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IN 1912 THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO BECAME A PIONEER OF DISTRICT ENGERGY (DE), ESTABLISHING A CENTRAL STEAM GENERATION PLANT
IN 2012, BROOKFIELD PURCHASED THE PROJECT FOR $480 MILLION
BY 2021, THE VALUATION OF TORONTO'S RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT HAD GROWN TO $4.1 BILLION

This story is about how Toronto "turned a money-losing steam business into the largest district energy company in North America". The path to the project's success is sprinkled with allegations of corruption, public-private jockeying, and concerns about transparency and public accountability.

Climate Files
Interview with Dennis Fotinos, Founder Noventa Energy Partners
Developing District Energy with private equity, developer incentives and marketing

IT’S OFFICIAL: JUNE WAS THE RAINIEST MONTH EVER RECORDED IN MEXICO
Mexico received more rain in June than any other month on record, according to data from the National Meteorological Service (NMS)
Mexico News Daily - With permission

DROUGHT IS SPREADING ACROSS CANADA
71% of the country is classified as abnormally dry while 7 communities in the prairies are at extreme drought levels

Climate Files
FAIRMONT ROYAL YORK PATH TO NET ZERO
$65 million project makes RY the largest heritage building retrofit in North America

CRIMEBOX
Clean Water Act Historical Conviction : Fiscal Year 2012; Case ID# CR_1219 (Georgia)
Harshest sentence imposed on GA company, $3.8 million fine

A GLOBAL NETWORK OF MAYORS UNITED IN ACTION TO CONFRONT THE CLIMATE CRISIS
Tried-and-true solutions to climate breakdown created by C40 Cities – An interview with former Toronto Mayor and C40 Cities Managing Director, David Miller

CUTZAMALA SYSTEM RECOVERS TO 56% CAPACITY AFTER HISTORIC RAINFALL IN CENTRAL MEXICO
The Cutzamala System, one of the largest and most important water infrastructures in Mexico, as it supplies water to the Mexico City metropolitan area and México state, has seen a remarkable recovery this month.
Mexico News Daily - With permission

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Conviction : Fiscal Year 2013; Case ID# CR_2405 (Arizona)
Wastewater Facility supervisor convicted for inaccurate discharge reporting

OAXACA MAYOR RAYMUNDO CHAGOYA IS SAVING HIS CITY’S WATER WITH PEOPLE POWER Over the past six months, Oaxaca’s new mayor, Raymundo Chagoya, has made strides toward the goals he presented when sworn in: addressing safety in the city, restoring pockmarked roads through the Tache al Bache pothole-filling initiative, city cleanup and restoration and tackling water and local environmental issues, among others.
Anna Bruce, Mexico News Daily - With permission

ADDRESSING NORTHERN MEXICO'S WATER-ENERGY NEXUS AMID AN INDUSTRIAL BOOM
Northern Mexico’s economic expansion in manufacturing and energy is jeopardized by chronic water scarcity.
World Economic Forum

CrimeBox
Clean Water Historical Act Conviction : Fiscal Year 2015; Case ID# CR_2728 (Alabama)
That's not supposed to happen! Heavy equipment operator pushes debris into Mobile River

INNOVATIVE DEVICE TAPS WATER FROM AIR
MIT Researchers have created a high-tech "bubble wrap" capable of collecting safe drinking water directly from the air — even in Death Valley, the driest desert in North America.

UPDATE

COLDPLAY TO RE-RELEASE ALBUMS ON ECORECORDS MADE OF PLASTIC

Continuing their sustainability mission, Coldplay are re-releasing all of their albums as clear 140g EcoRecords made from recycled plastic bottles

GRUPO PINSA AGREES TO CONSERVE SINALOA WATERSHED IN EFFORT TO NEUTRALIZE WATER FOOTPRINT
Major Mexican food supplier Grupo Pinsa agreed to conserve a watershed in the northern state of Sinaloa to neutralize its water footprint, the company announced on Friday.
Mexico News Daily - With permisssion

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Historical Conviction : Fiscal Year 2015; Case ID# CR_2712 (Alaska)
Oops, they did it again! While on probation for a deliberate oil spill, crew dumps oily water into the Bering Sea

NEW EVIDENCE ON THE SEVERITY OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
Study led by the UK’s Plymouth Marine Laboratory, US-based NOAA, & OSU (Oregon State University) finds threat to global marine ecosystems worse than previously thought

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Historical Conviction : Fiscal Year 1999; Case ID# CR_1001 (Alaska)
"Inexcusable." Alaskan Cruise line convicted for deliberately dumping oil, fined $6.5 million

Settlements and Stalemates: TRIBAL LEADERS STEER THE COLORADO RIVER CONVERSATION
Amanda Pampuro - Courthouse News Service
Forty million people living in the southwest U.S. and Mexico depend on the Colorado River, including 30 Native American tribes, which were excluded from negotiations when the Colorado River Compact was signed in 1922.

