The Water News Keeps Getting Worse

by John Rubino on March 9, 2010

By now just about everyone understands that water is getting scarce. But the speed with which aquifers, rivers, and lakes are drying up is still pretty shocking. Consider this from Discover Magazine:
Gravity Satellites Show a Huge Groundwater Loss in California
CaliforniaSat220Groundwater levels around the country have been sinking as wells for drinking water and irrigation pull [...]

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Wind Power Bumps Up Against Some Limits

March 3, 2010

One of the raps against “big wind” is the “big” part. Because turbines become more efficient as they get taller, the newest models are skyscrapers — noisy skyscrapers. And this is limiting their usefulness on land. See this, from today’s Wall Street Journal:
The Brewing Tempest Over Wind Power
People living near turbines increasingly report sleep deprivation, [...]

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Fuel Cells: Suddenly Worth Watching

February 21, 2010

Fuel cells — which turn a fuel like hydrogen into electricity and water — have always been one of clean tech’s holy grails. Silent and non-polluting, they would, if they ever work economically, replace both internal combustion engines and coal-fired power plants. The problem is with the “economically” part: Fuel cells do work, but at [...]

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