Via Aspen Public Radio, a look at how – in a proposed $100 million Colorado River deal – water and power collide: Colorado’s Glenwood Canyon is as busy as it is majestic. At the base of its snowy, near-vertical walls, the narrow chasm hums with life. On one side, the Colorado River tumbles through whitewater rapids. […]
Read more »Via Yale e360, a look at how fenerative artificial intelligence uses massive amounts of energy for computation and data storage and billions of gallons of water to cool the equipment at data centers. Now, legislators and regulators — in the U.S. and the EU — are starting to demand accountability: Two months after its release […]
Read more »Via Aquatech Trade, a report on a new innovative desalination and carbon capture project: A new partnership will co-develop the first fully integrated water management and carbon dioxide removal system at a desalination plant in South Korea. Uniting climate and water for “world first” pilot A new pilot project in South Korea will use atmospheric […]
Read more »Via China Water Risk, a report on the most and least water-efficient clean hydrogen production technologies, we talk to Luo, Director at Bluerisk and co-author of the report ‘Water for Hydrogen Production’: In December 2023 during COP28, The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Bluerisk published a new report “Water for Hydrogen Production”. The report, which is the first of its […]
Read more »Via Voice of San Diego, an article on how one southern California water authority is proposing to float solar panels on its reservoir but some in the community feel it’s being rushed: A south San Diego water district is thinking about powering itself with energy from the sun. Leaders at Sweetwater Authority, which serves National City, […]
Read more »Via Navajo-Hopi Observer, a look at how a proposed hydrogen pipeline could diminish Navajo water supply: Jessica Keetso remembers running through puddles with her cousins during the monsoon seasons of her childhood in the Black Mesa (Dził Yijiin) region on the Navajo Nation in Northeastern Arizona. Their muddied legs would ache after a day’s worth […]
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