Circle of Blue Links

Africa News

• Southern Africa Water Wire IPS-hosted African News Feed

Asian carp

• A list of eating instructions The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries posted a video and instructions on carp consumption.
• Asian Carp Management An official U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Web site designed to coordinate control and management of Asian carp in the U.S.
• GLU: Battling Back the Asian Carp Great Lakes United summarizes latest Carp news, outlets for action.
• Great Lakes Fishery Commission The GLFC has created a special page with Asian carp information.
• No Asian Carp Michigan House Democrats host this site promoting closure of the Chicago area canals that connect to Lake Michigan
• Noah Hall Asian Carp Litigation Professor Noah Hall, of Wayne State University Law School and visiting Professor at the University of Michigan, explores carp and canal law.
• Stop Asian Carp Launched by Michigan Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Cox to support closure of Chicago-area locks to Lake Michigan.
• U.S. EPA: Asian Carp & the Great Lakes The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency created this Asian-carp specific invasive species page.
• Wikipedia Asian carp General species breakdown, cultural background, litigation and source for further references.
• Wisconsin DNR Asian Carp Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ invasive species information page.

Biofuels-Academic

• Dominguez-Faus, R., Powers, S.E, Burken, J.G., and. Alvarez., P.J: Environmental Science & Technology The Water Footprint of Biofuels: A Drink of Drive Issue (2009)
• K.C. Stone, P.G. Hunt, K.B. Cantrell, K.S. Ro:Bioresource Technology 101 The Potential Impacts of Biomass Feedstock Production on Water Resource Availability (2010)
• Kenneth Mulder, Nathan Hagens, Brendan Fisher: AMBIO Burning Water: A Comparative Analysis of the Energy Return on Water Invested (2009)
• Kevin R Fingerman, Margaret S Torn, MichaelHO’Hare, and Daniel M Kammen: Environmental Research Letters Accounting For The Water Impacts of Ethanol Production (2010)
• P.W. Gerbens-Leenes, A.Y. Hoekstra, Th. van der Meer: Ecological Economics The water footprint of energy from biomass: A quantitative assessment and consequences of an increasing share of bio-energy in energy supply (2008)
• Williams, Pamela R.D., Daniel Inman, Andy Aden, and Garvin A. Heath: Environmental Science & Technology Environmental and Sustainability Factors Associated With Next-Generation Biofuels in the U.S.: What Do We Really Know? (2009)

Biofuels-Government

• Argonne National Lab Analysis of Water Consumption in the Major Steps of Bioethanol Production (2009)
• Argonne National Laboratory Consumptive Water Use in the Production of Ethanol and Petroleum Gasoline (2009)
• Argonne National Laboratory, Energy Systems Division: prepared for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Consumptive Water Use in the Production of Ethanol and Petroleum Gasoline (January 2009)
• Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee Roadmap for Bioenergy and Biobased Products in the United States (2007)
• Congressional Research Service, Randy Schnepf Issue Statement on Agriculture-Based Biofuels (2010)
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Biomass Resources Available in the United States, Map (2005)
• The Biomass Research and Development Board Increasing Feedstock Production for Biofuels: Economic Drivers, Environmental Implications, and the Role of Research (2008)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Demands on Water Resources: Report to Congress on the Interdependency of Energy and Water (December 2006)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Biomass Resources: Data, Analysis, and Trends
• U.S. Energy Information Administration Monthly Biodiesel Production Report (June 2009)
• U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Monthly Biodiesel Production Report (June 2009)
• U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Biofuels: Potential Effects and Challenges of Required Increases in Production and Use (August 2009)
• U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), Anu Mittal,Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives Energy and Water: Preliminary Observations on the Links between Water and Biofuels and Electricity Production

Biofuels-Institutions

• Competitive Enterprise Institute, Frances B. Smith Corn-Based Ethanol. A Case Study in the Law of Unintended Consequences (2007)
• National Research Council of the National Academies of Science Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States (2007)

Biofuels-Media

• Reuters Water Worries Cloud Future for U.S. Biofuel (Apil 14, 2009)
• Science Daily Biofuel Production and Water Scarcity, May 2009
• The Oil Drum The Implications of Biofuel Production for United States Water Supplies (November 29, 2007)

Bulk Water Resources

• Alaska Water Exports-Ric Davidge Research Paper on Bulk Water Exports
• Fraser Institute, Diane Katz: Making Waves: Examining the case for sustainable water exports from Canada June 2010 Report
• Government of Canada, David Johansen: Bulk Water Removals,Water Exports and the NAFTA 2001 Report
• Greenland Ice and Water for Export: Product Catalogue, Bulk Water Greenland’s bulk water catalogue
• Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education: Exporting Water to the World
• Montreal Economic Institute: Freshwater Exports for the Development of Quebec's Blue Gold 2008 Research Paper on bulk water export
• North Coast Journal- Jim Rossi 2003 story on bulk water shipments from California
• Polaris Institute- Canadian Bulk Water
• S2C Global System Inc. 2009 SEC filing
• Sawmill Cove Industrial Park: Sitka Bulk Water Sale
• The Council of Canadians: Bulk Water Exports
• The Status of Alaska Water Export Laws and Water Transfers-Christopher C. Estes 2001 Paper on the Status of Alaskan Water Export Law
• True Alaska Bottling Company Alaska Water Project

BulkWater-Links

• Fairbanks Daily News Miner July 13, 2010
• National Geographic June 5, 2010
• New York Times July 15, 2010
• Reuters July 14, 2010
• The Atlantic July 13, 2010
• Tree Hugger July 12, 2010
• Yale 360 July 12, 2010

Climate News

• Carbon Disclosure Project The Carbon Disclosure Project is an independent not-for-profit organization holding the largest database of primary corporate climate change information in the world.
• Celsias Celsias.com helps individuals, companies and organisations do practical things to combat climate change.
• Google Directory – Science > Environment > Water Resources
• Solve Climate Daily Climate News and Analysis
• United Nations — Climate Change: Coping with the Humanitarian Impact We the peoples of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and * to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of
• World Water Day Website The United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March of each year as the World Day for Water by adopting a resolution.
• World Water Organization The World Water Organization (WWO) is a not-for-profit institution made up of concerned people from international organizations, governments, NGOs, academic institutions, and corporations – a multifaceted global movement that stimulates substantive disc

Coal- Institutions

• Sandia National Laboratories Overview of Energy-Water Interdependencies and the Emerging Energy Demands on Water Resources (March 2007)
• Source Watch Compendium of U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants By State
• The Center For Public Integrity The Big Seep: Longwall Mining is Draining the Water from the Springs and Streams of the Northern Appalachia
• WorldWatch Institute United States Cracks Down on Coal Mining Pollution (April 7, 2010)

Coal-Academic

• Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review 34.1 Mountaintop Coal Mining and the Clean Water Act: The Fight Over Nationwide Permit 21 (2007)
• Science Magazine, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Mountaintop Mining Consequences (Science & Regulation, Volume 327, January 2010)
• West Virginia University (WVU) Water Research Institute–Acid Drainage Technology Initiative (ADTI) Prediction of Water Quality at Surface Coal Mines

Coal-Government

• Argonne National Laboratory: prepared for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) A White Paper Describing Water from Production of Crude oil, Natural Gas, and Coal Bed Methane (January 2004)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Demands on Water Resources: Report to Congress on the Interdependency of Energy and Water (December 2006)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Emerging Issues for Fossil Energy and Water: Investigation of Water Issues Related to Coal Mining, Coal to Liquids, Oil Shale, and Carbon Capture and Sequestration (June 2006)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric, and Alternate Fuels Annual Coal Report (2008)
• U.S. Department of the Army, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Memorandum of Understanding: Implementing the Interagency Action Plan on Appalachian Surface Coal Mining (June 11, 2009)
• U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (US), National Water-Quality Assessment Program Effects of Coal-Mine Drainage on Stream Water Quality in the Allegheny and Monongahela River Basins—Sulfate Transport and Trends (2000)
• U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Water-Quality Assessment Program Ground-Water Quality in Unmined Areas and Near Reclaimed Surface Coal Mines in the Northern and Central Appalachian Coal Regions, Pennsylvania and West Virginia (2006)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mid-Atlantic Mountaintop Mining- Documents & Presentations
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Science and Technology Economic and Environmental Impact Assessment of Proposed Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Coal Mining Industry: Remining and Western Alkaline Subcategories (March 2000)

Coal-Media

• Reuters EPA Eases Rule on Mountaintop Coal Mining Debris (December 3, 2008)
• The New York Times E.P.A. Moves to Limit Water Pollution from Mining (April 1, 2010)
• The New York Times Cleansing the Air at the Expense of Waterways (October 12, 2009)
• The New York Times Water Polluters Near You: Coal-Fired Power Plants, Nationwide Map (2010)

