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Oil Recovery
Secondary oil recovery via water flooding requires an average of 8 gallons of water for every gallon of crude that's recovered
A common method of extracting oil by injecting large amounts of water into old wells is coming...
May 31, 2011 | Read More
Marcellus Shale
A study on the impact of fracking in Pennsylvania and New York shows water within1 kilometer of gas wells has methane levels over 17 times normal
For the first time, a scientific study has linked natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing...
May 10, 2011 | Read More
Carbon Disclosure Project Moves to Include Water in Business Reporting Standards
Water has been predicted as “the next big thing” in environmental issues for a while now, and the...
Apr 9, 2010 | Read More
Project Aims to Cut Environmental Impact of Notoriously Energy-Intensive Process
With headlines proclaiming “water is the new oil,” the race to make desalination a viable solution...
Apr 7, 2010 | Read More
The World Economic Forum warns that in less than 20 years the world may face water bankruptcy...
Nov 5, 2009 | Read More
Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency is launching a nationwide “smart water” program to...
Nov 3, 2009 | Read More
As anthropogenic climate change gets more serious and more harmful, something happens to the earth...
Oct 21, 2009 | Read More
An in-depth review of monitoring data from coal ash ponds located next to 13 coal-burning power...
Oct 7, 2009 | Read More
Athabasca River Canada Tar Sands
Just about every agency in Canada has expressed alarm about water use in the tar sands. The...
Mar 19, 2009 | Read More
Water Shortage Drought
"Water Shortage Threatens China." "California Faces Water Rationing." "...
Mar 11, 2009 | Read More