September 28th, 2012
Via the Environmental Research Web, an interesting analysis of the watergy nexus: Almost 13% of US energy (12.3 quadrillion BTU) goes towards collecting and preparing water for its intended end use. That makes water one of the largest energy consumers in the nation, according to Kelly Twomey Sanders and Michael Webber from the University of Texas […]
Read more »As the U.S. Warms, Power Plants Face New Water Limits
September 28th, 2012
Via Climate Central, a look at the impact that a warming climate may have upon power generation: The power sector is responsible for a large share — about 40 percent — of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., particularly thermoelectric-generating stations, such as coal-fired power plants. And so it is not without a hint of […]
Read more »September 28th, 2012
Via Maven’s Notebook, an interesting article on a new California report that details the substantial role California’s water sector can play in achieving the state’s ambitious energy goals: By shifting its timing and use of electricity, California’s water sector can help avoid the need to build new power plants, a new white paper, California’s Water-Energy […]
Read more »Power Thirsty: Asian Water Scarcity Risked As Coal-Fired Power Embraced
September 10th, 2012
Via Bloomberg, a report on the impact of coal fired power on Asia’s water supplies: Inner Mongolia’s rivers are feeding China’s coal industry, turning grasslands into desert. In India, thousands of farmers have protested diverting water to coal- fired power plants, some committing suicide. The struggle to control the world’s water is intensifying around energy […]
Read more »September 8th, 2012
Via The New York Times, a look at the struggle for water in Colorado with the rise of fracking: Bob Bellis filled his tanker at a hydrant in Greeley, Colo., in August to supply a drilling site. Lease deals with oil companies are important revenue sources for cities. “A new race for water is rippling […]
Read more »Fracking, Coal And Nukes Wreak Havoc On Freshwater Supplies
August 16th, 2012
Via AlterNet, an article on the impact that fracking, coal, and nuclear power have upon freshwater supplies: For the last few months EcoWatch [1] has been covering what’s become the worst drought in the U.S. in more than half a century. More than 3,200 daily high temperature records were set or tied [2] in June, and July is in […]
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