The falling price of photovoltaic panels and public concerns about aquifers and rivers in the western United States are boosting solar energy technologies that save water.
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J. Carl Ganter is director of Circle of Blue, a global water research organization at the heart of the Great Lakes. TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan — The World Economic Forum, the Geneva-based organization best known for convening global leaders through its annual conference in Davos, Switzerland, has appointed J. Carl Ganter, co-founder and director for Circle of [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Posted on Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Circle of Blue and the China Environment Forum at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars will give an absorbing presentation on the energy-water choke points that are tightening around the world’s two largest economies. Please RSVP for May 6, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
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Without water as part of the equation, there can be no long-term solution to climate change.
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In the U.S. a fifth of all energy may be consumed by water, and the biggest use of water – 42% by some estimates – is for energy.
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Power plant that moves torrent of water uphill considers closing
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China hosts its first U.N. climate conference as the country works to wed its financial and environmental ambitions.
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The pursuit of energy development development reveal gaps in policymaking.
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A look at 16 states with statutes that acknowledge the tightening chokepoint between declining water resources and rising energy demand.
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A survey of key water facts behind traditional and alternative energy sources.
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The country’s first minister says Scotland could become the ‘world’s first hydro-economy.’
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A breakdown of gallons of water used by transportation fuels per mile.
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The contest between coal-fired energy production and water demand is a mismatch.
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Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2011
A new analysis from the Pacific Institute evaluates the water needs for different energy futures and identifies a growing risk of conflicts between electricity production and water availability in the U.S. Intermountain West.