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To: Snowshoe who wrote (102014)7/25/2013 2:04:44 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 217714
 
So tell me.. the US breakdown would be interesting.. include the border lakes ? :O)

How long will the Colorado last :O).. well if Mq is right.. you guys are OK .. :O)



To: Snowshoe who wrote (102014)8/31/2013 5:38:15 PM
From: Snowshoe  Respond to of 217714
 
Fire and Water: China's Looming Coal Problem
bloomberg.com

By Tianyi Luo, Andrew Maddocks & Betsy Otto Aug 26, 2013 7:30 AM GMT-0800

World Resources Institute -- To maintain its economic growth and provide for its massive population, China must reconcile two powerful, converging trends: energy demand and resource scarcity. One prime example of this tension is the country’s coal use and water supply.

According to a new WRI analysis, more than half of China’s proposed coal-fired power plants are slated to be built in areas of high or extremely high water stress. If these plants are built, they could further strain already-scarce resources, threatening water security for China’s farms, other industries, and communities.

As of July 2012, China’s government planned 363 coal-fired power plants for construction across China, with a combined generating capacity exceeding 557 gigawatts (for reference, installed capacity at the end of 2012 was 758 GW. This amounts to an almost 75 percent increase in coal-fired generating capacity. China already ranks as world’s largest coal consumer, accounting for almost 50 percent of global coal use.