CPC_Climate_Media

• Circle of Blue China’s Climate Emissions Are Global Issue, But Water Scarcity Is Greater Domestic Priority
• Circle of Blue China, Tibet, and the Strategic Power of Water
• Circle of Blue 70 Percent of Himalayan Glaciers Gone by Next Century
• Circle of Blue The Himalayas, A Special Report
• Huffpost Green Beneath the Bickering, Real Progress in China Climate Talks?
• iEngerySaver China’s Ecologically Fragile Freshwater Inland Lakes Disappeared Over A Thousand 50 Years
• The New York Times China and India Join Climate Accord

CPC_Coal_Institute

• China Environment Forum, Western Kentucky University Coal Mining and Environmental Health in China (April 2007)
• Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory: Environmental Energy Technologies Division (U.S. Department of Energy) China’s Coal: Demand, Constraints, and Externalities (July 2009)
• Greenpeace The True Cost of Coal-An Investigation into Coal Ash in China
• Greenpeace, The Energy Foundation, WWF The True Cost of Coal
• International Energy Agency Coal and Chinas Choices
• The Pew Center on Global Climate Change Coal in China: Resources, Uses, and Advanced Coal Technologies

CPC_Coal_Media

• Circle of Blue Chinese Power Plant Develops Advanced Coal Technology
• Shanxi Fenwei Energy Consulting China Coal Resources Distribution
• The New York Times China’s Booming Economy May Produce the Majority of World Coal Emissions by 2035
• Vogel Business Media China Huaneng, Peabody and Calera to Pursue Clean Coal Project
• Vogel Business Medis China Huaneng, Peabody and Calera to Pursue Clean Coal Project

CPC_Drought_Media

• China Dialogue Drying up the Han
• Circle of Blue Drought in South China is Worst in Decades
• Circle of Blue The Stream, February 9: Drought in China
• English.Xinhuanet.com Wildlife suffer water shortages amid drought in southwest China
• Foreign Policy China’s Water Grab
• Inter Press Service News Agency Record Drought Exposes Water Woes
• Nature News China drought highlights future climate threats
• Peoples Daily Online Drought and warmer weather threaten wheat and water supplies
• Peoples Daily Online Drought and warmer weather threaten wheat and water supplies
• Reuters Africa Drought affecting more than 2 million people in China
• The Associated Press Drought affects 6 million in southern China
• The Hindu In China, drought brings focus on water, food security
• The Wall Street Journal/ Asia Beijing Turns Attention to Worsening Drought
• Time Magazine Drought Throws Cold Water on Yunnans Water Festival
• Xinhua News Agency China donates drillers, trucks to help Bolivia fight drought

CPC_Economics_Media

• Council on Foreign Affairs China’s Economy and the Water Crisis—A Fresh Take
• Reuters Analysis: Flood of money needed to fix China’s water woes
• Reuters China to spend $301 billion on water projects
• Treehugger China Spending $30 Billion on Water Conservation Next Year
• Xinhua News Agency China’s spending on water conservation doubles during 11th Five-Year Plan

CPC_Energy_Institute_u.s

• CSRWire Choke Point: China – Confronting Water Scarcity and Energy Demand in the World’s Fastest Growing Industrial Economy
• Post Carbon Institute The peak oil crisis: China’s latest drought

CPC_Energy_Media

• Bloomberg China Hydropower Dams in Mekong River Give Shocks to 60 Million
• China Dialogue Reining in China’s energy targets
• Circle of Blue Choke Point: China—Confronting Water Scarcity and Energy Demand in the World’s Largest Country
• Circle of Blue New Wind and Solar Sectors Won’t Solve China’s Water Scarcity
• Circle of Blue Water Rights Transfers and High-Tech Power Plants Hold off Energy-Water Clash in Northern China
• Circle of Blue Memo to Hu and Obama: Water and Energy Choke Points Merit Time at the China-U.S. Summit
• Huffpost Green Choke Point: China — Escalating Confrontation Between Water Scarcity and Energy Demand Has Global Implications
• The Globe and Mail The energy bridge to China

CPC_Environmental_Health_Institute

• China Environment Forum, Western Kentucky University Environmental Health Challenges in Xinjiang
• China Environment Forum, Western Kentucky University Positive Spillover? Impact of the Songhua River Benzene Incident on China’ s Environmental Policy
• China Environment Forum, Western Kentucky University Environmental and Health Threats from Cement Production in China (August 2007)
• Development Research Group, World Bank Addressing China’s Growing Water Shortages and Associated Social and Environmental Consequences

CPC_Flooding_Media

• BBC News Asia-Pacific Troops in China blast a dam to release flood water
• Bloomberg Three Gorges Dam Braces for Surge of Water on Yangtze as Floods Continue
• Circle of Blue Flooding Tests Three Gorges Dam, Pollutes Songhua River in China
• Cricle of Blue Flooding Inundates Southern China
• Global Times China allocates 8 bln yuan to fight flooding of smaller rivers
• Guardian.co.uk China flooding causes worst death toll in decade
• Guardian.co.uk China devastated by floods
• Irishtimes.com China halts shipping through Yangtze dam as water level rises
• Reuters Floods cut water supply to 300,000 in NE China
• Reuters Canada China to start draining dam that threatens city
• Reuters US China says waters on North Korean border surge

CPC_Green_Energy_Institute

• China Environment Forum (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars) Making Green from Green – How Improving the Environmental Performance of Supply Chains Can Be a Win-Win for China and the World
• China Environment Forum (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars) Solar Technology and Markets: Illuminating the Prospects for China and the U.S.
• China Environment Forum, Western Kentucky University Taihu: Green Wash or Green Clean?
• China Environment Forum, Western Kentucky University Boomtown Energy Drain: Promoting Energy Efficiency in China’s Buildings
• China Environment Forum, Western Kentucky University Implementation of Biogas Digestion to Clean up China’s Livestock Industry and Provide Rural Energy (July 2008)
• The Pew Charitable Trust Who’s Winning The Clean Energy Race? Growth, Competition, and Opportunities in the World’s Largest Economies.

CPC_Green_Energy_Media

• Business Green China aims to increase hydropower 50 per cent by 2015
• Circle of Blue China Looks to Increase Hydropower to Meet Clean Energy Goals
• Economic Observer Making Up for Lost Time: China’s Hydropower Push
• Green Prophet Israel’s IDE Uses Waste Heat in China for “Greenerâ€� Desalinated Water
• Impact Lab China’s New Method to Mass Produce Light Water
• Reuters U.S. brings green power execs to red China
• The Thrid Pole Cascade effect
• World Watch Beyond the Numbers: A Closer Look at China’s Wind Power Success
• Xinhua News Agency China invites tenders for first solar thermal power project

CPC_Karst

• Circle of Blue Hidden Waters, Dragons in the Deep: The Freshwater Crisis in China’s Karst Regions
• Circle of Blue Karst Landscapes in China, Across the Continents
• Circle of Blue Hidden Waters, Dragons in the Deep: The Freshwater Crisis in China’s Karst Regions
• Circle of Blue ‘Romeo and Juliet’ of China Captured in Karst
• Circle of Blue Karst Landscapes in China, Across the Continents
• Circle of Blue China Karst | Slideshow

CPC_Media

• Circle of Blue Memo to Hu and Obama: Water and Energy Choke Points Merit Time at the China-U.S. Summit
• CSRWire Choke Point: China – Confronting Water Scarcity and Energy Demand in the World’s Fastest Growing Industrial Economy
• CSRWire A Dry and Anxious North Awaits China’s Giant Water Transport Scheme
• Guardian.co.uk Canada looks to China to exploit oil sands rejected by US
• Inter Press Service News Agency China Goes for Friendly Giant Role in Mekong
• The Daily Dish Chinas Water Problem (Febuary 2011)
• Xinhua News Agency China to undertake first inland underwater archaeology project

CPC_Policy_Institute

• Asian Development Bank An Eco-Compensation Policy Framework for the People’s Republic of China
• China Environment Forum, Western Kentucky University Highlights of Water Pollution Control Laws and Regulations in China
• China Science Center of International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, China Association of Mayors, and UN-Habitat. The State of Chinas Cities
• The World Bank: Environment & Social Development – East Asia & Pacific Region China: Water Quality Management – Policy and Institutional Considerations (September 2006)

CPC_Policy_Media

• Guardian.co.uk China faces tough choices on water
• Guardian.co.uk China faces tough choices on water
• Nature News China’s water crisis needs more than words
• Nepal Republic Media Call to promote Bhotekoshi River
• Reuters China’s Chongqing Water to launch mainland IPO
• Reuters China expands pollutants list, sets 2011 target
• Treehugger China Spending $30 Billion on Water Conservation Next Year
• Wall Street Journal, China Realtime Report Women Stand For Water Conservation

