This capital’s growing thirst for clean water is clashing with provincial demands and concerns that plans to tap China’s rivers will hurt an already troubled environment.
As a result, China has delayed by four years a project to transfer water more than 600 miles from a tributary of the Yangtze River to Beijing and Tianjin, pushing [...]
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Thirsty Beijing awash in water woes
Posted by Matt in December 21st, 2008 | no comment
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Water shortages could be every bit as worrying as oil shortages
Posted by Matt in January 22nd, 2008 | no comment
Published in Water, general, Bio Energy, Biofuel, Carpets, Cement, Coffee Fruit, Crops, Detergents, Economy Work, Electrical Appliances, Energy Need, Fruit Pizza, Global Economy, Litre, Oil Shortage, Oil Shortages, Petrol, Power Generation, T Shirt, Verge, Water Crisis, Water Shortage, Water Shortages
The world is on the verge of a water crisis. As the global economy and the world’s population continue to expand, we are becoming a much thirstier planet. It is important to realise just how much water we need to make the various aspects of our economy work.
Every litre of petrol requires up to 2.5litres [...]
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