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• Bleak Forecast Underscores Need for Water Use Policy Changes | SUSRIS Blog

  “The real wild card for political and social unrest in the Middle East over the next 20 years is not war, terrorism, or revolution—it is water.” Alterman’s report added, “A combination of government action and inaction has shaped the Middle East’s water problems, and only government action can prevent them from causing sudden upheaval.”

• Kingdom’s cement industry to fuel sector profitability in Gulf

  Saudi Arabia remains the only driver of GCC cement sector profitability with the net profit increasing by 13.5 percent year-on-year in H1 2011, Global Investment House (GIH) said in a research note. The other member countries were expected to continue an erosion in their profitability, it added. Cement prices in all the GCC countries witnessed a decrease except in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

• IDF training Israeli settlers ahead of 'mass disorder' expected in September - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

  ** So Israeli politicians manufacturing lies of an impending attack and then use it as an excuse to heavily arm radical terrorist settlers known for shooting children and attacking farmers... great *** The IDF has conducted detailed work to determine a “red line” for each settlement in the West Bank, which will determine when soldiers will be ordered to shoot at the feet of Palestinian protesters if the line is crossed. It is also planning to provide settlers with tear gas and stun grenades as part of the defense operation. The IDF is currently in the process of finalizing its preparations for Operation Summer Seeds, whose purpose is to ready the army for September and the possibility of confrontations with Palestinians following the expected vote in favor of Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly.

• Solar May Produce Most of World’s Power by 2060, IEA Says - Bloomberg

  Photovoltaic and solar-thermal plants may meet most of the world’s demand for electricity by 2060 -- and half of all energy needs -- with wind, hydropower and biomass plants supplying much of the remaining generation, Cedric Philibert, senior analyst in the renewable energy division at the Paris-based agency, said in an Aug. 26 phone interview.

• U.S. Solar Product Exports Rose 83% Last Year on Sales to China - Bloomberg

  U.S. exports of solar products climbed 83 percent last year to $5.63 billion as increasing production in China drove up sales of manufacturing equipment and raw materials, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.

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