CPC_Statistics

• National Bureau of Statistics China Statistical Yearbook 2005
• National Bureau of Statistics of China China Statistical Yearbook 2006
• National Bureau of Statistics of China China Statistical Yearbook 2007
• National Bureau of Statistics of China China Statistical Yearbook 2008
• National Bureau of Statistics of China China Statistical Yearbook 2009

CPC_Urban_Development_Institute

• China Environment Forum, Western Kentucky University China’s Power in Wastewater, (January 2009)
• McKinsey Global Institute Preparing for Chinas Urban Billion

CPC_Urban_Development_Media

• Associated Press In epic projects, the U.S. is no longer a leader
• Circle of Blue More People, More Problems — Water Challenges with Chinese Urbanization
• Huffpost Green Tianjin Eco-City In China: The Future Of Urban Development? (PICTURES)
• Reuters China to spend $301 billion on water projects
• World Business on MSNBC.com, Associated Press In epic projects, the U.S. is no longer a leader

CPC_Water_Pollution_Institute

• China Environment Forum, Western Kentucky University Quest for Clean Water China’s Newly Amended Water Pollution Control Law (January 2009)
• China Environmental Forum-Western Kentucky University Chinas Water Quality Calamities

CPC_Water_Pollution_Media

• Circle of Blue WaterViews | China
• Circle of Blue China’s Dirty Water Leads to Protests, Some Reform
• Circle of Blue China’s Oil Spill Threatens International Waters
• Circle of Blue Flooding Tests Three Gorges Dam, Pollutes Songhua River in China
• Circle of Blue Tracing Kunming, China’s Freshwater Hazards
• Greenpeace The dirty secret behind jeans and bras
• Greenpeace The dirty secret behind jeans and bras
• Guardian.co.uk China launches armada to head off algae plume
• Guardian.co.uk China’s worst-ever oil spill threatens wildlife as volunteers assist in clean-up
• Latest China/ China News Oil spill pollutes tributary of China’s Yellow River
• Reuters Three Gorges pollution prevention stalled
• Reuters China’s environmental protection agency has vowed to curb heavy metal pollution in a bid to cut widespread industrial contaminants like lead that have poisoned children and sparked protests.
• Reuters Africa Pollution makes quarter of China water unusable-ministry
• Reuters US China’s Zijin fined $1.4 million for toxic leaks
• Reuters.co.uk Pollution means China’s thirst can’t be quenched – no matter what is spent
• Terra Daily Mountains of trash fished from China’s Three Gorges Dam
• The Australian Spill puts China water supplies at risk
• Tree Hugger How Electronics Companies Can Slow China’s Water Pollution
• Treehugger How Electronics Companies Can Slow China’s Water Pollution

CPC_Water_Scarcity_Media

• Circle of Blue Choke Point: China—Confronting Water Scarcity and Energy Demand in the World’s Largest Country
• Circle of Blue New Wind and Solar Sectors Won’t Solve China’s Water Scarcity
• Circle of Blue The Stream, March 1: What’s Choking China’s Growth?
• Circle of Blue Water Rights Transfers and High-Tech Power Plants Hold off Energy-Water Clash in Northern China
• CNN World Water shortages reach crisis levels in China
• Council on Foreign Affairs China’s Economy and the Water Crisis—A Fresh Take
• CSRWire Choke Point: China – Confronting Water Scarcity and Energy Demand in the World’s Fastest Growing Industrial Economy
• CSRWire New Wind and Solar Sectors Won’t Solve China’s Water Scarcity
• Guardian.co.uk Can the sea solve China’s water crisis?
• Guardian.co.uk Can the sea solve China’s water crisis?
• Huffpost Green Choke Point: China — Escalating Confrontation Between Water Scarcity and Energy Demand Has Global Implications
• International Food Policy Research Institute Washington D.C Yellow River Basin Water Accounting
• Journal Sentinel Capturing China’s water needs
• Journal Sentinial Capturing China’s water needs
• Reuters US Water cut to north China city after chemical spill
• Syfy News Millions facing water shortage in China
• Xinhua News Agency China to launch strict water protection measures, fight shortages: minister
• Xinhua News Agency Artificial rain made in E China to ease water shortage

CPC_Water_Transfer_Institute

• China Environment Forum (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars) Quenching the Dragon’s Thirst The South-North Water Transfer Project—Old Plumbing for New China?
• China Pipeline Map South-North Water Transfer

CPC_Water_Transfer_Media

• Between the Poles Large Water Diversion Projects, Environmental Impact and Convergence
• Business Standard China project to impact Brahmaputra water flow
• Business Standard China project to impact Brahmaputra water flow: NGO
• China Daily Nujiang hydro project back on agenda
• China Water Water transfer system to end Xinjiang drought
• China Xinjiang Is water pipeline project merely a pipe dream?
• China XinJiang Is water pipeline project merely a pipe dream?
• Circle of Blue A Dry and Anxious North Awaits China’s Giant, Unproven Water Transport Scheme
• Circle or Blue China May Relocate 300,000 from Three Gorges Region
• Guardian.co.uk Three Gorges dam faces major flood test
• Guardian.co.uk China’s dam-building will cause more problems than it solves
• International Rivers New Chinese Dam Project Fuels Ethnic Conflict in Sudan
• International Rivers New Chinese Dam Project Fuels Ethnic Conflict in Sudan
• Treehugger China’s Massive, but Unproven, Water Transit Scheme Has Some Worried

Desalination

• Design Technology & Irrigation ltd DTI-r has “developed a subsurface Irrigation technology which allows the use of brackish / salted water without the need for either expensive purification or fine filtering before irrigating plants / crops and trees.”
• International Desalination Association The leading global organization dedicated to desalination, desalination technology and water reuse. With more than 2,000 members from 58 countries, IDA is the hub of expertise, news and information, and professional development for the worldwide desalinat

Economics

• Aguanomics Blog about the economics of water
• Water Online: Digital Marketplace for the water, wastewater, and stormwater industries

Energy-Government

• Congressional Research Service Energy Policy Act of 2005: Summary and Analysis of Enacted Provisions (2006)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Demands on Water Resources: Report to Congress on the Interdependency of Energy and Water (December 2006)
• US Energy Information Administration (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2010
• US Energy Information Administration (EIA) Annual Energy Review (AER) (2008)

For-Profit

• Celsias Celsias.com helps individuals, companies and organisations do practical things to combat climate change.
• Design Technology & Irrigation ltd DTI-r has “developed a subsurface Irrigation technology which allows the use of brackish / salted water without the need for either expensive purification or fine filtering before irrigating plants / crops and trees.”

Global Water News

• AWWA – Streamlines Water news, advancements, and practice — consolidating MainStream and Waterweek
• Brown and Caldwell Water News Brown and Caldwell Water News bring the latest online water-related stories to your desktop, laptop or smart phone.
• Circle of Blue Twitter Feed A complete micro-news feed with links to relevant water stories from around the world.
• Earthweek – A Diary of the Planet
• Global Water Network The Global Water Network is a comprehensive resource to raise awareness about water issues and to raise funds to help build water and sanitation projects where they are needed most.
• Google Directory – Science > Environment > Water Resources
• Google News: Water Daily Water News from Google
• International Association of Environmental Hydrology The International Association for Environmental Hydrology is a worldwide association for hydrology and the environment, dedicated to cleanup of fresh water resources. IAEH publishes the Journal of Environmental Hydrology, Hydrology News, and the HydroKit
• Qiosk Waste Water News WaterQiosk, is a resource for Water and Waste Water professionals that aggregates news and magazine content from every major Water and Waste Water industry publication.
• Qiosk Water News WaterQiosk, is a resource for Water and Waste Water professionals that aggregates news and magazine content from every major Water and Waste Water industry publication.
• Reuters: Water Reuters Daily Water News
• The World’s Water Worldwater.org is dedicated to providing information and resources to help protect and preserve freshwater around the globe.
• United Nations — Climate Change: Coping with the Humanitarian Impact We the peoples of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and * to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of
• US Water News Home Page
• Water Information Center Its purpose is to assist the work of water scientists, engineers, managers, policymakers, and students throughout the world. Our mission is to share our body of work in the field of water science and technology to be as helpful as possible to those abroad
• Water Technology Water Technology provides the latest in news, views and project information from the water industry internationally, covering industrial and municipal wastewater treatment and water supply and transmission.
• Water World Newsletter From the editors of WaterWorld, Industrial WaterWorld, and Water & Wastewater International
• WaterWebster The mission of WaterWebster.org is to provide safe drinking water and wastewater news, research and information free of charge to anyone who needs it, anywhere in the world.
• WaterWorld
• World Water Day Website The United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March of each year as the World Day for Water by adopting a resolution.
• World Water Organization The World Water Organization (WWO) is a not-for-profit institution made up of concerned people from international organizations, governments, NGOs, academic institutions, and corporations – a multifaceted global movement that stimulates substantive disc

