Comments on: GAO Study Highlights US Governance Challenges At The Water-Energy Nexus

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:00:00 +0000

It is absurd.

And something we should really focus on more here on CleanTechnica.

By: WilmotMcCutchen

WilmotMcCutchen — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:42:00 +0000

Even now that a severe drought is recreating the Dust Bowl of the ’30s, still there is no attention to the huge and wasteful consumption of fresh water by antiquated coal and nuclear power plants. DOE has had 7 years to produce the report demanded by Congress in 2005. Maybe it’s time to create a Department of Water and to appoint an experienced and dynamic leader to take charge. I nominate Gen. Petraeus.

By: JMin2020

JMin2020 — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:34:00 +0000

What we really NEED to do is to start close looping and recycling entire city water use. The technology exists to treat the water to safer conditions than it is from its’ source as a rule. This will also alloow us to mitigate the risie in sea levels to a marked degree. Heavy water use power production facilities that pump fresh water up should apply the same recycle and reuse philosophy to mitigate rise in sea levels as well. They need but apply some heat exchange technology to cool the water for recycle and reuse for cooling the gensets etc.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 02:49:00 +0000

Another way PV and wind beat the pants of coal and nuclear