Tough tradeoff
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 byCheck out this Scientific American article that details the massive amounts of water used to produce our energy – in an increasingly water-strapped world. Then consider one of the issues with the T. Boone Pickens energy plan – much of the U.S. natural gas reserves require – you guessed it – lots of water to extract. And some ‘fracking’ chemical additive whose identify the industry refuses to divulge.