September 24th, 2010
Via The Energy Collective, some interesting commentary on the water-energy-climate change conundrum. As the article notes: “…The energy-water-climate nexus is one of the nastiest and most perverse facets of the complex of sustainability challenges humanity is currently facing. We’ve all heard and used the mantra — “it takes energy to deliver water, it takes water […]
Read more »Rising Energy Demand + Diminishing Water Supply = An Increasingly Tense Watergy Nexus
September 23rd, 2010
Via Global Geopolitics, an article on how meeting the growing demand for energy in the U.S., even through sustainable means, could entail greater threats to the environment. Circle of Blue calls this intersection of a rising demand for energy and diminishing supply of water a “choke point” – we call it the Watergy Nexus – […]
Read more »September 7th, 2010
Via IEEE’s Spectrum magazine, an excellent look at how the watergy nexus is causing farmers to pump Punjab dry, while endangering India’s ability to feed itself over the long-term. As the article notes: “…The northern Indian state of Punjab is the country’s historic breadbasket, and 60-year-old Harnek Singh is one of the million farmers who […]
Read more »Watergy: China’s Looming National Security Crisis
September 7th, 2010
Courtesy of The Green Leap Forward, an interesting examination of China’s watergy challenge: China is not going to solve its energy problem if it does not solve is water problem (see previous post on “China’s Water Torture“). It is as simple as that. The fact is, the exploitation of just about every energy resource (including […]
Read more »September 6th, 2010
Courtesy of IEEE’s Spectrum, a careful look at how the intricate relationship between water supply and electricity generation is playing out dramatically in the American Southwest. As the article notes: “At the edge of the Salton Sea, Mark Gran surveys the clanking, hissing labyrinth of pipes that curl up from the desert in the distance. […]
Read more »How Much Electricity Goes to Water?
September 6th, 2010
Via the blog A Musing Environment, a detailed examination of how much energy goes to water. As the article reports: “…Energy demands for water use are significant. Unfortunately, most of the water we consume never appears on our home water bill. Our bill doesn’t show us water use for eating and showering elsewhere, or for […]
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