As We Use More Water, Consume More Energy and Grain, The Earth Is Pushing Back Hard
PRAGUE — City Square erupted at the start of the 2014 New Year with a deafening and blazing midnight fusilade of rockets and cannon blasts.
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Choke Point: U.S. — Water, Energy, and the Ohio River Valley’s New Course
Few places in the United States better understand the economically essential and ecologically risky accord between energy and water than this southeast Ohio town.
Breaking India’s Cycle of Waste and Risk
Small-scale projects offer solutions to India’s water, food, and energy choke points. Still, India’s government seems determined to duplicate the frantic program of industrial development, economic growth, centralization, and one-size-fits-all silver bullets that China and the West are pursuing. The consequence is an endemic pattern of resource waste that is firmly embedded in India’s political system, causing economic and ecological havoc.
30 Events In the Last Decade Show the U.S. Energy Sector’s Vulnerability to Climate Change
Rising temperatures, decreasing water supplies, and wacky weather are all threats, says the Energy Department. Image © U.S. Department of Energy A Department of Energy report claims that the American energy sector will have to quicken the pace of adaptation to meet the challenges posed by a warming world. This map shows 30 events in […]
Federal Water Tap, June 3: U.S. Farm Conservation Programs Double As Drought Adaptation, Study Finds
Farmers in regions of the U.S. facing a higher risk of drought are more likely to enroll in federal land and water conservation programs, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture study. The Conservation Reserve Program pays farmers not to plant on land that is easily eroded, and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program promotes farming […]
Federal Water Tap, March 19: Legislative Update, Water Bills Galore
Yesterday Barbara Boxer (D-California) and Senate colleague David Vitter (R-Louisiana) submitted a new Water Resources Development Act. Last session of Congress, Boxer circulated a draft version of the bill, but it was not introduced. The act is a major piece of legislation. It authorizes billions in projects for the Army Corps of Engineers and sets […]
Washington Water Main, March 7: Interior Secretary Nominee Greets A Respectful Senate Committee
Interior Secretary nominee Sally Jewell is expected to take the helm of a department with major influence over United States’ water, food, and energy systems later this month after a relatively cordial confirmation hearing.
Washington Water Main, March 1: Different Futures in World Energy Systems; Change at Top of U.S. Interior Department
Shell Oil Co. released a study projecting alternative futures for global energy supply, and Sally Jewell faces political opposition to her nomination as Secretary of the Interior.
The Stream, January 16: Droughts and Floods Pose Public Health Risks
Public Health Floods linked to climate change, along with the increased trade of certain goods, have played an important role in the expansion of dengue fever-causing mosquitoes, AlertNet reported. Dengue is now the fastest-spreading tropical disease in the world, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Severe drought conditions in the United States last summer […]
Federal Water Tap, July 30: Small Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico
The drought in the Midwest has destroyed crops and herds, but it has also led to one of the smallest “dead zones”—low-oxygen areas where marine life struggles to survive—ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The lead scientist for the study said the data confirm a positive […]
World Water Day 2012 Buzz
The world celebrates World Water Day and reflects on one of its greatest challenges.
Federal Water Tap, March 19: A Busy Week for Congress
Hear Ye, Hear Ye Last Thursday the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs heard testimony on tribal water rights settlements. Federal officials talked about the Obama administration’s preference for negotiated settlements instead of litigation. Some 16 negotiations are in progress, two of which—the Blackfeet and the Navajo-Hopi—have legislation under consideration in Congress. The chair of the […]