Government / Government Agencies

• Bureau of Reclamation: Water Operations Established in 1902, the Bureau of Reclamation is best known for the dams, powerplants, and canals it constructed in the 17 western states.
• CIA – The World Factbook
• NASA Images Since its inception in 1958, NASA has accomplished many great scientific and technological feats in air and space. NASA technology also has been adapted for many nonaerospace uses by the private sector.
• U.S. Geological Survey As an unbiased, multi-disciplinary science organization that focuses on biology, geography, geology, geospatial information, and water, we are dedicated to the timely, relevant, and impartial study of the landscape, our natural resources, and the natural
• United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA’s mission is to protect human health and the environment.
• Water Law Summaries

Himalayas

• Asia Society Asia’s Next Challenge: Securing the Region’s Water Future
• Asia Times
• Associated Press of Pakistan
• Channel News Asia
• China Daily
• Daily Times Your Right to Know: A New Voice for Pakistan
• David Brashear, Asia Society Museum Rivers of Ice: Vanishing Glaciers of the Greater Himalayas
• DAWN
• Dr. Ravinder Kumar: Case Study Climate Change and its impact on Himalayan Glaciers
• Gulf News
• Himalayas – Wikipedia Entry From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Hindustan India
• HindustanTimes India
• Indian Express
• Indian Ministry of Urban Development India’s National Urban Sanitation Policy Ranks Cties on Basis of 19 Factors
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): Fourth Assessment Report Assessment of climate change on globe: physical science; impact, adaptation and vulnerability; mitigation
• International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Formation of Glacial Lakes in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas and GLOF Risk Assessment
• International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Impact of Climate Change on Himalayan Glaciers and Glacial Lakes: Case Studies on GLOF and Associated Hazards in Nepal and Bhutan
• International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Climate Change: Impact on Agriculture and Costs of Adaptation
• International Water Management Institute India’s River Linking Project: The State of the Debate Surrounding Proposal to Inter-link All Rivers
• Kuensel Online Bhutan
• Outlook India
• Pacific Institute/United Nations Environment Program (UNEP Understanding and Reducing the Risks of Climate Change for Transboundary Waters
• Press Trust of India
• Sify News India
• The Assam Tribune India
• The Daily Star Bangladesh
• The Hindu India’s National Newspaper
• The Nation Pakistan
• The National Abu Dhabi
• The Times of India
• The World Bank: East Asia and Pacific Region Addressing Water Scarcity in China
• The World Bank: South Asia Indus Water Treaty
• U.S. Department of State Pakistan Assistance Strategy Report
• United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Environmental News on Glaciers and Himalayas
• United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Monitoring and Early Warning System
• United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health Sanitation as a Key to Global Health: Voices from the Field
• University College and King’s College, London The Waters of the Third Pole: Sources of Threat, Sources of Survival
• World Health Organization (WHO) Indian Sanitation and Drinking Water Statistics and Trends
• World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) Mekong Dolphins on the Brink of Extinction
• World Wildlife Foundation (WWF): Living Himalayas Initiative The Cost of Climate Change: The Story of Thorthormi Glacial Lake in Bhutan
• XinhuaNews China

Himalayas-Regional News

• Asia Times
• Associated Press of Pakistan
• Channel News Asia
• Daily Times Your Right to Know: A New Voice for Pakistan
• DAWN
• Gulf News
• Hindustan India
• HindustanTimes India
• Indian Express
• Kuensel Online Bhutan
• Outlook India
• Press Trust of India
• Sify News India
• The Assam Tribune India
• The Daily Star Bangladesh
• The Hindu India’s National Newspaper
• The Nation Pakistan
• The National Abu Dhabi
• The Times of India
• United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Environmental News on Glaciers and Himalayas
• XinhuaNews China

Himalyas-Reports

• Asia Society Asia’s Next Challenge: Securing the Region’s Water Future
• China Daily
• David Brashear, Asia Society Museum Rivers of Ice: Vanishing Glaciers of the Greater Himalayas
• Dr. Ravinder Kumar: Case Study Climate Change and its impact on Himalayan Glaciers
• Indian Ministry of Urban Development India’s National Urban Sanitation Policy Ranks Cties on Basis of 19 Factors
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): Fourth Assessment Report Assessment of climate change on globe: physical science; impact, adaptation and vulnerability; mitigation
• International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Formation of Glacial Lakes in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas and GLOF Risk Assessment
• International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Impact of Climate Change on Himalayan Glaciers and Glacial Lakes: Case Studies on GLOF and Associated Hazards in Nepal and Bhutan
• International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Climate Change: Impact on Agriculture and Costs of Adaptation
• International Water Management Institute India’s River Linking Project: The State of the Debate Surrounding Proposal to Inter-link All Rivers
• Pacific Institute/United Nations Environment Program (UNEP Understanding and Reducing the Risks of Climate Change for Transboundary Waters
• The World Bank: East Asia and Pacific Region Addressing Water Scarcity in China
• The World Bank: South Asia Indus Water Treaty
• U.S. Department of State Pakistan Assistance Strategy Report
• United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Monitoring and Early Warning System
• United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health Sanitation as a Key to Global Health: Voices from the Field
• University College and King’s College, London The Waters of the Third Pole: Sources of Threat, Sources of Survival
• World Health Organization (WHO) Indian Sanitation and Drinking Water Statistics and Trends
• World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) Mekong Dolphins on the Brink of Extinction
• World Wildlife Foundation (WWF): Living Himalayas Initiative The Cost of Climate Change: The Story of Thorthormi Glacial Lake in Bhutan

Hydropower-Government

• Bonneville Power Administration Federal Columbia River Power System
• Energy Information Administration (EIA) Energy Consumption and Renewable Energy Development Potential on Indian Lands (April 2000)
• Energy Information Administration (EIA) Table of Net Generation from Hydroelectric Power by State by Sector (Year-to-Date through July 2010 and 2009; as of October 14, 2010)
• Energy Information Administration (EIA) Table of Renewable Energy Consumption by Energy Use Sector and Energy Source
• Energy Information Administration (EIA) Table of Renewable Energy Consumption by Energy Use Sector and Energy Source (2004-2008)
• Energy Information Administration (EIA) Table of Renewable Energy Consumption for Electricity Generation by Energy Use Sector and Energy Source (2004-2008)
• Energy Information Administration (EIA) Table of Electricity Net Generation From Renewable Energy by Energy Use Sector and Energy Source (2004-2008)
• Energy Information Administration (EIA) Table of U.S. Electric Net Summer Capacity (2004-2008)
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory – Renewable Energy Products Department U.S. Hydropower Resource Assessment Final Report (December 1998)
• U.S. Congress Bill (written by members of Nevada Congressional Delegation) Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2010: Delivering Clean Renewable Hydropower to Southwest States and Cities – Fact Sheet
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy – Wind and Hydropower Technologies Feasibility Assessment of the Water Energy Resources of the United States for New Low Power and Small Hydro Classes of Hydroelectric Plants (January 2006)
• U.S. Department of Energy – Western Area Power Administration Serving the West with Federal Hydropower
• U.S. Department of the Interior – Bureau of Reclamation Hydroelectric Power: Managing Water in the West
• U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of the Army, and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Potential Hydroelectric Development at Existing Federal Facilities: For Section 1834 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (May 2007)
• Western Area Power Administration Harnessing Hydropower

Hydropower-Institutions

• Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE) – NC Solar Center and Interstate Renewable Energy Council Interactive Map of Comprehensive Information on State, Local, Utility and Federal Incentives to Promote Renewable Energy and Efficiency.
• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Assessment of Waterpower Potential and Development Needs (March 2007)
• Pew Center on Global Climate Change Climate Tech Book – Hydropower Fact Sheet (October 2009)

Hydropower-Media

• IEEE Spectrum (Magazine of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) The Future of Hydropower (June 2010)
• The Wall Street Journal Water Surge: Hydropower, once shunned because of environmental concerns, is making a comeback (September 13, 2010)

Links

• Alberta Energy – Oil Sands Overview Resource Canada’s Provincial Government Oversight Agency For Tar Sands Development
• Alliance for Water Efficiency
• Arid Lands Institute Water scarcity is both the history and the future of the American West. Re-thinking water use, particularly in the face of climate change, will be central to the region’s survival. The work exceeds the grasp of a single discipline, and touches all dimen
• Bonneville Power Administration Federal Columbia River Power System
• Boston University" Department of Geography and Environment, Western Resource Advocates An Assessment of the Energy Return on Investment (EROI) of Oil Shale Final Report (June 2010)
• China Environment Forum
• Circle of Blue
• Development Blog
• Documentation
• Ethical Funds Company The Role of Investors in Mitigating Risk in the Oil Sands (September 2008)
• Food & Water Watch
• Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory – Renewable Energy Products Department U.S. Hydropower Resource Assessment Final Report (December 1998)
• Munk Center For International Studies How The Oil Sands Got To The Great Lakes Basin (2008 Report)
• Oil Sands Truth – Resource Mapping Tar Sands Development
• Pacific Institute Peak Water Chapter, The World
• Plugins
• Ripples in the Water
• Suggest Ideas
• Support Forum
• Sustainable Business – Lawsuit Filed Tp Stop Utah Tar Sands Development
• The Atlantic July 13, 2010
• The Times of India
• The World’s Water
• Themes
• TreeHugger China’s Water Plight: Confronting Water Scarcity and Energy Demand in the World’s Largest Country (2.16.11)
• Water and Conflict Bibliography
• Water For The Ages
• Waterblogged
• WaterWired
• WordPress Planet
• World Water Day
• Worldwatch Institute Good Across The Landscape Primer on Tar Sands Development
• Yale Environment 360 Natural Gas as Panacea: Dubious Path To Green Future (June 28, 2010)

