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Federal Circuit Affirms Ebola Cost Recovery Case with Potential COVID Implications

Arnold Porter

In 2013, the Department of State (DoS) awarded Pernix Serka Joint Venture (Pernix Serka) a Firm Fixed Price contract for a rainwater capture and storage system in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Background.

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The Stream, June 16, 2021: Proposed Commission In Brazil Could Limit Electricity Use Amid Drought

Circle of Blue

Why it matters: Until very recently, big hydropower projects were seen as essential to stabilizing electricity supplies in power-hungry developing nations, Circle of Blue reported in 2013. Massive hydropower projects are an artifact of the water-intensive, resource-consuming global development strategy of the 20th century.