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Uprooting FDR’s ‘Great Wall of Trees’
Planted after the Dust Bowl. Cut down in the climate change era.
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Report: USDA Says Farmers Expected to Plant More Water-efficient Crops in 2013
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Though corn acreage is forecasted to rise slightly over last year's planting, the biggest jump is predicted for sorghum, which uses less water.
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The Stream, January 18: The Xayaburi Dam, Water Rationing, and Argentine Corn
Rivers
Vietnam and Cambodia urged Laos to halt its controversial…
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The Stream, December 12: Improving Agricultural Infrastructure
Upgrades to the world's agricultural export infrastructure, such…
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The Stream, April 27: Water Cycle Intensifying Faster Than Predicted
Climate change is causing the global water cycle to accelerate…
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The Stream, March 7: Australia Floods Stir Murray-Darling Debate
Extensive flooding in Australia makes the need to implement a…
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Keystone XL Closer After U.S. House Vote
The proposed pipeline could be approved on a much shorter timeline than was laid out by President Barack Obama, after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday giving approval power for the project to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The Senate has not yet considered the bill.
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Obama Administration to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline
However, the company building the pipeline will be invited to re-appl,y after finding a new route through Nebraska, according to a government official.
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The Stream, November 23: Shale Gas and Climate Change
Developing the United Kingdom's shale gas reserves is incompatible…
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The Stream, November 11: Keystone XL Decision Proposed
The Obama administration decided Thursday to study an alternate…
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The Stream, November 9: Fracking Without Water
A new method of hydraulic fracturing utilizes reusable liquid…
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The Stream, October 26: Global Water Demand Outpaces Population Growth
Global water use is increasing at twice the rate of population…