Innovative Tool Allows Continental-Scale Water, Energy, and Land System Modeling
Hydroeconomic models are increasingly becoming an important tool for water resources planning in river basins
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Quantifying the Hidden Environmental Cost of Hydroelectric Dams
Bacteria can convert mercury, which occurs naturally in the soil, to methylmercury when the land is flooded, such as when dams are built for hydroelectric power generation
Water-Energy Dependence Around Pacific Rim Mapped in New Sandia Study
Prepared for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the first-of-its-kind report maps out every power plant, refinery and mine in 21 Asia-Pacific economies that rely on fresh water for energy
Dammed If You Do: Scientists Recommend Strategies to Reduce Environmental Damage from Dams
Though viewed as sources of potential green energy, their construction also poses a significant environmental cost
Americans Using More Efficient and Renewable Energy Technologies
Americans used less energy in 2011 than in the previous year due mainly to a shift to higher-efficiency energy technologies in the transportation and residential sectors. Meanwhile, less coal was used but more natural gas was consumed according to the most recent energy flow charts released by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.