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August 27, 2009 | Posted by Seth Andre Myers, Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Research Intern - 8:57am | 0 Comments
- Ongoing drought conditions in Iraq have created “a water shortage described as the most critical since the earliest days of Iraq’s civilization” that threaten potable water supplies in the south of the country and have led to a 50% drop in electricity supply to Nasiriyah, potentially affecting up to 2 million people.
- Wired’s Danger Room Blog weighs in on China’s growing recognition of its dominance in the rare earths metals market.
- The African Union is set to demand billions of dollars in compensation for adverse effects of climate change suffered by member countries.
- The New York Times’ Green Inc. Blog examines the recent spate of Op-Eds examining peak oil.
- The Nord Steam pipeline group is seeking some $5.6 billion in financing to begin the project aimed at delivering Russian gas to Western Europe via the Baltic Sea.
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