January 26th, 2017
Via Water Online, an interesting article illuminating a different side of the watergy impacts of fracking: The country’s two largest private water utility companies are participants in a massive lobbying effort to expand controversial shale gas drilling — a heavy industrial activity that promises to enrich the water companies but may also put drinking water […]
Read more »How Fracking Impacts Water-Stressed Regions
January 18th, 2017
Via EcoWatch, a report on the watergy impact of fracking: Just north of Denver lies Colorado’s most productive agricultural region, Weld County. Its rolling hills, grasslands and South Platte River system provide fertile ground for dairy cows, beef cattle, corn, sugar beets and forage crops. But Weld County also sits on top of the Niobrara […]
Read more »January 14th, 2017
Via India Climate Dialogue, a look at the need for China to tackle shrinking demand in the energy sector before bringing more hydropower online: Energy demand in China is slowing. This is causing a major headache for the hydropower sector, which has invested heavily in new projects in recent years. The continued construction of hydropower, as […]
Read more »Mexico’s Energy Reform Calls For New Water Policy
December 15th, 2016
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 »December 7th, 2016
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 »Iran: Ready To Invest In Construction Of Small Hydropower Plants
December 6th, 2016
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 […]
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