Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a look at the recent U.S. State of the Union address and the reality that – in an era of deficit and disinvestment – water-intensive fossil fuel production is overwhelming the water-sipping clean energy sector. As the article notes: “Four years ago, when he campaigned for the office he now […]
Read more »Via The Harvard Business Review, a short brief on water-food-energy nexus. As the article notes: When we talk about natural resource constraints on business — such as shortages in water or increases in the cost of energy or agricultural products — we tend to forget how deeply intertwined these commodities are. In the business community, […]
Read more »Via The Huffington Post, a report on Texas’ increasing watergy stress: Texas Senate Democrats worried Tuesday that continued drought could lead to brownouts and keep major firms from expanding statewide because of fears about an unreliable power grid. A growing population has left state planners rushing to approve coal-fired power plants, expand nuclear facilities, create […]
Read more »I recently read a new report entitled “The Water-Energy Nexus: Adding Water to the Energy Agenda,” by Diana Glassman, Michele Wucker, Tanushree Isaacman, and Corinne Champilou (New York: World Policy Institute and EBG Capital, March 2011.). As it noted, “…as new energy policies are emerging– is the time to consider water. Energy decisions are a […]
Read more »Via The New York Times, a look at one state’s efforts to determine how much water is used in fracking. As the article notes: A “fracking” operation near Big Wells, in which water and chemicals are injected deep underground to extract oil and natural gas. Starting Feb. 1, drilling operators in Texas will have to […]
Read more »Via The New York Times, a reminder that the watergy nexus challenge posed by fracking is not solely a domestic issue. As the article notes: Covering much of the roughly 800 miles between Johannesburg and Cape Town, this arid expanse — its name means “thirsty land” — sees less rain in some parts than the […]
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