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The Thirsty Dragon: China Ignores Own Irrawaddy Dam Study
July 19th, 2011
Via The Asia Sentinel, a report that China is ignoring its own Irrawaddy dam study and going ahead with the project. As the article notes: “…The state-owned China Power Investment Corp. is continuing with the controversial Myitsone Dam on Burma’s Irrawaddy River despite its own 945-page environmental impact study calling for the project to be […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Why We Care About the Price of Water in China
July 14th, 2011
Via Bloomberg, an interesting article on the impact that water shortages in China are having around the world: An American trucker barreling down Interstate 95 bemoaning the high price of diesel fuel might never imagine that one of the things driving up his bill is the way water in China is being mispriced. But the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Push For More Hydropower Tests Limits
July 14th, 2011
Via Reuters, a report that China’s plans to use massive new hydropower development to boost its power capacity by nearly half by 2015 will not dent coal demand enough to cut greenhouse gas emissions and could further damage the country’s strained river system: “…China wants to raise installed power capacity by 490 gigawatts (GW) to […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Only Uncertainty Reigns In Dry Beijing
July 9th, 2011
Via China Dialogue, an article on China’s desperate shortage of water and Beijing’s uncertainty as to how to fix the problem, torn between desalination and pumping resources from the south. As the report notes: Beijing’s lack of water is making it jumpy. Early in the morning of 14 June, a team of 12 researchers from […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China Told To Reduce Food Production Or Face ‘Dire’ Water Levels
July 4th, 2011
Via The Guardian, an interesting article on how China is running out of water and can no longer afford to irrigate its northern plains. As the report notes: “…China needs to reduce food production on its dry northern plains or aquifers will diminish to a “dire” level in 30 years, one the country’s leading groundwater […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Harnessing Asia’s River Flows To Power Its Industrial Miracle
June 30th, 2011
Via OilPrice.com, a review of Beijing’s efforts to harness Asia’s river flow to power its industrial miracle. As the article notes: “…China’s omnivorous energy requirements have been attracting increasing attention as of late, as Beijing attempts to secure any and all sources of power for its growing industrial base. Nowhere is this more noticeable than […]
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