Natural Gas-Academic

• Environmental Health Perspectives, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences EPA Tackles Fracking (Volume 118, No. 5, May 2010)
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative (MIT EI) The Future of Natural Gas: An Interdiscipinary MIT Study (2010)
• Texas A&M University, Global Petroleum Institute, Texas Water Resources Institute – David B. Burnett Potential for Beneficial Use of Oil and Gas Produced Water

Natural Gas-Government

• Argonne National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Final Report: Water Management Technologies Used by Marcellus Shale Gas Producers (July 2010)
• Argonne National Laboratory: prepared for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) A White Paper Describing Water from Production of Crude oil, Natural Gas, and Coal Bed Methane (January 2004)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Demands on Water Resources: Report to Congress on the Interdependency of Energy and Water (December 2006)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) – Office of Fossil Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Modern Shale Gas Development in the United States: A Primer (April 2009)
• U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Statistics and Analysis on Natural Gas
• U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2010
• U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Office of Oil and Gas Natural Gas Year-In-Review 2006 (March 2007)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Underground Injection Control Program: List of Resources and PDFs

Natural Gas-Institutions

• Environment America Research & Policy Center Toxic Chemicals on Tap: How Natural Gas Drilling Threatens Drinking Water (November 2009)
• Louisiana Oil and Gas Association Successes in Shale to be Shared (September 2010)
• Natural Gas Supply Association and ICF International U.S. Natural Gas Production and Supply Outlook for Winter 2010-2011 (September 2010)
• Oil and Gas Accountability Project Our Drinking Water at Risk: What EPA and the Oil and Gas Industry Don’t Want Us to know About Hydraulic Fracturing (2005)
• Pennsylvania Land Trust Association Marcellus Shale Drillers in Pennsylvania Amass 1435 Violations in 2.5 Years (August 2010)
• Worldwatch Institute: Natural Gas and Sustainable Energy Initiative Addressing the Environmental Risks from Shale Gas Development (Briefing Paper: July 2010)

Natural Gas-Media

• Bury Coal (Blog) Hydraulic Fracturing and Unconventional Gas (April 19, 2010)
• Reuters New York Senate Passes Gas Drilling Moratorium (August 4, 2010)
• Scientific American With Natural Gas Drilling Boom, Pennsylvania Faces Flood of Wastewater (October 5, 2009)
• The New York Times Where Water Trumps Energy (Editorial: October 15, 2008)
• Yale Environment 360 Natural Gas as Panacea: Dubious Path To Green Future (June 28, 2010)

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

• Carbon Disclosure Project The Carbon Disclosure Project is an independent not-for-profit organization holding the largest database of primary corporate climate change information in the world.
• Center for Strategic & International Studies CSIS provides strategic insights and policy solutions to decision makers in government, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society.
• LAUNCH.org Launch is a global initiative to identify and support the innovative work poised to contribute to a sustainable future and excellerate solutions to meet urgent challenges facing our society.
• United Nations — Climate Change: Coping with the Humanitarian Impact We the peoples of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and * to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of
• World Water Day Website The United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March of each year as the World Day for Water by adopting a resolution.

Oil - Institutions

• American Petroleum Institute Laboratory Analysis of Petroleum Industry Wastewaters: Arranging for Analysis and Understanding Laboratory Reports (December 1999)
• American Petroleum Institute Analytical Detection and Quantification Limits: A Survey of State and Federal Approaches (June 2002)
• American Petroleum Institute Oil Spills in Navigable Waters (2009)
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) The Battle For Oil and Water (July 13, 2007)
• CERES New Report Report Warns Businesses About Growing Water Scarcity From Climate Change, February 2009
• International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA) Water Resource Management in the Petroleum Industry (2005)
• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Dr. Peter Gleick and Meena Palaniappan Peak Water Limits to Freshwater Withdrawal and Use (April 2010)
• Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) On The Verge of New Water Scarcity: A Call for Governance and Human Ingenuity (March 2007)

Oil - Media

• Carpe Diem: Professor Mark J. Perry's Blog for Economics and Finance Record High North Dakota Oil Production in May (July 14, 2010)
• Casper Star Tribune Wyoming Residents Told What To Expect If Niobrara Oil Play Becomes Boom (September 2, 2010)
• Heat USA Water Scarcity Major Obstacle to Oil Shale Development in the West (June 12, 2009)
• MoneyEnergy Turning Oil Into Water: The Middle Eastern Resource Accident Waiting To Happen? (July 10, 2009)
• The New York Times Water Scarcity and the Western Oil Shales (September 9, 2009)

Oil- Academic

• Illinois Humanities Council All’s Fair in Oil and Water: Conflicts, Compromises, and Compacts – Web Resources Data Base
• Pacific Institute Peak Water Talk: Keynote Address, Utah American Planning Association Annual Conference (November 6, 2008)
• Pacific Institute: Dr. Peter Gleick and Meena Palaniappan Peak Water Chapter from “The World’s Water” (2008-2009)
• Texas A&M University, Global Petroleum Institute, Texas Water Resources Institute – David B. Burnett Potential for Beneficial Use of Oil and Gas Produced Water
• Texas A&M University, Global Petroleum Institute, Texas Water Resources Institute – David B. Burnett Potential for Beneficial Use of Oil and Gas Produced Water
• Washburn Law Journal – Professor Robert E. Southern Illinois University Law School. Oil and Gas Development and Production: Will Water Control What Energy We Have? (Volume 49, May 2010)
• Western Colorado Congress, Western Resource Advocates, Colorado Environmental Coalition, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), The Wilderness Society, Wilderness Workshop Oil Shale Development Will Threaten Water Supplies: BLM & Industry Need to Make Full Water Impacts Public (June 2007)

Oil-Government

• Argonne National Laboratory, Energy Systems Division: prepared for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Consumptive Water Use in the Production of Ethanol and Petroleum Gasoline (January 2009)
• Argonne National Laboratory, Environmental Science Division: prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Issues Associated with Heavy Oil Production (2008)
• Argonne National Laboratory, Environmental Science Division: prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Produced Water Volumes and Management Practices in the United States (2009)
• Argonne National Laboratory: prepared for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) A White Paper Describing Water from Production of Crude oil, Natural Gas, and Coal Bed Methane (January 2004)
• Sandia National Laboratories Overview of Energy-Water Interdependencies and the Emerging Energy Demands on Water Resources (March 2007)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Demands on Water Resources: Report to Congress on the Interdependency of Energy and Water (December 2006)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Emerging Issues for Fossil Energy and Water: Investigation of Water Issues Related to Coal Mining, Coal to Liquids, Oil Shale, and Carbon Capture and Sequestration (June 2006)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): Office of Energy-Water RD&D Programs, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Addressing the Critical Link Between Fossil Energy and Water (October 2005)

Reign of Sand

• Asia Society-China Green multimedia enterprise documenting China’s environmental issues
• China Foundation for Desertification Control
• China Meteorological Administration
• China's Growing Sands- Sean Gallagher for Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting multimedia report on desertification
• FAO: Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands
• Global Environment Facility documents on desertification
• International Fund for Agriculture Development- Desertification
• Ministry of Environmental Protection: The People's Republic of China
• United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Reign of Sand-Regional News

• China Daily news website
• China Dialogue information and debate about environmental issues
• China Digital Times Bilingual news website covering China
• China.org.cn China news
• XinhuaNews

Reign of Sand-Reports

• China Environment Forum:Desertification and Environmental Health Trends in China Project Research Brief
• Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Desertification Project in China
• United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction: Drought, Desertification, and Water Scarcity 2007 report
• United Nations:Assessment of Progress on Mitigating and Reversing Desertification and Land Degradation Processes,and Implications for Land Mangement in the Changing Context of the ESCAP Region with Special Reference to Asia Pacific Countries

Renewable Energy

• International Hydropower Association The International Hydropower Association (IHA) addresses the role of hydropower in meeting the world’s growing water and energy needs as a clean, renewable and sustainable technology.
• Pacific Institute: Topics – Global Water Crisis The Pacific Institute envisions a world where the basic needs of all people are met, where resources are managed sustainably and the natural world protected, and where conflicts over resources are resolved in a peaceful and democratic fashion.

