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On AlterNet: water resources

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "water resources"

We're Paying the Price Today for Decades of Relentless Dam Building

We're Paying the Price Today for Decades of Relentless Dam Building

Rachel Olivieri, AlterNet. September 18, 2008.
Decades ago three new dams were started every day. But the debts of temporary prosperity are all coming due and payable today.

Siphoning the Globe: Water Exhibit Exposes Worldwide Crisis

Siphoning the Globe: Water Exhibit Exposes Worldwide Crisis

Kelly Stewart, AlterNet. January 18, 2008.
The exhibit, now at NYC's American Museum of Natural History and headed to San Diego and St. Paul, explores the depth of our global water crisis.

The Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People and the Environment

The Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People and the Environment

Jacques Leslie, AlterNet. January 27, 2007.
The battle over dams is at the core of worldwide conflicts involving water scarcity, environmental degradation, globalization, social justice, and the growing gap between rich and poor.

The Consequences of Damming Rivers in the Developing World

The Consequences of Damming Rivers in the Developing World

Bill McKibben, OnEarth Magazine. December 8, 2006.
A review of author Jacques Leslie's new book, which lays bare the high environmental and social price that people in the developing world often pay for damming their rivers.