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EPA Clean Power Plan Delivers Significant Benefits for Water
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Cutting carbon emissions from power plants will lead to reductions…

The Stream, March 6: More Than 1 Million Syrian Refugees
There are now more than 1 million Syrians either registered as…

Forecasting Western U.S. Water Supply in 2012: La Niña Again Delivers a Wet North and a Dry South
As water availability data starts coming in, this year's water allocations and the potential consequences for irrigation, hydropower, wildfires, and flooding are being assessed — La Niña weather patterns have returned this year, but water supply conditions generally are not as extreme as they were 2011.

The Stream, December 5: Afghanistan-Pakistan Water Relations
Afghanistan's plans to build 12 dams on the Kabul River, and…

The Stream, November 16: Air Pollution Worsens Droughts and Floods
Wind-generated electricity will cost the same as electricity…

The Stream, March 29: Kenya Opens Carbon Exchange
Kenya expects to start construction of a 300-megawatt Lake Turkana…

Infographic: China’s Wind Energy Sector is Global Leader
Wind generating capacity in China has reached more than 42 GW—the most of any country.

New Wind and Solar Sectors Won’t Solve China’s Water Scarcity
Clean alternatives help, but not nearly enough, to loosen energy-water choke point

Research Program Investigates Norway’s Potential as Europe’s Battery
Norway could use its hydropower reservoirs to balance wind energy in an integrated electrical grid.
Video: The Future of Wind Power
Denmark has pioneered wind power for commercial use over the last three decades -- today the European country produces almost half of the world's wind turbines.
Opinion: Rural Farmers Know Wind, Water Well
A windmill may conjure fantasies of quaint Dutch pastoralism,…

Water: A hidden cost in alternative fuels?
Alternative fuels can be water-intensive. That's according…