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UK Water Company Turns Fecal Waste into Energy, Saves Money
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Human waste is a cheap energy source for Thames Water, which is in a price dispute with the UK’s water regulator. Thames Water, the largest water provider in the United Kingdom, saved £15 million (US$25 million) last year by using human feces as a source of renewable energy.
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Climate Change Threatens China’s Crops, State Forecaster
China’s chief meteorologist recommends adjusting to global warming over fighting it.
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Drought Causes Record Low Water Allocations for California
Climate conditions and regulations are causing California to reassess water allocation, potentially taking drastic conservation measures.
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Peter Gleick: Prepare Now for Another Dry Year
The western United States is still in a drought. If you have any doubts, take a look at the latest map from the U.S. Drought Monitor. Maybe we'll be lucky and the rains will start soon and be healthy. But California water agencies and users must begin planning for another dry year.
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Bhopal’s Water Still Toxic 25 Years After Chemical Disaster
Chemicals used to make pesticides are still leaching into the groundwater and poisoning the drinking water.
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Heart of Dryness: Water Infrastructure and Climate Change
In the third installment of Climate Change Coping Strategies excerpts from James G. Workman's Heart of Dryness we reveal the struggle to develop effective infrastructure in the face of climate change.
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Nuclear Fallout: Nevada Takes Hard Look at Contaminated Groundwater From Historic Testing Grounds
![Nuclear Fallout: Nevada Takes Hard Look at Contaminated Groundwater From Historic Testing Grounds The Yucca Flat area of the Nevada Test Site is scarred with subsidence craters from underground nuclear testing](http://99.198.125.162/~circl731/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Nevada_Test_Site-290.jpg)
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Oklahoma, Arkansas Poultry Industry Continue Court Battle Over Water Pollution
![Poultry Industry Continues Court Battle Over Water Pollution Poultry Industry Continues Court Battle Over Water Pollution](http://99.198.125.162/~circl731/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/chicken-farm-290.jpg)
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Waukesha’s Water Woes Herald Test of Great Lakes Compact
![Milwaukee Water for Sale? Waukesha’s Water Woes Herald Test of Great Lakes Compact Milwaukee Water for Sale? Waukesha’s Water Woes Herald Test of Great Lakes Compact](http://99.198.125.162/~circl731/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Milwaukee-Wisconsin-290.jpg)
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Water: Iraq’s Other Problem
![Iraq also blames upstream dams in Turkey for the river’s low levels, which permit seawater intrusion in the Tigris and Euphrates. Both sides tried to ameliorate the situation with Thursday’s agreement. Iraq also blames upstream dams in Turkey for the river’s low levels, which permit seawater intrusion in the Tigris and Euphrates. Both sides tried to ameliorate the situation with Thursday’s agreement.](http://99.198.125.162/~circl731/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/TigrisRiver.jpg)
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Map: Oil Pipelines and Vegetation in the Niger Delta
Nigeria has been pumping vast amounts of oil since the 1950s. This map shows the oil fields, pipelines, and terminals in relation to the Niger Delta's main cities and its differing types of vegetation, from swamplands to rainforests.
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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