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We Can't Expect a Reliable Energy Future Without Talking Water
By Kate Zerrenner This commentary originally appeared on our EDF Voices blog. It’s no secret that electricity generation requires substantial amounts of water, and different energy sources require...
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Is Texas the Next Global Leader in Water? It’s Up to State Leaders to Decide.
By Kate ZerrennerThis commentary originally appeared on our Texas Clean Air Matters Blog. The Texas Comptroller, Susan Combs, recently released the Texas Water Report: Going Deeper for the Solution,...
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Energy Efficiency Is Key to Achieving Carbon Pollution Standard
By Kate Zerrenner This commentary originally appeared on our Texas Clean Air Matters blog. Right now, there are no limits on carbon pollution from power plants, even though these facilities were...
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World Bank’s Announcement of ‘Thirsty Energy’ Initiative Signals Growing...
By Kate ZerrennerEnergy and water, two of our most important global resources, are inextricably linked. And yet when it comes to planning, the regulatory agencies in charge of managing these precious...
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Will Texas Step Up to the Plate on Energy Efficiency and Carbon Pollution...
By Kate ZerrennerA couple of weeks ago, I wrote about energy efficiency and the Clean Air Act section 111(d) provisions in anticipation of the SPEER Second Annual Summit, a gathering of top energy...
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On World Water Day, Why Talk About Energy?
By Kate ZerrennerSource: UN Water The theme of this year’s World Water Day on March 22nd is the “energy-water nexus,” and the timing couldn't be better. According to the United Nations (who first...
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Energy-Water Nexus Around the World and the Missing Link
By Kate ZerrennerSource: Chenected The energy-water nexus is gaining traction with diverse stakeholders around the world and it is becoming increasingly clear that we cannot plan for our planet’s...
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Showtime Brings Realities of Texas Drought Home to Millions
By Kate ZerrennerSource: Jack Newton It may seem like only yesterday that Texans were asked to conserve water after another scorching summer, but in reality it was four, dry years ago. The drought,...
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Desalination can Help Solve our Water Woes, but not without Clean Energy
By Kate ZerrennerSource: Prodes Project As drought continues to grip Texas and many other Western states, one of the solutions often discussed (and pursued) to overcome water scarcity is desalination....
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The Energy-Water Nexus Faces an Up-Hill Battle…But at Least it’s on ‘The Hill’
By Kate ZerrennerSource: Argonne National Library The energy-water nexus has been gaining traction around the globe, including serving as the theme to this year’s World Water Day, and now we are...
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