August 13th, 2014
Via China Water Risk, a look at urban watergy strategies being debated in China: Highlights -Urban WEN strategies are crucial as coal-power generation is shifting westwards to water scarce regions -There are a variety of price & non-price (subsidies, retrofitting…) management tools to reduce WEN demands -Pulbic education & promoting conservation awareness in schools are […]
Read more »Bone On Bone: The Colorado River And Energy In The Time Of Drought
August 12th, 2014
Via the Denver Post, an interesting article on impact of a receding Lake Powell on electricity supplies in the western USA: Colorado water leaders used a curious approach last week in announcing a new water conservation program involving the Colorado River. They talked about electricity and the effect of spiking prices on corn farmers in […]
Read more »August 2nd, 2014
Via EcoWatch, a report on fracking in California: California is in the middle of an epic water shortage, with nearly 80 percent of the state experiencing “extreme or exceptional” drought conditions. Check out this animated map to get a sense of how extensively the drought has impacted the Golden State. Things have gotten so bad that California […]
Read more »India’s Faltering Energy Production And Damaged Water Resources
July 24th, 2014
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a detailed look at the watergy challenges faced by India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi: During the nearly 13 years that Modi served as chief minister of Gujarat, before becoming the prime minister, his successes included drastically curtailing the number of hours that manufacturers in India’s premier industrial state went […]
Read more »July 14th, 2014
Via Engerati, commentary on the watergy implications of drought: The water/energy nexus and the ramifications of this closely intertwined relationship, particularly with energy generation, needs to gain awareness beyond policy wonks in the western states of the USA. These previous blogs about California’s water issues and the water/energy nexus provide good background about climate change impacts to water […]
Read more »It’s Watershed vs. Pipeline In Latest Fracking Battle
June 5th, 2014
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, a look at the watergy tension in Alabama: A sign near Big Creek Lake, the main source of drinking water for the city of Mobile, Ala. AL.COM/Landov In Mobile, Ala., the water utility spent decades buying 8,000 acres of land to protect drinking water for around 200,000 people. So […]
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