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04/28/2024
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By News Editors
Big Tech has a growing appetite for America’s electricity and water resources
As the U.S. pushes towards federal net-zero policies aiming to transition transportation, heating, and other essentials to the electric grid, the burgeoning sector of data centers is set to massively increase electricity demands. These facilities, integral to cloud computing, are pivotal in processing and storing vast amounts of data from various online services and platforms. […]
07/05/2023
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By Ethan Huff
Solar farms sucking up California’s water – so much for “sustainability”
Large swaths of formerly dry and empty land across rural California now house massive solar farms that we are told will make the Golden State more energy sustainable – but there is just one problem: these solar farms are sucking up the state’s scarce water supplies at an astounding rate. Local wells near the solar […]
09/08/2022
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By Kevin Hughes
America’s infrastructure is falling apart, as evidenced by water supply and power grid failures
America’s infrastructure is falling apart, as evidenced by the water shortage in Mississippi and the power grid failure in California. Residents of Jackson, Mississippi waited in line to obtain water for drinking, bathing, cooking and flushing toilets on Aug. 31 after its water system failed due to the Pearl River’s flooding. A news release from […]
08/25/2022
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By Mary Villareal
Severe drought dries up China’s Yangtze River, causing energy shortages and shipping delays
A nationwide drought alert was issued in China on August 19 as the severe heatwave in the country’s southwest was forecast to continue well into September. The record-breaking drought has caused the Yangtze River to dry up, affecting hydropower, halting shipping and forcing major companies to suspend operations. The loss of water flow to China’s […]
07/18/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
Glen Canyon Dam close to shutting down as Lake Powell water levels continue to drop
The amount of water in the Lake Powell reservoir feeding into the Glen Canyon dam is falling to levels “lower than thought possible,” to the point that the dam could stop producing energy altogether within a year. Lake Powell, holding over 24 million acre-feet of water at full capacity, helps provide vital water supplies to […]
10/27/2021
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By Cassie B.
Severe drought in South America wreaking havoc on shipping, energy, fishing and drinking water supplies
The effects of the severe ongoing drought in South America can be felt throughout the continent, with the second-longest river there, the Parana River, hitting a 77-year low that is compromising commercial shipping, fishing and the drinking water supply of 30 million people. Paraguay is being especially hard hit. The landlocked nation of seven million […]
08/08/2021
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By Arsenio Toledo
California shuts down second-largest hydroelectric power plant due to extreme drought
The catastrophic drought in California has forced the state government to shut down one of its largest hydroelectric power plants. The Edward Hyatt Power Plant is California’s second-largest conventional hydroelectric power station. It is located in the Lake Oroville reservoir in Butte County, northern California. The dam is part of a sprawling system that moves water from the […]
06/23/2021
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By Nolan Barton
Californians told to conserve power as droughts reduce capacity of California’s hydroelectric dams
The California Independent System Operator (ISO), which runs the state’s energy grid, has warned that it may face challenges this summer in part because droughts have reduced the capacity of the state’s hydroelectric dams. This prompted California Gov. Gavin Newsom to ask Californians to voluntarily conserve power to avoid rotating outages. Meanwhile, the California ISO asked people to […]
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