Blogs From the Earth Institute

Water Matters @ Columbia

Renewables May Gain Momentum in Response to Water Shortages

Most of the time, when you hear about environmentalists decrying the construction of a new coal-fired power plant, their objections are in relation to localized pollution or carbon dioxide emissions. Less frequently do you hear about protests related to the vast amounts of water that are needed to keep these plants running - water that [...]

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