or Water Woes? Water Management as Conflict Management,” Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) Director Geoff Dabelko explains that although newspapers and politicians constantly warn of impending “water wars,” water rarely leads to interstate violence. By focusing on “water wars”—which evidence shows are extremely rare—we “are missing a lot […]
Delaware petroleum corporation CITGO faces a $13 million fine for its recent Clean Water Act violation.
Described as water’s Inconvenient Truth, recently released documentary For the Love of Water (FLOW) takes important steps toward provoking public discussion around the crisis threatening one of humanity’s most critical resources. “The film questions the very nature of water and our relation to it,” says director Irena Salina. “It shows how local action can challenge […]
