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Founded in 1997, the Cumberland River Compact (CRC) is a regional non-profit educational organization whose mission is to enhance the water resources of Tennessee and Kentucky.
In November 2009, the Partnership for Water Conservation (PWC) held a workshop entitled Saving Energy Through Water Conservation, which featured keynote speakers: Bevan Griffiths-Sattenspiel (River Network) and Heather Cooley (Pacific Institute). After the workshop Mori Wallner, then a grad student and now the PWC's Conservation Specialist working on the Nisqually Project, wrote an article outlining some of the linkages between water and energy.
Nearly a year ago, I attended a meeting at the University of Texas at Austin which brought together a couple dozen or so experts to identify policy barriers and map out ideas to better integrate water and energy decision making. During the meeting, I was introduced to a great report from researchers at UT Austin and the Environmental Defense Fund that explores the water-energy nexus in Texas.
RenewableEnergyWorld.com recently hosted a great roundtable discussion on the water-energy nexus and why it's so important for governments and companies to think about as they develop new sources of energy.
As part of this year's National Environmental Education Week (EE Week) - which just so happens to be focusing on the water-energy nexus - River Network is teaming up with Earth Day Network and the National Environmental Education Foundation for a webinar on Tuesday, March 31, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time.
Although I firmly believe that river advocates need to be involved in discussions around climate change, I’ve done my best to avoid using this blog to comment on the contentious and often vitriolic debate hovering around the science of global warming (in part, because it'd be too hard not to use epithets). But I recently came across a fantastic, must-read article written by Bill Mckibben that does a great job putting this worn-out climate debate in perspective. In short, climate change politics have evolved into an ‘O.J. moment.’
At River Network, we’ve been doing our best to help people understand that the world will primarily experience climate change through water. Although the critical role of water is often overlooked, experts at the United Nations are starting to speak up.
The New York Times' Toxic Water Series has tackled another important -- maybe the most important -- Clean Water Act issue of the day: jurisdiction. The question of which waters are protected under the Clean Water Act is critical, particularly in the semi-arid and arid regions of the Intermountain West.
A Note from MillerCoors: Congratulations to the eight finalists in this year’s MillerCoors River Network grant competition! We are excited and truly impressed by the proposed projects.
In January 2010, the Great Lakes Commission launched two new initiatives that will engage regional and national talent to generate new information that can help the states collectively achieve the goals of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact and Agreement.
The Waukesha County Water Conservation Coalition is excited to announce that they will be hosting the Southeast Wisconsin Water and Energy Efficiency Expo May 7th and 8th! The event will take place at the Waukesha County Expo Forum Building.
