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Nevada and Utah Argue Over Water
July 5th, 2008
Courtesy of The Salt Lake City Tribune, a detailed look at the increasing tension between Utah and Nevada – the two driest states in America - over ever-shrinking water resources. As the article notes: “…On moonless nights here in the Utah-Nevada borderlands of Snake Valley, the naked eye can see five planets, countless stars and […]
Read more »The Queen of Sin City’s Royal Flush
June 22nd, 2008
Via The Las Vegas Sun, an interesting look at Pat Mulroy of the Southern Nevada Water Authority and the actions that Las Vegas has taken to secure water supplies. As the article notes: “…Water is fuel. Without it, runaway growth across the Southwest would not be possible. To witness what cheap, federally subsidized water out […]
Read more »T. Boone Pickens: Water is the New Oil
June 13th, 2008
As recently reported by Business Week, T. Boone Pickens thinks water is the “new oil’ and he’s betting $100 million that he is correct. As the article notes: “…Pickens has also bought up the rights to a considerable amount of water that lies below this part of the High Plains in a vast aquifer that […]
Read more »Emerging Water Shortages
June 8th, 2008
Via YubaNet.com, an insightful adaptation of Chapter 4, “Emerging Water Shortages,” from Lester R. Brown’s Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization. It details a number of countries that are overpumping aquifers as they struggle to satisfy their growing water needs, including the big three grain producers–China, India, and the United States. But, as the […]
Read more »Water-Starved California Slows Development
June 7th, 2008
As California faces one of its worst droughts in two decades, The New York Times reports that building projects are being curtailed for the first time under state law by the inability of developers to find long-term water supplies. As the article notes: “…Water authorities and other government agencies scattered throughout the state, including here […]
Read more »The Great Lakes Mirage…
June 7th, 2008
As reported by The Buffalo News, pressure from parched areas who are beginning to eye the Great Lakes water supply is increasing as sources of fresh water dry up and demand rises. As the article notes: “…A growing population and a warmer world are pressuring the country’s water supply. And that pressure raises a question: […]
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