Via Circle of Blue, a report discussin how few places in the United States better understand the economically essential and ecologically risky accord between energy and water than the Ohio River valley: Shale development in North Dakota. Few places in the United States better understand the economically essential and ecologically risky accord between energy and […]
Read more »Via The Albuquerque Journal, an article on the watergy implications of New Mexico’s fracking industry: The growth in hydraulic fracturing to expand oil and gas production in New Mexico is raising fresh questions about the amount of the state’s scarce water needed to carry out the task, state legislators said Thursday. But a three-hour hearing […]
Read more »Via the Union of Concerned Scientists, a report on the watergy nexus of power plants: A new study about declining aquifers in the Great Plains focuses on the agricultural sector’s water use, as it should. But water-smart power choices can help, too, by cutting electric-sector pressure on precious groundwater resources. This post is part of […]
Read more »Via GreenBiz.com, an interesting look at Colorado and Arizona’s watergy strategies: Over the past few weeks, I’ve written a number of posts to help shed light on the fundamental connection between energy and water. Because many of our energy sources gulp down huge volumes of water, it’s imperative that we break down the long-standing division […]
Read more »Via the World Resources Institute, a report on China’s coal fired power plant plans: To maintain its economic growth and provide for its massive population, China must reconcile two powerful, converging trends: energy demand and resource scarcity. One prime example of this tension is the country’s coal use and water supply. According to a new […]
Read more »Via China Water Risk, a report on China’s hydro power sector Apparently it will be wetter in the North, thanks to a switch in the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) from a warm to a cool phase (more on this in Food, Weather & Water Heading North). The bad news is that this switch will make […]
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