ENERGY - Measuring The Cost Of Energy, Drop By Drop

As far as interrelated water and energy challenges go, the case of the natural gas drilling method known as fracking is a doozy. Natural gas has been touted as a relatively cheap, less-polluting replacement for coal and petroleum, and that's fine as far as global warming management goes. But on a local level, here in the U.S., evidence is steadily mounting that the vast quantities of chemical-laced water used in fracking can contaminate loc ...


http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/29/masdar-engage-water-and-energy-cha