Film Review: Last Call at the Oasis
A documentary film on the world’s water crisis opens this weekend.
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Ned Breslin: Navigating Public Toilets in the City, Begging for Change in the WASH Sector
Sometimes, all it takes is a little outside-the-box thinking to make a difference, as Ned Breslin describes of a recent trip to Rwanda’s capitol.
Q&A: Subir Bhattacharjee on the Geopolitics of Oil and Alberta’s Tar Sands
Subir Bhattacharjee — a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Alberta and one of Canada’s top water quality experts — tells Circle of Blue about the water cycle of the tar sands while he attends a high-level conference in Alberta, Canada.
The Stream, March 12: Japan’s Tsunami Disaster – One Year On
A year after the devastating tsunami in Japan, communities in the affected regions are slowly repairing their towns. On the one-year anniversary of the disaster, the Guardian features a series of montages that press agencies have created by combining pictures taken during or just after the tsunami hit with images taken up to a year […]
Ned Breslin: The Invisible Indian Indicator — On The Main Road and In Plain Sight
From a recent trip to rural India, Ned Breslin describes that moment when staff and partners made the jump to Everyone, highlighting the difference between counting beneficiaries like sheep and finding a particular community that signified that the ambition of everyone had been reached.
The Stream, February 17: U.S. House Moves Keystone XL Forward
Energy A bill meant to speed up approval of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline passed the United States House of Representatives, Bloomberg News reported. Those opposed to the pipeline, which would carry crude oil from Canada’s tar sands to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico, say it could harm the environment. In this Guardian video, […]
The Stream, February 16: Uruguay to Begin Onshore Oil and Gas Exploration
Uruguay has signed a contract with U.S. company Schuepbach Energy to begin exploration for oil and gas in the north and centre of the country, MercoPress reported. Though China has spent billions of yuan trying to clean Lake Tai, where decades of pollution have brought ecosystems to the brink, acute problems persist, Guangzhou Daily reported. […]
Resurrecting an Old Desalination Technology to Test Desert Agriculture
At a U.S. desalination research facility this month, a 2,500-year-old technology will be put to the test. The company in charge of the project hopes to increase productivity, reduce the energy needed to purify water and maybe even make desert agriculture viable. Brett Walton Circle of Blue Back when Athens was the center of the […]
Connected by Pipeline from Canada, Tar Sands Represents Bonus and Risk to Great Lakes
Transporting and processing corrosive crude raise new questions about consequences.
Visions of Solar Energy’s Future Compete in Colorado’s San Luis Valley
The U.S. government is in the process of designating more than 6,000 hectacres of federal land for solar energy development. As companies line up to submit projects, some valley residents are questioning the centralized model of energy generation and are, instead, trying to shape an independent energy future.
State of the Union: New Economics of Energy Production Tilts Obama’s “All-of-the-Above” Strategy One Way
In the era of deficit and disinvestment, water-intensive fossil fuel production is overwhelming the water-sipping clean energy sector.
The Stream, January 16: Asian Carp
Lake Erie and some of its biggest tributary rivers have just the right conditions for Asian carp to make themselves at home, according to a study by scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey, Associated Press reported. The invasive species have infested numerous tributaries of the Mississippi River, including the Illinois River, and are threatening to […]