Research | Journalism

• Aquafornia Aquafornia’s mission is to educate readers about the complex and often controversial issues surrounding water in California.
• Carbon Disclosure Project The Carbon Disclosure Project is an independent not-for-profit organization holding the largest database of primary corporate climate change information in the world.
• Circle of Blue Twitter Feed A complete micro-news feed with links to relevant water stories from around the world.
• Global Water Network The Global Water Network is a comprehensive resource to raise awareness about water issues and to raise funds to help build water and sanitation projects where they are needed most.
• Google Directory – Science > Environment > Water Resources
• International Association of Environmental Hydrology The International Association for Environmental Hydrology is a worldwide association for hydrology and the environment, dedicated to cleanup of fresh water resources. IAEH publishes the Journal of Environmental Hydrology, Hydrology News, and the HydroKit
• International Desalination Association The leading global organization dedicated to desalination, desalination technology and water reuse. With more than 2,000 members from 58 countries, IDA is the hub of expertise, news and information, and professional development for the worldwide desalinat
• LAUNCH.org Launch is a global initiative to identify and support the innovative work poised to contribute to a sustainable future and excellerate solutions to meet urgent challenges facing our society.
• NASA Images Since its inception in 1958, NASA has accomplished many great scientific and technological feats in air and space. NASA technology also has been adapted for many nonaerospace uses by the private sector.
• National Water Research Institute NWRI was established in 1991 to address water supply and quality challenges facing our nation through cooperative research efforts. Our mission is to create new sources of water through research and technology and to protect the freshwater and marine envi
• Pacific Institute: Topics – Global Water Crisis The Pacific Institute envisions a world where the basic needs of all people are met, where resources are managed sustainably and the natural world protected, and where conflicts over resources are resolved in a peaceful and democratic fashion.
• SAHRA News Watch Research, News Aggregate Site
• Society of Environmental Journalists – resources The Society of Environmental Journalist’s archive of more than 1,500 environmental web links
• The World’s Water Worldwater.org is dedicated to providing information and resources to help protect and preserve freshwater around the globe.
• United Nations — Climate Change: Coping with the Humanitarian Impact We the peoples of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and * to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of
• Water World Newsletter From the editors of WaterWorld, Industrial WaterWorld, and Water & Wastewater International
• WaterPolicy.net The Committee for a National Water Policy is a network of public officials officials, policy advocates, research scientists, and supporters of a comprehensive integrated water policy for the United States.
• World Water Organization The World Water Organization (WWO) is a not-for-profit institution made up of concerned people from international organizations, governments, NGOs, academic institutions, and corporations – a multifaceted global movement that stimulates substantive disc

Science

• Circle of Blue Twitter Feed A complete micro-news feed with links to relevant water stories from around the world.
• International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Formation of Glacial Lakes in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas and GLOF Risk Assessment.
• International Hydropower Association The International Hydropower Association (IHA) addresses the role of hydropower in meeting the world’s growing water and energy needs as a clean, renewable and sustainable technology.
• LAUNCH.org Launch is a global initiative to identify and support the innovative work poised to contribute to a sustainable future and excellerate solutions to meet urgent challenges facing our society.
• World Water Day Website The United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March of each year as the World Day for Water by adopting a resolution.

Social Media

• Circle of Blue Twitter Feed A complete micro-news feed with links to relevant water stories from around the world.
• Mouth to Source – A 360-degree River Network and Community An online community of upstream and downstream navigation along all the rivers, canals and watercourses of the Earth.

Solar - Institutions

• Basin and Range Watch Non-profit Oversight Group
• Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) Concentrated Solar Power: Fact Sheet (2009)
• International Energy Agency (IEA) Renewable Energy Essentials: Concentrating Solar Thermal Power (2009)
• NRDC Switchboard At the Confluence of Water Use and Energy Production
• Solar Thermal World Solar Trade Association
• The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) Concentrating Solar Power Now: Clean Energy for Sustainable Development

Solar-Academic

• Holly Campbell, Abby P. Metzger, Deidra Spencer, Stacey Miller and Erika Allen Wolters Here Comes the Sun: Solar Thermal in the Mojave Desert—Carbon Reduction or Loss of Sequestration? (2009)
• Joe Gelt, Arizona Water Resource: The University of Arizona Clean, Green Solar Power Falls Short in Achieving Water Efficiency (2008)
• Martin Pasqualetti and Scott Kelley, Arizona Water Institute The Water Costs of Electricity in Arizona
• Theocharis Tsoutsos, Niki Frantzeskaki, and Vassilis Gekas- Energy Policy 33 Environmental Impacts From the Solar Energy Technologies (2005)

Solar-Government

• California Energy Commission Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System
• California Energy Commission Ivanpah Solar Electric Genreating System: Presiding Member’s Proposed Decision (2010)
• Energy Information Administration Electric Power Monthly Report
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Fuel from the Sky: Solar Power’s Potential for Western Energy Supply (2002)
• Nicole T. Carter and Richard Campbell, Congressional Research Service Water Issues of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Electricity in the U.S. Southwest (2009)
• Office of Senator Jon Kyl, Arizona Water Policy Considerations, Deploying Solar Power in the State of Arizona: A Brief Overview of the Solar-Water Nexus (2010)
• Senator John Kyl Report on Water Use By Solar Thermal Plants
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Concentrating Solar Power Commercial Application Study: Reducing Water Consumption of Concentrating Solar Power Electricity Generation: Report to Congress
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Demands on Water Resources: Report to Congress on the Interdependency of Energy and Water (December 2006)
• U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Electric Power Annual Summary Statistics (2008)

Solar-Media

• Ecologist Solar Power – The Hidden Threat to Water Supplies, August 18, 2010
• GreenTech Media Solar Reserve’s Salty Solution
• Industrial Fuels and Power Complex Relationship Between Power and Water, April 15, 2010
• SolarReport Solar News
• SunPluggers Home and Business Solar News
• The Arizona Republic Solar Power Water Supply Worries, January 17, 2010
• The New York Times Alternative Energy Projects Stumble on a Need for Water (September 29, 2009)
• YubaNet California Energy Commission Approves First Solar plant

Tar Sands - Academic

• Energy Alberta Annual Water Withdrawals For Tar Sands Production (2008)
• Environmental Defense Fund and University of Texas at Austin Energy-Water Nexus in Texas (2009)
• University of Toronto: Munk Centre for International Studies How The Oil Sands Got To The Great Lakes Basin: Pipelines, Refineries and Emissions to Air and Water (October 2008)
• Western Colorado Congress, Western Resource Advocates, Colorado Environmental Coalition, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), The Wilderness Society, Wilderness Workshop Oil Shale Development Will Threaten Water Supplies: BLM & Industry Need to Make Full Water Impacts Public (June 2007)
• Western Resource Advocates & Boston University Department of Geography and Environment An Assessment of the Energy Return on Investment of Oil Shale Final Report (June 2010)

Tar Sands-Government

• Argonne National Laboratory Potential Ground Water and Surface Water Impacts from Oil Shale and Tar Sands Energy-Production Operations (2006)
• Argonne National Laboratory Water Issues Associated With Heavy Oil Production (2008)
• Congressional Research Service Congressional Research Service Oil Pipelines memo
• Representative Henry Waxman, House Energy & Commerce Chairman Letter to Secretary of State Clinton calling for thorough assessment of Keystone XL Pipeline (July 2, 2010)
• Sandia National Laboratories Overview of Energy-Water Interdependencies and the Emerging Energy Demands on Water Resources (March 2007)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Fossil Energy: Oil Shale and Other Unconventional Fuels Activities
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Fossil Energy: List of Resources
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Demands on Water Resources: Report to Congress on the Interdependency of Energy and Water (December 2006)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Emerging Issues for Fossil Energy and Water: Investigation of Water Issues Related to Coal Mining, Coal to Liquids, Oil Shale, and Carbon Capture and Sequestration (June 2006)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves Secure Fuels from Domestic Resources, The Continuing Evolution of America’s Oil Shale and Tar Sands Industries:Profiles of Companies Engaged in Domestic Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resource and Technology Development (2007)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Petroleum Reserves-Strategic Unconventional Fuels Fact Sheet: U. S. Tar Sands Potential
• U.S. Department of State Keystone XL Pipeline Project Home Page
• U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Argonne National Laboratory Oil Shale and Tar Sands Programmatic EIS
• U.S. Department of the Interior: Bureau of Land Management List of Oil and Tar Sands Links and Resources
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Letter to U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretaries (of Economic, Energy, & Business Affairs and Oceans & International Environmental & Scientific Affairs) critiquing weaknesses in Environmental Assessment of Keystone XL Pipeline (July 16
• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Assessment of Oil and Gas Fact Sheet: Natural Bitumen Resources of the United States (2006)
• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Department of the Interior Geology and Resources of some World Oil-Shale Deposits (2005)

