"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Las Vegas has a powerful thirst. Back in the 1922, when its population was tiny, Nevada agreed to a microscopic 4% share of Colorado River water, a decision it has long regretted. So, Las Vegas looked at Utah, saw all that…
When completed, the Carlsbad desalination plant will convert 50 million gallons of water a day into drinking water, about 7-10% of San Diego’s needs, and will be the biggest desal plant in the Western Hemisphere. Water from the plant will…
When there’s not enough water to supply everyone, water cutbacks to farms mean unemployment in agricultural areas of California. Central Valley allotments from the Sacramento Delta to the Central Valley were cut to 20%. This does not meant a 20% cut to…
The water wars aren’t just in the American West. Georgia is trying to grab water from Tennessee by changing their border so it would include a tiny sliver of the Tennessee River. The Georgia Senate has passed a resolution that would move…
It often takes water, and huge amounts of it, to generate electricity and to extract and produce fuel. Nuclear, coal, natural gas, biofuel creation, solar thermal, and fracking are among the worst offenders. The International Energy Agency says this water…