Via The Atlantic, a brief look at the watergy nexus: Every time you turn on your kitchen sink or flush your toilet, your electricity meter should be running. And every time your electricity meter is moving, imagine a faucet somewhere pouring out water at full blast. Water and electricity – two resources we […]
Read more »Via Satellite O’er The Desert, an interesting look at How Saudi Aramco takes seawater from the coast, treats it, transports it, and injects it into the ground, thus helping to force the oil to the surface: Synopsis: A poignant little film about someone taking a lot of precious seawater, piping it miles into a parched […]
Read more »Via Greenbang, a report on some of the linkages between water and energy: Most forms of energy we produce also require us to use water, often lots of water. Think of all the water needed to cool nuclear reactors, for example, or to generate steam to drive turbines in coal-fired power plants. Hydropower, obviously, couldn’t […]
Read more »Via Ecowatch, a look at the potential impact that fracking may have upon Colorado’s rivers: Oil and gas drilling and fracking pose extraordinary threats to Colorado’s Denver metro and Front Range cities including to air quality, water quality in streams and groundwater, wildlife habitat, private property rights and landscape health. These impacts are generally similar […]
Read more »Via The Energy Collective, a look at whether water is a barrier to a low-carbon energy future: Ask an expert on clean tech what the largest barriers to a low carbon energy future are, and chances are they will list higher technology costs, policy barriers, or the need for new infrastructure to accommodate novel energy […]
Read more »Via The Guardian, a look at the energy and climate costs of watering crops in drought-plagued northern China. As the article notes: A villager looks after a water pump that will irrigate a wheat field in Jimo, Shandong province, China. Photograph: Wu Hong/EPA The irrigation of Chinese farm fields with more water pumped from ever […]
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