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Thirsty clean energy may add to water stressed world
2013-07-19 11:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: As the world gets hotter and drier thanks to our predilection for burning fossil fuels, the technologies we need to reduce emissions could be too thirsty to be sustainable. The choices we make balancing power and water are already becoming an urgent issue in the fight against climate change, says Amanda Fencl of the Stockholm Environment Institute in Davis, California. While cutting emissions is necessary to curb global warming, some renewable and clean energy sources use more water than fossil...
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