CONFLICTS BETWEEN PROSPERITY AND CONSERVATION The conflict between the need of modern development and the protection of the environment is more political and social than technical, but the equilibrium will not be reached unless we recognize the true nature of the problem and are willing to achieve a compromise.   The Fuy river in the Los Ríos Region 750 km south of Santiago is one of the southern Chilean rivers that could provide water for the arid northern mining zones. Credit: Marianela Jarroud/IPS; Image: Tierramerica PIPING THE WATERS OF SOUTHERN CHILE TO THE THIRSTY NORTH (from an articly by Marianela Jarroud  and  Orlando Milesi , in Inter Press News Net, TIERRAMERICA, cited by Above the fold.   News aggregated by www.EnvironmentalHealthNews.org , May 6, 2014) SANTIAGO, May 5 2014 (IPS)   - Three private sector initiatives are aimed at carrying water from the rivers in southern C...