Publication: Water Conserve: News

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 47 mins ago - 1 reports

Barrick Gold fined for Chile project

BBC: Chilean authorities have fined the world's largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold Corp, more than $16m for environmental offences.Construction at the Pascua-Lama mine, on the border with Argentina, has been suspended until a system to contain ... [Published Water Conserve: News - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Barrick Gold Corporation, Chile, Toronto, Argentina, BBC British Broadcasting Corp

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Researchers search for best feed for the 'king' of the rivers

ScienceDaily: The red mahseer is highly sought after by anglers and high end restaurants. Breeding them may be a bit easier now that UPM researchers have found the best feed combination.The ikan kelah merah or red mahseer has been crowned the "king" of ... [Published Water Conserve: News - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Malaysia

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

After the flood: From Haiti to Britain

Independent: How do you produce art about climate change? Everyone from writers to painters to film-makers itch to grapple with this question – but often struggle, getting bogged down in the complicated science, or the worthiness of the subject. It's ... [Published Water Conserve: News - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Haiti, United Kingdom, Global Warming/Climate Change

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

National Public Radio

Reinventing Farming For A Changing Climate

National Public Radio: Scientists say climate change could increase pests and weeds, lengthen growing seasons and turn dry soil to dust. Farmers are already on the offensive, adopting no-till cropping methods to conserve water and experimenting with different ... [Published Water Conserve: News - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Climate, National Public Radio, DNA

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Alpha Natural Resources Inc

Five Arrested at Mountaintop Removal Protest

EcoWatch: This morning, three residents of Central Appalachia and two supporters with Mountain Justice chained themselves to an industrial tank of black water in front of Alpha Natural Resources’ headquarters in Bristol, VA, to protest Alpha’s mountaintop ... [Published Water Conserve: News - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Arrests, protest, Alpha Natural Resources Inc

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

TransCanada Corp

Keystone XL’s Southern Leg Nears Completion

Houston Chronicle: The southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline is more than 75 percent complete and construction is proceeding on schedule, a spokesman for pipeline owner TransCanada told FuelFix.“We have some pump stations to build, but we’ve made great ... [Published Water Conserve: News - May 24 2013]

Entities: Keystone XL Pipeline, TransCanada Corp, Oil Sands, Houston (Texas, United States)

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

Sit In Continues Demanding a Moratorium on Fracking in Illinois

EcoWatch: What happens in Illinois, doesn`t stay in Illinois--especially when you`re dealing with the national ramifications of a combined fracking and coal mining rush unparalleled in recent memory.As a sit in movement continues at the office of Gov. ... [Published Water Conserve: News - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Hydraulic Fracturing, Coal Mining, BESIEGED, Springfield (Illinois, United States)

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Deforestation Dries Up Dams Threatening Hydropower

SciDevNet: Deforestation may lead to electricity shortages in tropical rainforest regions that rely heavily on hydropower, as fewer trees mean less rainfall for hydropower generation, a study shows. For example, if deforestation continues, one of the ... [Published Water Conserve: News - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Deforestation, Hydro Power, Brazil

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Majority of Earth’s Population Faces Water Shortages by Mid-Century

Yale Environment 360: A conference of 500 of the world’s leading water scientists issued a stark declaration at the end of a four-day meeting in Germany, warning that within two generations a majority of the people on the planet will face problems obtaining ... [Published Water Conserve: News - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Aquifer, Fertilizer, Pollution, Global Warming/Climate Change

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Proposed Coal Export Terminals Putting People and Planet at Risk

EcoWatch: On Wednesday, Northwest-based groups filed a formal petition with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asking it to evaluate the cumulative and related impacts of all proposed coal export terminals in Oregon and Washington.There are currently two ... [Published Water Conserve: News - 14 hours ago]

Entities: People and Planet, Coal, Longview (Washington, United States), Bellingham (Washington, United States)

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

To defeat Keystone, environmental movement goes from beltway to grassroots

InsideClimate: As decision day nears on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, the environmental movement looks different than it did in 2009—the last time a major climate policy fight took center stage in Washington.Then, the nation's largest green groups were ... [Published Water Conserve: News - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Climate Policy, Keystone XL Pipeline, Oil Pipeline

