Water Shortage

Red Snow Warning

The end of welfare water and the drying of the West 7
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago
The Western U.S. has been experiencing epic drought the past several years -- but that's just one indication that we're suffering from severe weather "perturbulence." As the climate shifts and water dries up, agriculture, sprawling cities, and entire ecosystems are at stake.
What would Gandhi drive?

A tour through Indian energy projects suggests small is beautiful 1
Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago
OnEarth's story on India's environmental hurdles has the requisite bleak facts, the requisite rays of hope, and compelling evidence that local fixes could work best on Very Big Problems.
Water we waiting for

The unrecognized link between water and energy 2
Posted 7 months, 1 week ago
Our nation is in the midst of some serious energy and water problems, but what many may not realize is that these two issues are very closely linked.
The power of water

French government interested in solar because it uses less water than nukes 1
Posted 8 months ago
A year or so ago, I spoke at a solar conference in France -- a country that produces 78 percent of its electricity with nukes. A couple of folks told me that the government's interest in solar stemmed from the fact that during the previous summer's heat wave, river levels dropped to the point that they didn't have enough water to cool the reactors.
'What happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas'

Drinking water: Toilet to tap—get used to it! 0
Posted 8 months ago
In the future, your drinking water is going to be recycled from your toilet -- believe it.

As the population grows and global warming drives desertification and the loss of the inland glaciers (see here), fresh water will become increasingly in short supply. As the AFP reported recently: