Courtesy of HeatMap, a look at climate change’s impact on American hydro power: Climate change and energy production are in a kind of twisted embrace. There’s the obvious aspect of it: Much of the energy produced today comes from burning hydrocarbons, which leads to further building up of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, causing climate […]
Read more »Via The National, an article on a project involving developing and operating facilities to sustainably treat and supply seawater for Adnoc’s onshore operations: Adnoc and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, better known as Taqa, have completed the financial closing of their $2.2 billion sustainable water supply project, which is aimed at supporting Adnoc’s decarbonisation efforts. The project […]
Read more »Via Reuters, a report on the dramatic plunge in Asian hydropower production due to extreme weather and drought: Hydropower generation in Asia has plunged at the fastest rate in decades amid sharp declines in China and India, data shows, forcing power regulators battling volatile electricity demand and erratic weather to rely more on fossil fuels. […]
Read more »Via Grist, an article on how an Estonian oil company’s plan to produce enough oil in 30 years to spew the equivalent of carbon emissions from 63 coal plants has dried up due to a conservation nonprofit’s efforts to protect the water required for its activities: The Uinta Basin in northeastern Utah is one of […]
Read more »Via Inside Climate News, a report on a Fracker in Pennsylvania who wants to take 1.5M gallons a day from a small, biodiverse creek: Sometimes, when evaluating a river, size matters. If you need to supply 40 million people in seven states with drinking water, you would hope for a body of water that resembles the […]
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