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WRI to Measure Water Risks and Opportunities

December 8, 2009 - 7:34 am

Think tank the World Resources Institute (WRI), in partnership with General Electric and Goldman Sachs, has launched an initiative to measure water-related risks facing companies and their investors. The initiative will develop a Water Index as a standardized approach to identify...

Categories: International, National, News

US Water Infrastructure Spending Falls: Report

December 12, 2008 - 9:55 am

America's water and wastewater sector looks set to decline further in 2009, as capital expenditure on crucial infrastructure projects is cut back by 12.9 per cent, according to Water Market USA, a new report published Global Water Intelligence. Restraints on borrowing, shrinking tax bases and a drop...

Categories: International, News

Alberta, GE to Improve Water Use at Oilsands

October 10, 2008 - 7:59 am

The Alberta government is partnering with General Electric to improve water treatment and reuse in the province's oilsands projects, which consume enormous volumes of fresh water to produce oil, reports CBC News. Two projects announced Thursday are the first initiatives from an agreement signed between...

Categories: News, Western Canada

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