Contest Between Water and Energy Becoming Big Story
Back from China, Circle of Blue’s senior editor notices a trend creeping from our headlines to those of other news organizations around the world.
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The Stream, September 20: Energy Producers Neglect Water’s Value
U.S. power producers are not calculating the cost of scarce water resources in coal, nuclear, natural gas and biomass energy production. That was the central finding in a study from The Civil Society Institute and the Environmental Working Group, reported in Bloomberg News. Water in a Changing Climate Pleasure boats and commercial ships in the […]
The Stream, September 18: Water-Energy Nexus and WASH for Children
Oil and Water Ahead of the worldwide Global Frackdown planned for September 22, Food and Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter blogs about fracking “apologists,” stating: you’re hurting renewables and you’re greenwashing too. The only answer is a fracking ban, says Hauter. A blog post from Amy Mall of the National Resources Defense Council takes […]
Federal Water Tap, August 27: Coal Ash Liability and Water-Energy in Congress
A federal judge ruled that the Tennessee Valley Authority, a utility owned by the U.S. government, is responsible for a spill in 2008 of toxic waste from a coal-fired power plant. The Associated Press reports that in the next phase of the case, the judge will determine compensation for each of the more than 800 […]
No Clear Path for Energy Policy in Great Lakes States
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania governments struggle with climate change, budgets, and changing markets.
The Stream, July 16: Global Energy Shift?
San Francisco is considering an ordinance that would require owners of new and renovated buildings with water fountains to install special bottle-filling taps, according to Associated Press. The measure is part of the city’s efforts to increase the water supply in cities and rural areas across the country, Bloomberg reported, citing government officials. Heavy rains […]
Infographic: G20 Renewable Energy from 2002 to 2020
The NRDC predicts that the G20 will produce less than 4 percent from renewables by 2015 and 6 percent by 2020, up from only 2.6 percent currently and 0.86 percent in 2002.
Global Coal Consumption Up 48 Percent 2001-2010, and Four Other Prominent Numbers from the BP Energy Review
Renewable energy consumption increases, but King Coal is tenacious. Last week BP released its annual Statistical Review of World Energy, a bevy of data on all things mechanically metabolic, which, when combined with the historical tables, can give an energy-stats geek heaves of joy. If you don’t fall in that category, here are some key […]
The Stream, June 14: Reports on Water Infrastructure and Global Energy Use
Statistics Aging water and sewer infrastructure and finding the money to pay for repairs are top concerns for U.S. water utility leaders, according to a survey from Black and Veatch, an engineering and consulting firm. BP released its annual Statistical Review of World Energy, a comprehensive assessment of global energy trends. Energy demand in the […]
Federal Water Tap, June 11: Water and Energy Spending Bill Passes House Committee
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a bill that would limit the scope of the Clean Water Act to guidelines written by the Bush administration in 2007. Bloomberg BNA reports that a House floor vote should happen soon. The House Appropriations Committee also included language to block the new guidance in a water and […]
The Stream, May 11: Top Scientists Say Water + Energy = Linked Issues
Energy and Climate The world’s top scientists are urging governments to look at water and energy as a single, linked issue and say that growing demands for both resources is one of three major global dilemmas, the Guardian reported. How dirty are Canada’s oil sands? Reuters looks at Europe and Canada’s battle over how to […]
Photo Slideshow: Australia’s Agriculture and Energy
The scale and rapid development of the nation’s coal seam gas industry is changing the social fabric of the country’s small towns and farming regions, which have become protest centers.