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Ottawa to fund $5M study of effects of climate change on western Canadian rivers

Calgary Herald: From the Rockies to the Prairies and the Arctic to the United States border, a $5 million investment will allow scientists to study Western Canada’s major river systems and how they are affected by climate change.The Natural Sciences and ... [Published Water Conserve: News - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Ottawa, Canada, Calgary

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...It's the same for photographers: "There's a real problem with the image of climate change; it's either evidence – 'the water was up to here and now it's there' – or it's cute polar bears" says Gideon Mendel

After the flood: From Haiti to Britain [Published Water Conserve: News - 6 hours ago]

The governor's remarks earlier this week, in which he said there isn't "any proof thus far that Sandy was caused by climate change" served as backdrop to the dialogue here during a Rutgers University event on New Jersey and climate adaptation...

Gov. Christie's climate change remarks get him in hot water with infrastructure experts [Published Water Conserve: News - May 23 2013]

Available online at http://www.civilsocietyinstitute.org/frackingEDF, the letter addressed to EDF President Fred Krupp states: "Those of us concerned with charting a rational and sustainable energy..."

Nearly 70 Groups: Environmental Defense Fund Does Not Speak For Us On Fracking [Published Water Conserve: News - May 22 2013]

"This is the most studied pipeline in the history of mankind"

House passes GOP bill to speed pipeline approval [Published Water Conserve: News - May 22 2013]

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After the flood: From Haiti to Britain [Published Water Conserve: News - 6 hours ago]
Barrick Gold fined for Chile project [Published Water Conserve: News - 6 hours ago]
Sit In Continues Demanding a Moratorium on Frac... [Published Water Conserve: News - 9 hours ago]
Deforestation Dries Up Dams Threatening Hydropower [Published Water Conserve: News - 10 hours ago]
Researchers search for best feed for the 'king'... [Published Water Conserve: News - 12 hours ago]
Reinventing Farming For A Changing Climate [Published Water Conserve: News - 12 hours ago]
Majority of Earth’s Population Faces Water Shor... [Published Water Conserve: News - 13 hours ago]
Five Arrested at Mountaintop Removal Protest [Published Water Conserve: News - 13 hours ago]
Proposed Coal Export Terminals Putting People a... [Published Water Conserve: News - 14 hours ago]
To defeat Keystone, environmental movement goes... [Published Water Conserve: News - 15 hours ago]
Ottawa to fund $5M study of effects of climate ... [Published Water Conserve: News - 17 hours ago]
Keystone XL’s Southern Leg Nears Completion [Published Water Conserve: News - May 24 2013]
Canada: Quebec to Hold Own Hearings On Enbridge... [Published Water Conserve: News - May 24 2013]
Analysis: Bill to Fast-Track Keystone Pipeline ... [Published Water Conserve: News - May 23 2013]
Gov. Christie's climate change remarks get him ... [Published Water Conserve: News - May 23 2013]
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America's frogs and toads disappearing fast, st... [Published Water Conserve: News - May 23 2013]
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Keystone XL is hot in Washington but ho-hum els... [Published Water Conserve: News - May 23 2013]
Canada: Quebec to do own review of Enbridge pip... [Published Water Conserve: News - May 23 2013]
House passes another bill authorizing Keystone XL [Published Water Conserve: News - May 23 2013]
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Mekong Mystery: Dwindling Fish [Published Water Conserve: News - May 23 2013]
Steingraber Calls Out Illinois Fracking Regulat... [Published Water Conserve: News - May 23 2013]
German Brewers Say Fracking Threatens Purity [Published Water Conserve: News - May 23 2013]
Bangladesh farmers battle water woes [Published Water Conserve: News - May 23 2013]
Keystone pipeline: House votes to bypass Obama [Published Water Conserve: News - May 23 2013]
Thinking 'big' may not be best approach to savi... [Published Water Conserve: News - May 23 2013]
House Bill to Override Obama on Keystone Passes... [Published Water Conserve: News - May 23 2013]
Hundreds March for Ban on Fracking and End to D... [Published Water Conserve: News - May 22 2013]