Via Terra Daily, a look at the watergy aspect of Mexico’s energy reforms: As the Mexican government oversees the implementation of the country’s energy reform, it must consider how best to prioritize water use in accordance with the law and allocate supplies thoughtfully, according to a new paper from the Mexico Center at Rice University’s […]
Read more »Via Clean Technica, a look at how U.S. beer companies are managing the water-energy nexus: It looks like the sustainability engine of the future is going to keep chugging along, regardless of who sits in the Oval Office. The latest case in point is the US brewing industry. Breweries of all sizes have been investing […]
Read more »Courtesy of the Iran Project, a report on Iran’s interest in investing in hydropower projects in the Central Asian region: Iran is ready to invest in the construction of small hydropower plants. Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Iran to Kyrgyzstan Ali Mojtaba Ruzbehani said at a meeting with chairman of the State Committee for Industry, Energy and […]
Read more »Via Water Online, an interesting report on the simultaneous need for energy to foster new water supplies for California and the fact that using much of that energy creates greenhouse gasses has created a bit of a vicious cycle for California’s water sector: In California, life for water and wastewater utilities isn’t easy. They are […]
Read more »Via The Economist, a look at growing unease with dams in the Amazon and new ways to generate electricity: EARLIER this year Arnaldo Kabá, chief of Brazil’s Munduruku people, journeyed from his home in Brazil’s Tapajós valley to London to demand a halt to projects which, he believes, threaten his people’s land. Flanked by activists […]
Read more »Via Circle of Blue, a look at growing tension between energy and water in Bangladesh: In 2010, when Bangladesh drew up its Power Sector Master Plan to develop thousands of new megawatts of coal-fired electricity, the government also bought 742 hectares (1,834 acres) of bottomland along the Passur River. At the time, the aggressive master […]
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