Off the Deep End — Beijing’s Water Demand Outpaces Supply Despite Conservation, Recycling, and Imports
How China’s capital got in over its head, and what the city is doing to get its water crisis under control.
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The Stream, May 3: Nile River Treaty?
Local protests against mining and energy projects in Peru are on course to affect the outcome of the upcoming presidential elections in June, Reuters reports. Some $40 billion in mostly foreign investment has been lined up for Peruvian projects over the next decade, but protesters fear that the extractive processes might cause pollution and drain […]
Federal Water Tap, May 2: Clean Water
The President’s Water Plan The Obama Administration announced a clean water strategy. Among the recommendations is a proposal to expand the number of rivers and streams that fall under the regulatory domain of the Clean Water Act. There is a 60-day public comment period. Comments can be emailed to owdocket@epa.gov, with “EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0409” in the subject […]
The Stream, April 28: Earth’s Water From Above
Check out these stunning images of the Earth taken from the International Space Station. And revisit Circle of Blue’s own compilation of the best NASA and ESA satellite images of the Earth’s water: Part I and Part II. Back on Earth, Foreign Policy surveyed world experts about the future of food and also published this […]
Water Needs Curtail China’s Coal Gasification For Fuel, Yet Conversion To Chemicals Pushes Ahead
Though coal-to-liquids has been suspended due to water scarcity, the process uses 50 percent less water per unit of end product compared with coal-to-chemicals processes which have been given the go-ahead in hopes of slowing petroleum imports.
The Stream, April 27: Climate Change Impacts
A new federal report on the impact of climate change in the western United States predicts dire future for the most water-stressed regions in the country, with potentially significant problems for the U.S. economy and environmental health. The New York Times green blog gives an overview. Meanwhile, in Siberia, larch trees in the region’s vast […]
中国庞大的调水工程功效未卜 干旱的北方焦渴等待
当局希望新的西线工程通过审批，将水通向西部的能源储备地。
借助水权转换和高技术电站缓解中国北方能源与水资源的冲突
中国沿黄河开展雄心勃勃的节约用水和水权转换计划以应对迫在眉睫的水资源危机
Peter Gleick: Where Have All Our Drinking Water Fountains Gone?
Where have all our drinking water fountains gone? They have been disappearing, one by one, from our public spaces, parks, offices. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Peter Gleick is president of the Pacific Institute, an internationally recognized water expert and a MacArthur Fellow. Read his full bio… And yet, it has become easier and easier to […]
Circle of Blue & Ball State University – Infographic Partnership
Immersive program puts advanced students in the center of “one of the decade’s biggest news, policy, and technology issues.” Video by Ball State University. MUNCIE, IN, (February 1, 2011) — A select team of Ball State University journalism students and the online global news organization Circle of Blue today announced the start of a comprehensive […]
Federal Water Tap, April 25: Pipelines and Power Plants
The Tar Sands Might Be Moving to Texas The U.S. Department of State released a supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring oil from Canada’s tar sands to refineries in Texas. An EIS for the 1,710 mile, 36-inch-diameter pipeline was completed last year. The supplement addresses public concerns, […]
The Stream, April 22: Water Pollution Accidents
China’s water sector, the world’s third largest, with an estimated value of $48 billion, is attracting hundreds of millions of dollars in investments from multinational and domestic firms, a Reuters analysis says. More than half of China’s water needs treatment before it can be used in households, farming or industrial operations. Pumping From the Red […]
