Water vs energy. The coming clash
The problem is that copious amounts of water are used in creating most every type of energy. Plus, energy is used to pump the water to the power plants to create energy. But water is becoming scarce. IEEE has a…
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
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The corrosion of America. Broken politics, infrastructure too
The corrosion in this country isn’t just in politics, it’s in the infrastructure too, specifically water. Our water infrastructure is aging, leaky, and needs upgrading. Now. But… The sorry state of America’s infrastructure is a hard-core reflection of what is…
California water bond measure uncertain as controversy rages
“Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over” – Mark Twain Make no mistake, California’s water supply and infrastructure is in perilous condition and needs a major upgrade – sooner rather than later. The Sacramento Delta, which supplies an…
India’s water crisis is man-made
The solution: water harvesting The problem: The green revolution uses high-yield seeds that require much more water, and pesticides too. And naturally, the World Bank forced farmers to stop growing drought-resistant crops, silly peasants, what do they know.
California water legislation moves ahead
Aquanomics, which covers “the economics of water” finds the major water bill that (finally) passed the legislature to be progress, but “very imperfect” and toothless as is. More on the bill from the SF Chronicle.