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The push for renewable energy through low-carbon alternatives could further compromise water resources
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Peter Gleick: The Kids Are Right: Turn off the Tap When You Brush Your Teeth
One of the key solutions to our water problems is to use the water we have more efficiently.
Gas Execs Call for Disclosure of Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing
By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica Two prominent gas industry executives have directly addressed one of the key environmental concerns surrounding the expansion of natural gas development by calling for the disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. The statements – made last week by Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon and Range Resources CEO John Pinkerton – […]
Brett Walton: Reporter
Brett writes about agriculture, energy, infrastructure, and the politics and economics of water in the United States. He also writes the Federal Water Tap, Circle of Blue’s weekly digest of U.S. government water news. He is the winner of two Society of Environmental Journalists reporting awards, one of the top honors in American environmental journalism: […]
New York State Paves Way for Gas Drilling With Release of Environmental Review
By Abrahm Lustgarten, Joaquin Sapien, and Sabrina Shankman ProPublica A long-anticipated draft environmental review laying out proposed laws for natural gas drilling in New York’s Marcellus Shale has been released by the state after 18 months of study and several delays. State officials say the guidelines, which are 809 pages long and extremely detailed, address […]
War on Water: A Clash Over Oil, Power and Poverty in the Niger Delta
Thousands Search for Fresh Water, Food in a Monumentally Contaminated War Zone
Pennsylvania Orders Cabot Oil and Gas to Stop Fracturing in Troubled County
By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica After three chemical spills in the past nine days, and following a history of environmental problems over the last year, Pennsylvania officials have ordered Cabot Oil and Gas, one of the most active natural gas companies in the state, to stop its hydraulic fracturing operations in Susquehanna County pending an intensive […]
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Ed Kashi: Oil and Conflict in the Niger Delta
Circle of Blue reporter Aubrey Parker spoke with Ed Kashi. He is a photojournalist for National Geographic.
Peter Gleick: New McCarthyism: Fear of Science and the War on Rationality
As more and more of the world looks to knowledge, education and science as the routes out of poverty and conflict, parts of America seems to be slipping back toward the Dark Ages,
Peter Gleick: Temperance Flat Reservoir Falls Flat
Rigged feasibility study shows desperation for new surface reservoirs.
Water Conservation Tests Germany’s Sewer Infrastructure
Although Germans use less water than ever before, sewage treatment officials in the country call for households to turn their taps on more often.
