Big Banks Finance Water-Damaging, Climate-Warming Energy Projects
Despite commitment to reduce national emissions, development banks spend $US billions on coal-fired power plants.
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The Stream, July 28: Olympic Athletes Heading For Dirty Water
The Global Rundown Athletes headed to Brazil for the Olympics will have to contend with dirty water. Nepal is dealing with the fallout from monsoon-triggered landslides. The water level of the Sea of Galilee in Israel is sitting dangerously low for many Palestinians. Scientists from Belgium say they have found an effective way to turn urine into drinkable water. New research reaffirms the […]
Israel’s Mediterranean Desalination Plants Shift Regional Water Balance
Desalination could remake the region’s politics and ecology. It hasn’t yet. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue TEL AVIV, Israel — The water that flows into Sorek desalination plant is drawn from near the Mediterranean Sea floor. Pumped inland, the water is cleansed, step by step, of salts and impurities. The transmutation does not take […]
The Stream, July 15: Countries Searching for Solutions to Unbalanced Water Systems
The Global Rundown Countries around the world are turning away from hydropower in favor of less risky sources of sustainable energy. Both Bangladesh and China are looking to improve their agricultural processes while employing water more effectively. A new U.S. university study indicates re-flooding waterways left bare by dams may do more harm than good. Despite the much anticipated arrival […]
Federal Water Tap, July 5: Florida Senators Tour the Algae Coast
The Rundown Huge bloom of toxic algae on Florida coast send officials looking for quick fixes to chronic problem. Federal science review of nonstick chemicals, sometimes found in groundwater near industrial facilities, finds strong evidence that they damage human immune systems. Clean energy agreement could help Canadian hydropower. Federal dam in Montana without hydropower might […]
The Stream, June 10: Monsoon Begins in Parched India
The Global Rundown Seasonal rains are advancing in India, beginning in the south. The annual summer dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico will be roughly the size of Connecticut. A geothermal plant in Iceland turned carbon dioxide into rock — but the process used a lot of water. Zambia is using solar-powered wells to […]
The Stream, June 2: Tanzania Takes Back Land From Foreign Investors
The Global Rundown Tanzania is beginning to revoke land titles held by foreign investors who have not developed agricultural projects, returning farmland to local farmers and herders to reduce conflicts over grazing and water access. Millions of women and children who collect water each day in Africa are at greater risk of health problems and […]
Understanding Water Risks Drives Global Investors
Finance managers develop tools to avoid losses.
Texas Water Board Approves $US 62 Billion Water Plan
Plan guides state response to drought. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue The Texas Water Development Board approved on Thursday the newest edition of the state water plan, a document that includes $US 62 billion in capital projects over 50 years to respond to the threat of water shortages. Every five years, Texas draws up […]
The Stream, May 19: India Prepares To Link Rivers
The Global Rundown Work on a large-scale project to link and divert some of India’s major rivers could begin in days, according to government officials. Protesters in Australia are demanding the closure of a zinc mine linked to water pollution, and South Africa announced plans to make mining companies pay to clean up acid mine […]
Earth Day, At 47, Proves Value of Water and More
Ecological principles guide economic strategies to fit 21st-century conditions.
