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climate change

Cleaning Streets With Pool Water? A Lisbon District Is Making Swimming Sustainable

Every day, thousands of liters of water that would have gone down the drain are now being reused to clean streets and water gardens in Loures. Fighting climate change — one drop at a time.

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Green Or Gone special series

A Lithium Mining Company Is Drying Up Argentine Town’s Water Supply

People in northwest Argentina let lithium mining companies onto their land. They didn’t expect to lose their water sources in the process.

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Green

The ‘Acequias’ Of New Mexico, An Ancient Weapon Against Drought Is At Risk

Traditional irrigation canals could help balance the water supply during droughts — but only if they are protected.

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Green

Cloud Seeding, Miracle Rainmaker Or Ecological Menace?

While it has long been used to control rain, cloud seeding is now attracting growing interest in some countries, particularly China. But scientists don’t agree on either its effectiveness or its own possible harm to the environmental.

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climate change Economy Green Society

Parched For The Course? Uproar In Spain As Golf Expands In Drought-Stricken South

The golf industry claims it generates 225 million euros each year in Murcia, or 0.8% of the southeastern Spanish region’s GDP, which is also the driest in Spain.

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Geopolitics Israel-Palestine War

West Bank Human Shields? The Israelis Risking Their Lives To Help Palestinians

For years Israeli activists have been helping securing water for Palestinians in the West Bank and recording abuses they suffered at the hands of radical Jewish settlers. The stakes, and risks, have never been higher.

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