Tar Sands-Institutions

• Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) Growth in the Canadian Oil Sands: Finding the New Balance, An IHS CERA Special Report (2009)
• Canadian Boreal Initiative Aboriginal Rights and the Alberta Oil Sands: Potential Concerns for Investors (September 2008)
• Center For Biological Diversity Advocacy Organization Against Oil Shale and Tar Sands Extraction
• Ceres Investors and Environmentalists for Sustainable Prosperity: Primer on Oil Sands
• Ceres and RiskMetrics Group Canada’s Oil Sands: Shrinking Window of Opportunity (2010)
• Corporate Ethics International, Earthworks, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and the Sierra Club Tar Sands Invasion: How Dirty and Expensive Oil from Canada Threatens America’s New Energy Economy (2010)
• Dogwood Initiative Environmental Risks Related to the Gateway Pipeline (April 2009)
• Earthworks: No Dirty Energy How Tar Sands Oil Affects the United States
• Environmental Defence Oil Sands Overview and Context (April 2009)
• Environmental Defence Canada’s Toxic Tar Sands: The Most Destructive Project on Earth (2008)
• Environmental Defence, ForestEthics, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Advertisement in Casper Star-Tribune of Wyoming: Mock Letter to Western Governor’s Association
• Ethical Funds Company Oil Sands: Investor Questions (October 2008)
• Ethical Funds Company The Role of Investors in Mitigating Risk in the Oil Sands (September 2008)
• Ethical Funds Company and Northwest Mutual Funds The Investor Perspective: Shareholder Proposals with Enbridge Inc. (April 2009)
• Gitga'at First Nation The Gitga’at Perspective (April 2009: Part 1)
• Gitga'at First Nation The Gitga’at Perspective (April 2009: Part 2)
• Heritage Foundation Oil Shale: Toward a Strategic Unconventional Fuels Supply Policy (April 2007)
• Nak'azdl and Nadleh Whut'en First Nations Environmental and Consultation Issues Related to the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline (April 2009)
• National Commission On Energy Policy & RAND Corporation Unconventional Fossil-Based Fuels: Economic and Environmental Trade-Offs (Full Report, May 2009)
• National Commission On Energy Policy & RAND Corporation Unconventional Fossil-Based Fuels: Economic and Environmental Trade-Offs (Summary, May 2009)
• Natural Resources Defense Council NRDC Report: Tar Sands Pipeline Safety Risks
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) GHG Emission Factors for High Carbon Intensity Crude Oils (June 2010)
• Pembina Institute Oil Sands Watch: Canadian Non-profit Oversight Group
• Pembina Institute Opening the Door for Oil Sands Expansion: The Enbridge Oil Sands Pipeline (Fact Sheet: December 2009)
• Pembina Institute Canadian Oil Sands and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Facts Perspective (August 2010)
• Pembina Institute Oil Sands Fever: Environmental Implications of Canada’s Oil Sands Rush (Part 1: September 2008)
• Pembina Institute Oil Sands Fever: Environmental Implications of Canada’s Oil Sands Rush (Part 2: Sept 2008)
• SourceWatch Alberta’s Tar Sands Wikipedia
• Suburban Emergency Management Project Canada’s “Unconventional” Oil Fields
• Utah Mining Association White Paper on Utah Tar Sands Development
• West Coast Environmental Law Canadian Constitutional Law: Substantative and Procedural Protections for Aboriginal and Treaty Rights (Part 1: April 2009)
• West Coast Environmental Law Canadian Constitutional Law: Substantative and Procedural Protections for Aboriginal and Treaty Rights (Part 2: April 2009)
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Opportunity Costs For Tar Sands Development
• Worldwatch Institute Good Across The Landscape Primer on Tar Sands Development

Tar Sands-Media

• Center For American Progress What Happens in Canada Doesn’t Stay In Canada: Tar Sands Debate Has Implications for the United States (April 12, 2010)
• Climate and Capitalism The Facts About The Alberta Tar Sands (March 7, 2009)
• CorpWatch The Enbridge Oil Sands Gamble (December 14, 2009)
• Desmog Blog Top Ten Facts About The Alberta Tar Sands
• Home Heating Oil Unconventional Oil Reserves in and Around the U.S. (August 6, 2009)
• Solve Climate Athabasca South? Activity Hints at Tar Sands Development in Utah (March 30, 2010)
• The New York Times Unconventional Oil on the March (October 15, 2008)
• The New Yorker Unconventional Crude: Canada’s Synthetic-fuels Boom (November 12, 2007)
• The Oil Drum Unconventional Oil: Tar Sands and Shale Oil (April 15, 2008)

Thermo-Academic

• Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences The Water Costs of Electricity in Arizona (December 2008)
• Dr. Bejamin Sovacool, Energy Law Journal 30:11 Running on Empty: The Electricity-Water Nexus and the U.S. Electric Utility Sector (2009)
• Dr. Benjamin Sovacool and Kelly Sovacool, Columbia Journal of Environmental Law 34:2 Preventing National Electricity-Water Crisis Areas in the United States (2009)
• Dr. Benjamin Sovacool and Kelly Sovacool, Energy Policy 37, Elsevier Identifying Future Electricity–Water Tradeoffs in the United States (March 2009)
• Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Department of Geography and Environmental Resources Water Use Benchmarks for Thermoelectric Power Generation (August 2006)
• University of Arizona, Water Resources Research Center Water-Energy Nexus: In a World of Limited Resources, Water and Energy are Inextricably Linked (Arroyo 2010)
• University of California-Santa Barbara: Bren School of Environmental Management Science, Southwest Hydrology California’s Water-Energy Nexus: Water Use in Electricity Generation (October 2007)
• Virginia Polytech Institute and State University, Virginia Water Resources Research Center Water Dependency of Energy Production and Power Generation Systems (July 2009)

Thermo-Government

• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Energy and Water: Implications for Energy Development, A Look at Thermoelectric Demand for Water (April 2010)
• Georgia State Legislature Georgia Water Stewardship Act 2010
• Government Accountability Office Improvements to Federal Water Use Data Would Increase Understanding of Trends in Power Plant Water Use (October 2009)
• National Renewable Energy Lab Consumptive Water Use for U.S. Power Production (December 2003)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Concentrating Solar Power Commercial Application Study: Reducing Water Consumption of Concentrating Solar Power Electricity Generation
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Existing Plants, Emissions and Capture-Setting Water-Energy R&D Program Goals (May 2009)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Existing Plants, Emissions and Capture-Setting Water-Energy R&D Program Goals (May 2009)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Impact of Drought on U.S. Steam Electric Power Plant Cooling Water Intakes and Related Water Resource Management Issues (April 2009)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Water Utilization in Thermoelectric Power Plants (2006)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) An Analysis of the Effects of Drought Conditions on Electric Power Generation in the Western United States (April 2009)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Estimating Freshwater Needs to Meet Future Thermoelectric Generation Requirements (September 2009 Update)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Water Requirements for Existing and Emerging Thermoelectric Technologies (April 2009)

Thermo-Institutions

• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Water & Sustainability: U.S. Electricity Consumption for Water Supply & Treatment—The Next Half Century (Volume 4, March, 2002)
• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Water & Sustainability: U.S. Water Consumption for Power Production—The Next Half Century (Volume 3, March, 2002)
• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Running Dry at the Power Plant (2007)
• Hewlett Foundation Energy Series Last Straw: Water Use by Power Plants in the Arid West (April 2003)
• National Wildlife Federation (NWF) More Variable and Uncertain Water Supply: Global Warming’s Wake-Up Call for the Southeastern United States (2008)
• Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Water Use, Electric Power, and Nuclear Energy: A Holistic Approach to Environmental Stewardship (June 2009)
• Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) A policy organization for the nuclear technologies industry.
• Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Regional organization primarily focused on developing clean energy solutions throughout the Southeast
• Southern Environmental Law Center Drought in the South: Planning a Water-wise Future (September 2008)
• Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) On The Verge of New Water Scarcity: A Call for Governance and Human Ingenuity (March 2007)
• The Energy Foundation, Hewlett Foundation The Last Straw: Water Use by Power Plants in the Arid West (April 2003)
• Western Resource Advocates Water Use for Energy
• Western Resource Advocates A Sustainable Path: Meeting Future Water and Energy Demands in the Arkansas River Basin (Summary 2009)
• Western Resource Advocates A Sustainable Path: Meeting Future Water and Energy Demands in the Arkansas River Basin (Report 2009)
• Western Resource Advocates The Energy-Water Nexus: A Case Study of the Arkansas River Basin (Presentation: July 2008)
• World Resources Institute (WRI) Water and Watts in the Southeast, Southeast Energy Opportunities (April 2009)

