Solar Power Plants Drain Desert Waters
The push for renewable energy through low-carbon alternatives could further compromise water resources
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The push for renewable energy through low-carbon alternatives could further compromise water resources
Water is regarded as a serious issue by Canadians, particularly water pollution and the lack of safe drinking water.
May marks the season for rainmakers in Australia. As the month approaches, Aboriginal weather watchers look to blooming wattle trees, flitting native birds and flocking cockatoos for signs of rain. But this year, autumn arrives with a dire forecast. Prospects for the season look “bleak,” as inflows to the Murray River “hit record lows” in […]
More now than ever, the American West is realizing the binary nature of energy production and water delivery.
Protesters from Texas made their way to Chicago to demonstrate against a new nuclear plant
Profligate use hurts in unexpected places Quest for new supplies nationwide UPDATE: Please read our 2009 update on water problems in the US. Striking symbols of American engineering prowess, Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam stand in testimony to the U.S. spirit of growth and prosperity. But the 28.5 million acre feet Lake Mead is […]
In the last 12 years, the most powerful oil companies have rushed to plunk down $150 billion in the oil sands.
They may not be gas-guzzlers, but electric cars have a raging thirst for water.
INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA (January 21, 2008) – Furious dust and sandstorms from Inner Mongolia cripple airports, darken skies, and choke millions of people across East Asia every spring. According to “Reign of Sand,” the new multimedia report from Circle of Blue, the storms are growing in intensity and frequency, and the primary causes are deepening drought in […]
600 miles north of Beijing the whole of the largest contiguous grasslands on Earth opens to the horizon.