Peter Gleick: The Keystone XL Pipeline — Red Herring, Symbol, or a Piece of a Puzzle?
It is time we just said “no.”
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Nebraska Farmers Dismayed by Governor’s Endorsement of New Oil Pipeline Route
Despite a new route, farmers still worry about groundwater contamination and property rights.
The Stream, January 22: Water Cooperation Far Outweighs Conflict
The latest issue of the UNESCO journal, A World of Science, is focused on the human face of water politics. Researchers have found that conflict is no more likely in arid nations than in humid nations, and that water conflicts, when they do arise, are not more or less frequent in a nation based on their wealth or political structure. The report is released in anticipation of the beginning of the 2013 UN International Year of Water Cooperation.
Water News: What’s Ahead in 2013
Drought, water disputes, debates about energy development — “more of the same” is what to expect this year. Photo © Aubrey Ann Parker / Circle of Blue In the waning days of 2012, India’s state governments approved a plan for the federal government to tackle a new national water policy to regulate the use of […]
Top 10 Water News Stories of 2012
Best-in-class reporting on the confrontation between water, food, and energy that influenced policy making in Asia, proved invaluable to university researchers in Europe, and informed citizens and the media in the United States and around the world.
2012 Year In Review: At the Front Line of the Global Contest Over Water, Food, and Energy
Circle of Blue’s senior editor Keith Schneider reflects on — and celebrates — this year’s body of work from our top reporters.
Great Lakes Map Shows Greatest Ecosystem Stress in Lakes Erie and Ontario
Researchers hope the map is used to plan restoration projects that provide the greatest human benefits. Great Lakes Environmental Assessment and Mapping Project This map shows the cumulative environmental stress in the Great Lakes from 34 factors, including climate change, invasive species, and coastal development.Click image to enlarge. Brett Walton Circle of Blue A first-of-its-kind […]
The Stream, December 7: A New Route for Keystone XL?
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Japan near the site of the Fukushima disaster, creating a 1-meter (3.2 feet) tsunami, Reuters reported. Neither the quake nor the tsunami caused much damage. In this Guardian blog, George Monbiot questions the United Kingdom’s trial policy of biodiversity offsetting, which allows developers to destroy habitat for […]
China’s Water Reserves and World’s Warming Atmosphere Wait For Natural Gas Breakthrough
China’s deep shale reserves are treacherous to tap and slow to develop.
The Stream, November 30: Shifting Rainfall Patterns Linked to Migrations
Seasonal migrations of poor, rural communities due to shifting rainfall patterns, droughts and floods are increasing, according to a new study by CARE International and the United Nations University, AlertNet reported. The study warns that the migrations could become more frequent and permanent unless action is taken to mitigate climate change or adjust agriculture to […]
What Do East Coast States, D.C., and I Have In Common? Preparations for ‘Frankenstorm’ Sandy
With Hurricane Sandy nearing landfall in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast United States, Circle of Blue’s Washington, D.C., correspondent reports from the nation’s capital. What do you get when you combine a hurricane, a wintry storm from the west, frigid air from the north, an unusually warm Gulf Stream, and a full moon? A storm that […]
The Stream, October 23: Businesses and Water
The Carbon Disclosure Project of London, UK has released the Water Disclosure Report 2012 which summarizes the voluntary water use reports of 318 companies from around the world. 53 percent of participating businesses reported experiencing “detrimental water-related business impacts.” Notably, the findings revealed that “the Energy sector has recorded the lowest response rate of any […]
