by Judith Curry
A few things that caught my eye this past week.
Energy
Southern Company explores potential of molten salt reactors [link]
Plummeting coal use and peaking stockpiles [link]
Security Of Energy Supply In The United Kingdom [link]
Not a single #Coal plant is making $$ but owners are reluctant to close down. What’s the solution? [link]
11 countries leading the charge on renewable energy. Uruguay is helping power a clean energy future! [link]
Nuclear industry moves to identify operating efficiencies [link]
Intriguing concept. That’s the brakes: Utilizing stored energy from public transit for grid services [link]
How Weather And An “Interstate of Renewable Energy” Could Save The Climate By 2030 [link]
Energy innovation needs a new kind of private-sector push [link]
OPINION: ‘New’ nuclear power deserves close look [link]
The benefit of correcting market failures in use of fossil fuels [link]
Nevada PUC ‘Contortionist’ Act Will Kill Rooftop Solar [link]
Swansea #tidal energy scheme faces ‘disastrous setback’ from government review [link]
Nuclear energy by degrees. [link]
ScienceOfDoom has a superb series on renewable energy, check it out [link]
David Hagen: Can we cut free from the Saudi/Russian oil tax? [link]
Water
.@NASA: 4 Billion People @ Risk as ‘Water Table Dropping All Over the World’ [link]
Against all odds, Yemen is fighting water shortage by harvesting its fog [link]
Why Midwest Floods Are Critical to the Restoration of the Louisiana Coast [link]
Severe water scarcity hits 4 billion people every year [link]
Four rivers run through #Mumbai; one group has a plan to clean them up: [link]
#Flint Residents May Have Been Drinking PFCs in Addition to Lead [link]
Food
Bringing clean, safe, affordable cooking #energy to #Kenya households: an agenda for action [link]
WhatsApp Is Changing the Way People in India Grow and Buy Food [link]
How do we move from #climatesmart agriculture commitments to action & tangible results? [link]
Filed under: Week in review