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Slowly, With Earth Pushing Hard, A Confederacy Of Concern Develops
Circle of Blue Senior Editor Keith Schneider discusses how new energy-efficient, water-conserving, land-protecting operating principles are slowly becoming priorities around the world. Photo © Keith...
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In Oakland, Still A City With Thorns, A New Garden Emerges (Part I)
Quality of life and economy thrives with greater care for water, energy, air, and waste. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue Over the last quarter century, and with quickening resolve during the...
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In Oakland, Still A City With Thorns, A New Garden Emerges (Part II)
Quality of life and economy thrive with greater care for water, energy, air, and waste. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue With city and state carbon reduction limits in place, Oakland set out to...
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U.S. Not Prepared for Tar Sands Oil Spills, National Study Finds
Report urges new regulations, research, and technology to respond to spills of diluted bitumen. Photo courtesy Sam LaSusa Oil gathers in a sheen near the banks of the Kalamazoo River more than a week...
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China’s Early Pivot Away From Carbon
World’s largest coal consumer’s big challenge to lower climate-changing emissions. Photo by Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue Though economic expansion is slowing in China, the country is still growing...
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Analysis: India Seen As Vital Player at Paris Climate Conference
Opportunity to shift from coal to cleaner energy is real and needed. Photo © Aubrey Ann Parker / Circle of Blue Emulating the carbon-heavy development path pursued by the United States and Europe, and...
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South African Power Plants Roiled By Water Scarcity and Global Pivot Away...
Bankruptcies, project shutdowns, regulation, and emission limits curb enthusiasm for fossil fuels. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue Though India is rich in freshwater reserves, pollution and...
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Great Lakes Oil Pipeline Not ‘Vital’, Report Finds
Twin oil pipelines running below the Straits of Mackinac are unnecessary—and unnecessarily risky—a new study says. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue A portion of Line 5, an oil pipeline owned by...
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Great Lakes Water Quality Remains in Spotlight in 2015
Safe drinking water tops list of concerns. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue Polluted water was the greatest threat to public health in the Great Lakes this year. Lead contamination in Flint’s...
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2015 Biggest Trends: Water Scarcity Rises to Top Global Concern
After a year of deep droughts, worsening pollution, rising sea levels, and floods, water was finally recognized as perilous to nations and the international economy. Click to view slideshow. By Keith...
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Drought Pushes South Africa To Water, Energy, and Food Reckoning
Cities run dry and harvests retreat in an already reeling nation. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue South Africa’s power sector supplies 91 percent of the nation’s energy from coal-fired power...
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West Virginia Bets Big on Plastics, and on Backing of Trump Administration
The state’s leaders want a federal loan guarantee to build a giant chemical storage plant that could cost as much as $10 billion. Shell’s $10 billion polyethylene plant under construction along the...
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