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Why is Europe failing to take the energy-water connection seriously?
2013-11-04 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Concerns are intensifying in the US about the troubling interdependence of the economy's water and energy needs. In particular, the vast quantities of water (about 40% of national water withdrawals) needed for cooling US power plants are making headlines, and proposals to build thirsty new generation plants in drought-stricken states like Texas are under heavy scrutiny. Hydropower is also under strain from climate change, as more and more "one in a hundred years" droughts are reducing rivers to a...
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