December 12th, 2010
Via The River Network, a short article stating that the connections between water and energy cannot be made clearer. As the article notes: “…As the cost of electricity increases, so to does the cost of water. This scenario has been made frighteningly evident in Australia where water prices across the country have soared by 30 […]
Read more »Southern Nevada’s Watergy Nexus
December 12th, 2010
Via the Las Vegas Sun, an interesting look at southern Nevada’s increased power consumption related to water: Southern Nevada has gained a reputation as the future of clean, renewable energy and for its aggressive outdoor water conservation campaigns. But behind this apparently eco-friendly exterior is an ugly truth: The water we take from and return […]
Read more »November 9th, 2010
Courtesy of The Journal of Energy Security, an interesting look at what they call the water-energy conundrum: “…In recent years there has been a growing understanding and acknowledgment that water and energy issues are inseparable. This understanding did not come easily. Water and energy are as basic as it gets—access to both is critical to […]
Read more »Solving The Watergy Crisis From The Ground Up
November 2nd, 2010
Via Circle of Blue, here is a recent article that I co-authored regarding an innovative bottom-up egalitarian approach to reverse America’s watergy crisis: “…Tomorrow is Election Day, marking a merciful end to countless automated robo-calls instructing us how or for whom we should vote. But believe it or not, you haven’t heard every campaign promise […]
Read more »October 28th, 2010
Courtesy of Western Water Magazine, an overview of the watergy nexus. As the article notes: “…The connection between water and energy is more relevant than ever. After existing in separate realms for years, the maxim that it takes water to produce energy and energy to produce water has prompted a re-thinking of management strategies, including […]
Read more »The Crucial Connection Between Water and Energy
October 15th, 2010
Via Columbia University’s Earth Institute, a look at the crucial connection between water and energy, what I call the watergy nexus: “A number of prominent water scientists and activists—prominently including the Pacific Institute’s Peter Gleick and Columbia Water Center’s own Upmanu Lall— have for some time called attention the crucial link between the global water […]
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