Global Water Futures (GWF)—the world’s largest university-led freshwater research program—has launched six new co-led projects across Canada to address urgent and growing water quality issues for Indigenous communities.
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Desalinated Water Affects the Energy Equation in the Middle East
Perhaps more than in other parts of the world, in the Middle East energy and water are closely intertwined.
Renewables Could Surpass Fossil Fuels in Britain by 2020
Britain will get more of its electricity from renewable energy sources than fossil fuels as early as next year, according to a new report from the energy analysts group EnAppSys.
Global Coal Demand Set to Remain Stable Through 2023, Despite Headwinds
While global coal demand looks set to rise for the second year in a row in 2018, it is forecast to remain stable over the next five years, as declines in Europe and North America are offset by strong growth in India and Southeast Asia, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest coal market report, Coal 2018.
Scientists Complete Remote Ice Core Drilling Mission
A team of scientists and engineers from British Antarctic Survey and the University of Cambridge has successfully drilled over 650 metres in to an Antarctic ice cap to obtain an ice core that will show how the West Antarctic Ice Sheet responds to a warming climate.
Coal Ash is Contaminating Groundwater in at Least 22 States, Utility Reports Show
The clearest picture yet of coal ash contamination in the United States is emerging, with utilities reporting serious groundwater contamination in at least 22 states.