It’s been another year of record-breaking heat and dwindling rainfall in Greece. Lake levels have noticeably receded. Struggles in the agriculture sector to irrigate make crop production tenuous. Wildfires have complicated water scarcity problems, because, as firefighters battle the infernos, the water they use depletes already weakened supplies. Water reservoirs … [continued]
In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that electricity generation from hydroelectric power plants in the United States will grow by 4% in 2020 from 2019 levels
Here’s new on a mixture of different topics, to supplement our own 15 or so stories a day and the solar energy news and clean transportation news roundups I just published. Enjoy! Politics & Policy This November, Our Energy Future Hangs In The Balance: “‘I like coal.’ Governor Romney’s love note … [continued]
The economic and human costs of climate change are already here according to a new study; significantly contributing to the deaths of nearly 400,000 people a year and costing upwards of $1.2 trillion a year in economic costs — that’s 1.6% of the annual global GDP. Developing countries have … [continued]
