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Slowly, With Earth Pushing Hard, A Confederacy Of Concern Develops
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Circle of Blue Senior Editor Keith Schneider discusses how new energy-efficient, water-conserving, land-protecting operating principles are slowly becoming priorities around the world.
EPA Clean Power Plan Delivers Significant Benefits for Water
Cutting carbon emissions from power plants will lead to reductions…
U.S.-China Climate Deal Includes Provision on Water-Energy Research
A joint energy research program will be extended and expanded to include water.
First Time Key Global Energy Report Highlights Water Constraints of Energy Production
Energy is becoming a thirstier resource, the report states.
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China and Netherlands to Research Novel Form of Large-scale Tidal Power
The long-term goal: a project with a power capacity greater than the world's second-largest hydropower dam.
The Stream, September 18: Water-Energy Nexus and WASH for Children
Oil and Water
Ahead of the worldwide Global Frackdown planned…
The Stream, August 16: When Wells Run Dry
U.S. Drought Continues
The drought has literally hit home in…
Study: 80 Percent of U.S. Electricity from Renewables Is Technically Feasible, But Faces Significant Barriers
A massive U.S. government study shows what an electrical grid powered largely by renewable sources looks like, but not the path to get there.
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.
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The Stream, May 30: Groundwater Depletion Threatens U.S. Food Security
Agriculture
Groundwater depletion in major food-producing areas…