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California’s Water Challenges and Possible Solutions
Our climate has changed. We are experiencing extreme, sustained drought conditions in California and across the American West caused by hotter, drier weather. Our warming climate means that a greater share of the rain and snowfall we receive will be absorbed by dry soils, consumed by thirsty plants, and evaporated into the air. This leaves less water to meet our needs.
This is our new climate reality, and we must adapt.
As I’m starting to write this in late August, my state has just released California’s Water Supply Strategy document. Section 2 of this post will cover this. Later sections will reference other posts with information related to this subject, the latest news on the U.S. DOE Desalination Prize, and some early adopter communities that are building desalinization systems.
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Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap, Part 3, Chemical Manufacturing
This is the third part of this series and is about Chemical Manufacturing. The diversity, complexity, and deep capital investment of the chemical manufacturing subsector make it one of the most difficult industrial segments to decarbonize...
The Air We Breathe
I have said in the past that energy and water are tightly linked. Energy is required to process water, pump water and otherwise make it suitable for use. Also, guess which sector is the largest user of water? The power sector.
Expanding Hydroelectric Generation, the Easy Way
More renewable electric generation along with less fossil-fueled generation is needed in order to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) electricity. My home state (California) does not consider nuclear generation or medium to large hydroelectric..
Creating a New Model for Resilience in the Heartland
Oklahoma Gas & Electric committed to a deeper understanding of their grid after a severe ice storm in 2020.
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