Michael Giberson
In parts of the United States (and worldwide), limited availability of water is limiting the ability to build new power plants. While the water-energy connection has been of interest for some time, particularly in more arid areas, the issue has seemed to be more in the news of late. (I.e., this news article on the water requirements of two proposed solar thermal power plants in California.)
John V. Anderson explains the details of the relationship that is causing problems in “Electricity and Water– Can We Have Both?“
Environmentalists are people who do not want to solve problems, they are people who want to be problems.