Expensive power plants and mines conceived during the resource-rich and ecologically stable 20th century are not performing well in the dynamic water-scarce 21st century. Circle of Blue is investigating why so much money continues to be spent on projects destined to fail.
Water scarcity is altering the global economy and stranding billions of investor dollars
At Standing Rock – Water, History, and Finance Converge As Sioux Nation Mounts Storied Battle Over Dakota Access Pipeline
Oil pipeline could be stranded asset in the making.
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Financiers Express Concern About Missouri River Pipeline Crossing
Conflict over water supplies and land makes investors nervous
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Protests Over Water Safety, Bank Financing Rock Bangladesh Coal Plants
Rampal coal-fired generating station is defended by government,…
World Bank Tribunal Rules Against El Salvador Gold Mine Involved in Water Conflict
El Dorado decision, seven years in the making, raises risk of…
Halt to Dakota Pipeline Is Part of International Resistance to Water Threats
At frontlines, fossil fuel transport and production infrastructure opposed worldwide.
Big Banks Finance Water-Damaging, Climate-Warming Energy Projects
Despite commitment to reduce national emissions, development banks spend $US billions on coal-fired power plants.
Popularity of Big Hydropower Projects Diminishes Around the World
Big water, cost-savings from new wind and solar construction.
Water Scarcity, Public Protest Slow Foreign Farmland Purchases
New GRAIN study finds changed conditions in international “land grabs.”
Drought A Factor in Duke Energy South America Electric Sale
Low water, less hydropower revenue prompt U.S. utility to seek a buyer of Latin America power plants.
Understanding Water Risks Drives Global Investors
Finance managers develop tools to avoid losses.
Water-Related Risks Strand $Billions in Energy, Mining, Power Projects
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Droughts, floods, and civic opposition cause huge losses.
Conga Mine in Peru Halted By Water Concerns, Civic Opposition
U.S. mining company retreats from $US 4.8 billion gold and copper…
Without Water, South Africa Anticipates A Mammoth Crop Failure
Climate-related consequences are raising food prices, joblessness,…
South African Power Plants Roiled By Water Scarcity and Global Pivot Away From Carbon
Bankruptcies, project shutdowns, regulation, and emission limits…
Shenzhen’s New Path to Sustainability Is Crowded With Obstacles
A new and huge city focuses on getting cleaner.
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