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The Thirsty Dragon: Every Year, Beijing Uses 400 Billion More Gallons of Water Than It’s Got
Via Motherboard, a report on China’s water stress: The words “impending water shortage,” bring to mind arid places in the [...]
Water Politics On The Nile
Via the Orange County Register, commentary on the Nile water rift: Egypt’s sense of nationhood is tied up in control [...]
The Global Water Crisis: Why Water Politics Matter For Business Security
Courtesy of The Guardian, a report on the need for global cooperation to ensure water security: Despite political tension between [...]
The Thirsty Dragon: Red To Grey
Courtesy of The Economist, a report on China’s environmental and water challenges ahead: ALL industrial nations one day hit an [...]
The Thirsty Dragon: Beijing Water Shortage Worse Than The Middle East
Via ChinaFile, a report on China’s water stress: Much of Beijing’s water comes from the Miyun reservoir, an hour-and-a-half drive [...]
The Thirsty Dragon: Majority of China’s Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plants Located In Water-Stressed Regions
Via the World Resources Institute, a report on China’s coal fired power plant plans: To maintain its economic growth and [...]

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