Don’t Fear the Nexus

Our infrastructure for water, energy, transportation, and food is all interconnected.  Changes to one has consequences in the others.  Below are links to several articles that explore these interconnections.

Energy & Water

2013: Year of the Water-Energy Nexus? (Tweed, K., Greentechmedia.com, Dec. 18, 2012)

A startup that squeezes electricity out of city water (Wang, U., Washington Post, Nov. 28, 2012)

Waste Wattage: Cities Aim to Flush Heat Energy Out of Sewers (Kaufman, R., National Geographic, Dec. 11, 2012)

North America leads shift in global energy balance, IEA says in latest World Energy Outlook (International Energy Agency, Nov. 12, 2012)

US drought could trigger repeat of global food crisis, experts warn (Goldenberg, S., Guardian, July 23, 2012)

What’s on the Mind of Utilities? Water (Kanellos, M., Greentechmedia.com, June 13, 2011)

Food & Water

Drought expands, concerns mount about wheat and rivers (Gillam, C., Reuters, Dec. 6, 2012)

Water Pollution and the Farm Economy (Gillis, G., New York Times Green blog, Dec. 11, 2012)

365 Trillion Gallons of Water Thrown Away With Our Food Every Year (Ichenseher, T., National Geographic, Sept.  9, 2010)

Other

It's All Connected (Infrastructure Watch, Nov. 29, 2012)