Via Water Online, a look at the global watergy crisis: Most of the effects of drought around the world are obvious — dried up lakes, water restrictions, brown lawns, destroyed crops, and wildfires. But there is another consequence of water scarcity that is often not considered — and it can result in a literally powerless […]
Read more »Courtesy of the World Resources Institute, a look at three case studies facing watergy issues related to shale oil development: The shale gas revolution, which began nearly 10 years ago in the United States, is poised to spread across the globe. For many countries, shale gas could strengthen energy security while cutting emissions. But unlocking […]
Read more »Courtesy of World Resources Institute, a detailed look at priority locations worldwide where freshwater management will be most critical if shale is developed: Shale resources are unevenly distributed worldwide and, for the most part, not located where freshwater is abundant. For example, China, Mexico, and South Africa have some of the largest technically recoverable shale […]
Read more »Via Reuters, a report on Iraq’s watergy constraints: A lack of water threatens Iraq’s plans to raise its oil output, boost its stumbling economy and become a leading producer in the region after Saudi Arabia. A multi-billion dollar common seawater injection scheme designed to boost production from the giant export oilfields in Iraq’s south is […]
Read more »Via the World Resources Institute, a detailed look at the water risks inherent in global coal development: Water is essential for energy production—when water risks arise, energy producers around the world feel the impacts. A massive flood in Australia in 2011 reduced its coal export volume, pushing global coal prices higher. Drought in the U.S. […]
Read more »Via Quartz, an interesting look at China, a nation that may have more shale gas than any other country but not enough water to do so: A water treatment pond for a shale gas well in Sichuan.Reuters The Middle Kingdom is thought to have the world’s largest technically recoverable shale gas resources, as well as the […]
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