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Drought Pushes South Africa To Water, Energy, and Food Reckoning
Cities run dry and harvests retreat in an already reeling nation. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue South Africa’s power sector supplies 91 percent of the nation’s energy from coal-fired power plants, most of them operating in Mpumalanga province, east of Johannesburg. By Keith Schneider Circle of Blue PONGOLA, South Africa — January […]
South African Power Plants Roiled By Water Scarcity and Global Pivot Away From Carbon
Bankruptcies, project shutdowns, regulation, and emission limits curb enthusiasm for fossil fuels. By Keith Schneider, Circe of Blue Images from space of the Kusile and Medupi power stations, under construction in South Africa, show rows of partially completed turbine plants, a pick-up sticks jumble of big tower cranes, and an armada of trucks. The stunningly clear […]
Water Scarcity Could Deter Energy Developers From Crossing Border Into Northern Mexico
Proposed oil and gas development zones in Coahuila are among the driest in the Americas.
Circle of Blue: Old-School Reporting in a New-Style Package
Last month, the Society of Environmental Journalists published a Q&A with our director, J. Carl Ganter.
Photo Slideshow: China Completes Second Line of South-North Water Transfer Project
Massive manmade river begins moving water from central China to Beijing.
Video: U.S.-China Climate Pact Is the Real Deal
Circle of Blue’s Keith Schneider discusses the implications of the landmark climate agreement.
Water Supply and New Development Path Are Priorities in U.S.-China Climate Agreement
Pact is fresh reckoning with Earth’s changed ecological and economic risks
Uttarakhand’s Furious Himalayan Flood Could Bury India’s Hydropower Program
A treacherous mountain range unleashes a torrent of water, mud, and boulders that was long anticipated and willfully ignored.
‘Transformational’ Water Reforms, Though Wrenching, Helped Australia Endure Historic Drought, Experts Say
California, in the third year of its worst drought ever, faces challenges similar to those of Australia. A panel of water policy experts and Circle of Blue journalists questioned whether the nation’s most populous state has the resolve to enact similar reforms.
