Topic: water

Nuclear power plants withdraw and consume the largest amounts of water, followed by power plants that use fossil fuels (coal or oil), biomass, or waste.

Nearly 40 billion gallons are withdrawn each day from Southeast freshwater supplies for thermoelectric power plants–about 65 percent of all withdrawals.

Uganda’s leaders now have access to maps that will allow them—for the first time ever—to reduce poverty through better management of the country’s wetlands.

The World Resources Institute (WRI)—together with the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA), Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), and Southface—compiled high-level overviews of regional opportunities to enhance energy efficiency, develop renewable electric power resources, and manage water-energy relationships. Watch WRI’s Eliot Metzger discuss the energy efficiency potential in the Southeast with Clean Skies News:

This report was prepared by Rabobank in collaboration with the World Resources Institute.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a collaboration to deliver improved science and practical tools to help companies and governments protect ecosystems and address climate change.

The nation’s first green roof and labyrinth in this ever-greener city opened today at the top of an eight-story office building one block northwest of Union Station.

Ecosystems provide a wealth of services to human populations, among them, disease regulation. But narrowly-focused development projects can threaten these ecosystems and put entire populations at risk.

When it comes to allocating money for conservation, reverse auctions can help governments get the biggest bang for their buck.

It is estimated that desertification, a process of land degradation that occurs in dryland ecosystems due to overexploitation and land mismanagement, now costs China about $2-3 billion each year.

Direct annual economic benefits of tourism and fisheries resulting from coral reefs amounts to US$94 million in St. Lucia and US$44 million in Tobago. Those numbers amount to 11 percent and 15 percent of those Caribbean islands’ yearly gross-domestic product.

The Aral Sea, on the border of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, is a cautionary tale about how changes to ecosystems can have far-reaching impacts on the communities that depend on the services they provide.

Typical Range of Water Withdrawals and Consumption for Thermoelectric Power Plants

Southeast Freshwater Withdrawals, By Use Category, 2000

Uganda Wetland Maps Will Help Reduce Poverty, Boost Economy

Southeast Energy Policy Briefs

Water Quality Trading Programs: An International Overview

Physical and Economic Water Scarcity

Watering Scarcity: Private Investment Opportunities in Agricultural Water Use Efficiency

EPA Partners With WRI to Heighten Awareness of Ecosystem Services

Nation's First Green Roof and Labyrinth Opens

When Development Causes Disease: Linking Ecosystems and Human Health

A Better Way for the U.S. Government to Clean Our Water

Swallowed by Sand: China's Billion-Dollar Battle Against Desertification

Paying for Environmental Performance: Potential Cost Savings Using a Reverse Auction in Program Signup

High Economic Values Placed on Coral Reefs in Tobago and St. Lucia

Disappearance of the Aral Sea

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