COCA-COLA MEXICO RETURNS MORE THAN 4 MILLION CUBIC METERS OF UNUSED WATER
The Mexican Coca-Cola Industry (IMCC) has committed to returning more unused water from its water concessions, with the aim of becoming “water neutral” and reaching “100% regenerative water use” by 2030.
Mexico News Daily - With permission

WT Archives 2021
Renewable energy
CANADIAN START-UP TRANSPOD DEVELOPING ULTRA-HIGH-SPEED TRANSPORTATION WITH ZERO-EMISSIONS ADVANCED HYPERLOOP TECHNOLOGY

TOXIC CHEMICALS FROM THE TIJUANA RIVER CONTAMINATE SAN DIEGO'S AIR, SAYS NEW STUDY
A study conducted by the University of California, San Diego claims to have found evidence of something that has long been suspected and sparked controversy along the border.
Vicente Calderón Tijuana Press - With permission

WATER COMMISSION DEMOLISHES ILLEGAL DAMS BUILT BY CHIHUAHUA EX-GOVERNOR
Mexico’s National Water Commission on Thursday began demolishing an illegal dam on a ranch owned by a former Chihuahua governor, releasing water that could be used to help repay the country’s water debt to the U.S.
Mexico News Daily - With permission

SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS: WHERE DOES ALL THE WATER GO?
“The Coke factory.”
By Ann Deslandes - Mexico Daily News - With permission

OBSERVATIONS FROM MY RECENT US-MEXICO BORDER CROSSINGS: A PERSPECTIVE FROM MEXICO NEWS DAILY CEO
What it's like to cross the border between Tijuana and San Diego
Mexico Daily News - With permission

WT ARCHIVES - 2022
Renewable energy
MEXICAN START-UP ADRIANO DI MARTI DISRUPTS THE LEATHER INDUSTRY
Natural organic leather offers a sustainable, cruelty-free alternative, with low water consumption, no toxic chemicals, phthalates, and no PVC

TRUMP, CARNEY, AND SHEINBAUM: ADJUSTMENTS TO THE USMCA
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has been a key trade agreement in North America since its implementation in 2020.
Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, - Tijuana Press

MEXICO REACHES AGREEMENT TO SEND MORE WATER TO SOUTHERN US
The Mexican and United States governments announced on Monday that they had reached an agreement under which Mexico will immediately deliver water to the U.S. — to which it owes a huge quantity of water under the terms of a 1944 bilateral treaty — and temporarily give its northern neighbor a greater share of the water in six Rio Grande tributaries.
Mexico Daily News - With permission

CENTRAL CITIZEN WATER COMMISSION SEEKS TO INCLUDE WATER COMMISSIONERS IN STATE AGENCIES
The Central Citizen Water Commission continues collecting signatures to promote the inclusion of citizen representatives in state agencies responsible for drinking water services in Baja California.
Vicente Calderon - Tijuana Press

SAN DIEGO SUPERVISOR SEEKS TO RESTRICT BORDER CROSSINGS DUE TO BINATIONAL CONTAMINATION

San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond proposes restricting legal border crossings, limiting water shipments, and even imposing tariffs on Mexican exports if the Mexican government doesn't stop cross-border pollution from crossing the Tijuana River.
Vicente Calderón Tijuana Press

DROUGHT PARALYZES NORTHERN STATES’ WATER DELIVERIES TO US: ‘No one is obligated to do the impossible’
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum denied reports that Mexico had capitulated to U.S. demands for immediate water deliveries required by a 1944 treaty that allocates surface water along their shared border.
Mexico News Daily - With permission

LACK OF INFORMATION ON THE DESALINATION PLANT PROJECT IN TIJUANA

The lack of transparency regarding the desalination plant construction project to be built in Rosarito Beach is causing concern among civil society.
Vicente Calderón - Tijuana Press

DRIVING THE ICE ROAD: A JOURNEY ALONG A COMMUNITY’S DISAPPEARING LIFELINE
Seen from above, the road could be mistaken for a river or stream. Curving through boreal forest, its palette exists on a spectrum: some parts are white with snow; others dim with muted yellow or glistening blue. When the sun hits, it ceases to hold colour at all and is instead reflective, sending light from above right back to where it came.
National Observer

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