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Geo-Strategic Implications of Dwindling Water Resources
January 11th, 2008

Noticed an interesting report on the geo-strategic implications of climate change put together by The CNA Corporation, a nonprofit institution that conducts in-depth, independent research and analysis.  CNA brought together eleven retired three-star and four-star admirals and generals to provide advice, expertise and perspective on the impact of climate change.  Here is what the report […]

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Rings Around Southwest’s Deepening Drought: The Noose Around the Neck of the Region?
January 9th, 2008

An interesting article at Modeshift examines further examples of the signs of a changing climate and an economy that has been slow to respond.  Focused primarily on the U.S. southwest, where supply constraints are affecting multiple state & local jurisdictions, the report also takes a look at the U.S. southeast and the longing eye with […]

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Great Lakes Water Wars
November 9th, 2007

With large sections of the American West and South suffering through drought, some politicians and water managers are viewing the Great Lakes as the natural-resource equivalent of a fat pension fund, a “tappable” resource which could help in the near-term at the expense of future generations and regional communities. As a recent article from the […]

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