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California’s Thirst Shapes Debate Over Fracking
May 15th, 2014

Via The New York Times, an article on the watergy implications of California’s fracking:  Lake Oroville, shown in April, is a popular fishing location in Butte County and the second-largest reservoir in California. It now holds only two-thirds of the water it should at this time of year.  Enemies of fracking have a new argument: […]

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New Energy-Water Nexus Bill In The U.S. Senate
May 13th, 2014

Via Energy Points, a reference to a new energy-water nexus bill in the U.S. Senate: A new Senate bill, the Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability (NEWS) Act of 2014 (S. 1971) will create a committee within the National Science and Technology Committee (NSTC) to streamline federal activities related to the management of interconnected […]

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China’s Thirsty Coal Industry Guzzles Precious Water
May 5th, 2014

Via the Seattle Times, a report on China’s watergy crisis as plants turning coal into gas, chemicals and electricity are sucking up vast amounts of water in a nation already struggling with serious shortages: Steaming water, discharged from a coal-to-gas plant in Inner Mongolia, spreads out over the landscape. On a bitter cold day in […]

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Can Co-Locating Utilities Solve The Water-Energy Nexus?
April 21st, 2014

Via Water Online, a brief examination of the potential benefits of co-locating utilities to help address some issues related to the watergy nexus: Try explaining to your children, as I have with mine, that turning on a light is akin to running a faucet. You’ll likely get a confused look, but this is perhaps the […]

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Energy-Water Nexus Around The World And The Missing Link
April 10th, 2014

Via EDF, some quick thoughts on the watergy nexus: The energy-water nexus is gaining traction with diverse stakeholders around the world and it is becoming increasingly clear that we cannot plan for our planet’s future if we do not consider energy and water together. Most recently, the United Nations celebrated World Water Day, launching a […]

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Global Confrontation Over Water and Energy
April 2nd, 2014

Via Circle of Blue, a brief summary of some of the world’s most serious watergy crises: Intense national programs designed to meet growing global demand for energy are creating a number of mammoth and dangerous energy production zones. As Circle of Blue and the Wilson Center have reported since 2010 in our Global Choke Point […]

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About This Blog And Its Author
As the scarcity of water and energy continues to grow, the linkage between these two critical resources will become more defined and even more acute in the months ahead.  This blog is committed to analyzing and referencing articles, reports, and interviews that can help unlock the nascent, complex and expanding linkages between water and energy -- The Watergy Nexus -- and will endeavor to provide a central clearinghouse for insightful articles and comments for all to consider.

Educated at Yale University (Bachelor of Arts - History) and Harvard (Master in Public Policy - International Development), Monty Simus has held a lifelong interest in environmental and conservation issues, primarily as they relate to freshwater scarcity, renewable energy, and national park policy.  Working from a water-scarce base in Las Vegas with his wife and son, he is the founder of Water Politics, an organization dedicated to the identification and analysis of geopolitical water issues arising from the world’s growing and vast water deficits, and is also a co-founder of SmartMarkets, an eco-preneurial venture that applies web 2.0 technology and online social networking innovations to motivate energy & water conservation.  He previously worked for an independent power producer in Central Asia; co-authored an article appearing in the Summer 2010 issue of the Tulane Environmental Law Journal, titled: “The Water Ethic: The Inexorable Birth Of A Certain Alienable Right”; and authored an article appearing in the inaugural issue of Johns Hopkins University's Global Water Magazine in July 2010 titled: “H2Own: The Water Ethic and an Equitable Market for the Exchange of Individual Water Efficiency Credits.”