Posted by Matt in June 14th, 2008 |
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T. Boone Pickens thinks water is the new oil—and he’s betting $100 million that he’s right.
In the coming decades, as growing numbers of people live in urban areas and climate change makes some regions much more prone to drought, water—or what many are calling “blue gold”—will become an increasingly scarce resource. By 2030 nearly half [...]
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