Thermo-Media

• Climate Progress The Secret to Low-water-use, High-efficiency Concentrating Solar Power (April 29, 2009)
• Global Water Intel Power Plants Continue to Suck US Dry (Vol 10, Issue 11, November 2009)
• High Country News Water Fallout: Utah’s First Nuclear Plant Won’t Float Without Water rRghts (March 1, 2010)
• The Wall Street Journal Water Worries Shape Local Energy Decisions: Scarcity Forces Electricity Companies to Rethink Power-Plant Plans, Providing an Opening for Renewable Sources (March 26, 2009)

U.S. Politics

• Aquafornia Aquafornia’s mission is to educate readers about the complex and often controversial issues surrounding water in California.
• AWWA – Streamlines Water news, advancements, and practice — consolidating MainStream and Waterweek
• Bureau of Reclamation: Water Operations Established in 1902, the Bureau of Reclamation is best known for the dams, powerplants, and canals it constructed in the 17 western states.
• Pacific Institute: Topics – Global Water Crisis The Pacific Institute envisions a world where the basic needs of all people are met, where resources are managed sustainably and the natural world protected, and where conflicts over resources are resolved in a peaceful and democratic fashion.
• U.S. Geological Survey As an unbiased, multi-disciplinary science organization that focuses on biology, geography, geology, geospatial information, and water, we are dedicated to the timely, relevant, and impartial study of the landscape, our natural resources, and the natural
• U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources U.S. Legislative Body
• United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA’s mission is to protect human health and the environment.
• Water Law Summaries
• WaterPolicy.net The Committee for a National Water Policy is a network of public officials officials, policy advocates, research scientists, and supporters of a comprehensive integrated water policy for the United States.

Water and Energy- Academic

• Anna Merce Rio Carrillo and Christoph Frei , Energy Policy Water: A key resource in energy production (2009)
• Carey W. King and Michael E. Webber, Environmental Science and Technology Water Intensity of Transportation (2008)
• Carey W. King and Michael Webber- Environmental Science & Technology The Water Intensity of the Plugged-In Automotive Economy (2008)
• Center for Energy and Environmental Policy – University of Delaware: A. Belden, P. Cole, H. Conte, J. deMooy, S. Jose, J. Karki, D. Kasper, S. Rao, A. Sood, Y-D. Wang, and G. Alleng Integrated Policy and Planning for Water and Energy (2008)
• Larry Dale, K. Sydny Fujita, Joseph O‘Hagan, and W. Michael Hanemann The Interaction of Water and Energy in California: Climate Change and Price Impacts (2008)
• Northern Arizona University Water/Energy Nexus
• University of Arizona, Water Resources Research Center The Water-Energy Nexus (2010)
• University of Texas, Austin and the Environmental Defense Fund Energy-Water Nexus in Texas (2009)

Water and Energy-Government

• Argonne National Laboratory Baseline and Projected Water Demand Data for Energy and Competing Water Use Sectors (2008)
• Argonne National Laboratory for the Department of Energy A White Paper Describing Water from Production of Crude oil, Natural Gas and Coal Bed Methane (2004)
• Bryan J. Hannegan, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Testimony before the House Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment (2009)
• California Energy Commission California’s Water-Energy Relationship (2005)
• Dr. Kristina M. Johnson, Department of Energy (DOE) Testimony before the House Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on Energy and Environment (2009)
• House Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Hearing Charter for Technology Research and Development Efforts Related to Energy and Water (2009)
• Idaho National Laboratory, Paul L. Wichlacz and Gerald Sehlke Energy-Water Nexus — Meeting the Energy and Water Needs of the Snake/Columbia River Basin in the 21st Century (2008)
• Mike Hightower, Sandia National Laboratories Energy-Water Science & Technology Research Roadmap
• Mike Hightower, Sandia National Laboratory Energy and Water: Overview of Emerging Issues and Challenges. DOE/EIA Energy Conference (2010)
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Energy-Water Resources
• Paul Wichlacz, Idaho National Laboratory Energy and Water: A Science and Technology Perspective (2008)
• Richard L. Stanley, GE Energy Testimony before the House Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment (2009)
• Scott Kell, Ground Water Protection Council Testimony before the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (2009)
• Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Testimony on S. 531 the Energy and Water Integration Act 0f 2009
• Shahid Chaudhry, California Energy Commission Energy & Water Nexus: Availability & Impacts presented at the US EIA Energy Conference (2010)
• Terry Murphy, SolarReserve Testimony before the House Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment (2009)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Demands on Water Resources: Report to Congress on the Interdependency of Energy and Water (2006)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Demands on Water Resources: Report to Congress on the Interdependency of Energy and Water (December 2006)
• US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Sustainable Infrastructure for Water & Wastewater Energy and Water

Water and Energy-Institutions

• Arid Lands Institute Water scarcity is both the history and the future of the American West. Re-thinking water use, particularly in the face of climate change, will be central to the region’s survival. The work exceeds the grasp of a single discipline, and touches all dimen
• Century. 2009. World Economic Forum w/ Cambridge Energy Research Associates. (PDF) World Resources Institute, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and Southface Water and Watts: Water-Energy Links in the Southeast United States (2009)
• Exloco Carpe Diem Project, Western Water & Climate Change Policy Brief: Peak Water, Peak Energy, Climate Crisis: The Collision Ahead
• Exloco Carpe Diem Project, Western Water & Climate Change Project Peak Water, Peak Energy, Climate Crisis: The Collision Ahead. Water, Energy & Climate Change Leadership Convening. Summary of Proceedings (2010)
• National Conservation Training Center of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Water-Energy Nexus: A Necessary Synergy for the 21st Century (2008)
• National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Pacific Institute Energy Down the Drain: The Hidden Costs of California’s Water Supply (2004)
• River Network Water, Energy & Climate
• River Network http://Saving Water, Saving Energy: Integrated Approaches to Addressing Climate Change and Protecting Rivers workshop (2009)
• Western Resource Advocates Energy/Water Issues
• Western Resource Advocates Water Conservation=Energy Conservation, A Report for the CWCB (2009)
• Western Resource Advocates A Sustainable Path: Meeting Nevada’s Water and Energy Demands (2008)
• Western Resource Advocates The Energy-Water Nexus: A Case Study of the Arkansas River Basin (2008)
• Western Resource Advocates and the Environmental Defense Fund Protecting the Lifeline of the West: How Climate and Energy Policies Can Safeguard Water (2010)
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development Water, Energy and Climate Change:A contribution from the business community
• World Economic Forum and Cambridge Energy Research Associates Energy Vision Update 2009: Thirsty Energy: Water and Energy in the 21st Century (2009)

Water and Energy-Media

• IEEE Spectrum Special Report, Water-Energy (2010)
• Scientrific American Earth 3.0 Energy vs. Water (Special Edition, October 2008)
• The Wall Street Journal Water Worries Shape Local Energy Decisions (March 26, 2009)

Water Blogs

• Aguanomics Blog about the economics of water
• Aquafornia Aquafornia’s mission is to educate readers about the complex and often controversial issues surrounding water in California.
• Celsias Celsias.com helps individuals, companies and organisations do practical things to combat climate change.
• Center for Strategic & International Studies CSIS provides strategic insights and policy solutions to decision makers in government, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society.
• Circle of Blue Twitter Feed A complete micro-news feed with links to relevant water stories from around the world.
• Desertification All about drought, desertification and poverty in the drylands
• Google Directory – Science > Environment > Water Resources
• Pacific Institute: Topics – Global Water Crisis The Pacific Institute envisions a world where the basic needs of all people are met, where resources are managed sustainably and the natural world protected, and where conflicts over resources are resolved in a peaceful and democratic fashion.
• Qiosk Waste Water News WaterQiosk, is a resource for Water and Waste Water professionals that aggregates news and magazine content from every major Water and Waste Water industry publication.
• Qiosk Water News WaterQiosk, is a resource for Water and Waste Water professionals that aggregates news and magazine content from every major Water and Waste Water industry publication.
• WaterWired All things fresh water: news, analysis, humor, and commentary from Michael E. ‘Aquadoc’ Campana, hydrogeologist, hydrophilanthropist, Professor of Geosciences at Oregon State University, and founder and president of the nonprofit Ann Campana Judge Foundat
• World Water Organization The World Water Organization (WWO) is a not-for-profit institution made up of concerned people from international organizations, governments, NGOs, academic institutions, and corporations – a multifaceted global movement that stimulates substantive disc

Water-Government

• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Use in the United States
• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Climate Change and Water Resources Management: A Federal Perspective (2009)

Wind-Government

• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) / National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) The Wind/Water Nexus. Wind Powering America Fact Sheet Series (2006)
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Wind and Water Program:Advantages and Challenges of Wind Energy
• U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (DOE, EERE) Wind & Water Power Program

Wind-Institutions

• Great Lakes Commission State and Provincial Land-Based Wind Farm Sitting Policy in the Great Lakes Region: Summary and Analysis (2010)