Adaptation to Future Water Shortages in the UnitedStates Caused By Population Growth and Climate Change, is a warning that America is running out of water. Within the next 50 years, many parts of the US may see their freshwater supply drop down by a third. This is due to the fact that Americans are using water in excess. By 2071, …
A Moral Policy Agenda to Heal and Transform America: The Poor People’s Jubilee Platform (Aug 2020)
July 2020 We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States. Preamble to the U.S. Constitution No State shall make or …
We now know how many billions of gallons of water Colorado will save by closing coal-fired power plants
By 2031 water use for coal-fired power plants in Colorado will drop to 3.7 billion gallons – a 68% reduction, according to the Energy and Policy Institute.PUBLISHED ONJUL 16, 2020 Mark Jaffe@bymarkjaffe The closing of 30 coal-fired generating units across the West – including 10 in Colorado – could free-up more than 76 billion gallons of river and groundwater a …
Pennsylvania attorney general files 15 criminal charges against fracking company Cabot
Associated Press, June 22, 2020 A contractor for the Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. collects a water sample from a resident’s home in Dimock, Pa. on Feb. 13, 2012 (Photo: Associated Press) A court could finally determine if well water pollution in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania’s, fracking Ground Zero is naturally occurring or the result of bad practices by Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. The …
New rules double the minimum length a well must be cased to 10% of its depth and also increases the amount of cement used, and require pressure testing annually
Jun 11, 2020 by Mark Jaffe, Colorado Sun, Every oil and gas well in Colorado must be pressure tested annually under new rules passed by regulators Colorado regulators Wednesday adopted new rules to guard the integrity of oil and gas wells and protect groundwater resources — rules industry and environmental groups both called the most comprehensive in the country. The …
Climate change threatens Colorado river and the water supply for 40 million people The Weather Channel | Jan Wesner Childs Climate change has dramatically decreased natural flow in the Colorado River, jeopardizing the water supply for some 40 million people and millions of acres of farmland, according to new research from the USGS. The decline is expected to continue unless …
Studies warn that two-thirds of the global population could be living in water-stressed countries by 2025
According to the World Economic Forum, the global water crisis is the fourth major threat of our civilization. In fact, studies warn that two-thirds of the global population could be living in water-stressed countries by 2025 — just a few short years away. When we think about water scarcity, many Americans may immediately call to mind countries in Africa, the …
Candidates Debate Climate in Sixth Democratic Debate, The Short Word on Nuclear
By Olivia Rosane Dec. 20, 2019, POLITICS The climate crisis had its strongest showing to date in the sixth Democratic primary debate hosted by Politico and PBS in Los Angeles Thursday. For the first time, a climate question was asked during the first 30 minutes of the debate, HuffPost reported. The issue got 13 minutes total of discussion time, according to Grist, and those …
The water-energy nexus at rivers can be resolved worldwide by 2050 as a consequence of the energy transition
Water-energy nexus can be resolved for thermal power plants #100RE. 96% of global thermal PP and 330 rivers are individually traced. 98% of water consumption can be avoided Water and energy are closely related, particularly in the current electricity generation based on thermal coal, gas, oil and nuclear power. The so-called water-energy nexus is a significant sustainability concern. However, a …
Slimy lakes and dead dogs: climate crisis has brought the season of toxic algae
Warming water and pollution are contributing to a variety of harmful bacteria that can wreak havoc on aquatic environments Susie Cagle in San Francisco 19 Sep 2019, The Guardian From New York City to coastal California, a poison-producing living slime is overtaking waterways and shorelines, killing pets, ravaging tourism markets and making its way into local drinking water. So far this …