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Burning fossil fuels imperils our ability to burn fossil fuels

2013-07-18 20:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Pretty much every power plant requires water to work. Coal, natural gas, nuclear, and even some types of renewable energy need water to create steam and to cool down. These plants account for more than 40 percent of the fresh water drawn from lakes and rivers in the U.S. each year. But climate change limits access to that water and poses a major threat to our ability to keep power plants running, according to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists [PDF]. If plants don`t have enough...

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