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Pollution means China's thirst can't be quenched – no matter what is spent. The Baoying Pumping Station in Yangzhou in China's eastern Jiangsu province is one of more than 30 pumping stations to be constructed in the province as part of China's ambitious South-North Water Diversion Project.

Pollution means China's thirst can't be quenched – no matter what is spent

Claro Cortes/Reuters China's biggest hydro-engineering project – the £39bn South-North Water Diversion Project, is so contaminated by pollution despite the construction of more than 400 expensive treatment plants that water remains barely usable even after treatment, reports revealed this week. When a Billion Chinese Jump: How China Will Save Mankind – Or Destroy It by Jonathan Watts. Amazon Tribes - Indigenous People of the Rainforest. The Kayapo Indians' Struggle in Brazil.

January 2004 The Kayapo Indians’ Struggle in Brazil The Kayapó get settled at a rally against a dam on the Xingu River, Brazil.

The Kayapo Indians' Struggle in Brazil

Photo: International Rivers. The author’s visit among the Kayapo Indians left a lasting impression. Summer 2003 with the Kayapo Indians of Brazil, a personal account: I was decorated, head to toe, in paint. Earth Policy Institute – Building a Sustainable Future. Natural Capitalism Solutions. Rocky Mountain Institute - Driving the Efficient Use of Resources. Creating Better Buildings Achieving deeper levels of energy savings will require a scaling up of investment in energy efficiency.

Rocky Mountain Institute - Driving the Efficient Use of Resources

RMI’s new practice guide on how to calculate and present value from deep energy retrofits can help drive that investment. The new economics foundation. Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy. For a sustainable and desirable future. X design project: Nat.jeremijenko.project.hub. Green Alliance. Climate Shifts. Carbon Trust Home. Leading the transition to a resilient world.

Climate Institute.