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Big Tech Had a Water Problem Long Before ChatGPT
September 16th, 2023
Via PC Mag, a look at how data centers that run ChatGPT, Bing, and Bard consume huge amounts of water, but tech companies reported double-digit spikes in water use before these chatbots even existed: ChatGPT is making headlines for the enormous amount of water it uses, but water consumption in the tech industry has been an […]
Read more »New Lithium Company Wants Billions of Gallons From Great Salt Lake
September 16th, 2023
Via Salt Lake Tribune, an article on a new lithium company that wants billions of gallons from Great Salt Lake, but says it will put it all back; The lithium bonanza continues at the largest saline system in the West, but a new company says it can harvest the mineral in a way that doesn’t contribute […]
Read more »Groundwater: What Happens When It Runs Out?
September 16th, 2023
Via Echo River Capital, a presentation on groundwater: During a recent drive through the Central Valley of California, I saw electric motors sat on the corners of irrigation blocks pumping water to all manner of crops in a state that provides 90% of the nation’s vegetables and nuts, as well as rice, cotton and alfalfa. […]
Read more »U.S. Pumping So Much Groundwater That Its Splitting Ground Open
September 14th, 2023
Via The Insider, a report on the fact that the US has pumped so much groundwater that it’s literally splitting the ground open across the American Southwest: The United States has been pumping so much groundwater it’s splitting the ground open. The giant cracks occur when the ground sags and splits as natural water levels […]
Read more »Dry States’ Interest In Mississippi River Water
September 14th, 2023
Via AP News, an article on some U.S. “dry” states’ interest in Mississippi River water: Mayors from cities along the river are expected to vote on whether to support a new compact among the river’s 10 states at this week’s annual meeting of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative, according to its executive director […]
Read more »New California Law Bolsters Groundwater Recharge As Strategic Defense Against Climate Change
September 14th, 2023
Via Water Education Foundation, an article on a new California law that bolsters groundwater recharge as a strategic defense against climate change: A recent change in California law is expected to result in significantly more public funding for groundwater recharge like this state-run project, which diverted floodwater from the San Joaquin River to a Madera […]
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