The Water-Energy Nexus
Here’s a good article with a terrific infographic on an important subject: the relationship between energy and potable water. The topic is often called the “water-energy nexus,” though this term is regarded as a terrible cliché by the people whose life’s work focuses upon it. But like it or not, a warming planet with a growing population makes stable and abundant water supplies increasingly rare; as you’ll see here, 37 countries already face “extremely high” levels of water stress.
So much for the bad news; the good news is this: as we entered 2014 this morning, a large and ever-growing percentage of people were wrapping their wits around this whole subject for the first time. More people each day are realizing that our status quo approach to things we used to take for granted – like energy and water – are literally unsustainable in the 21st Century. What’s more, these same people are declaring this year as “time for a change.” Welcome on board!
Here’s a website whose tagline is that 
When my bills come due at the end/beginning of each month (who am I kidding, I don’t always pay them on time), I start thinking about how eco friendly or green the internet is. I see payment notifications and bill reminders appear in my email inbox and am reminded of just a few years ago when my physical mailbox (remember that one out by the road?) was consistently filled with pointless bank account statement printouts, credit card statements and general junk mail that was sometimes barely even opened before being thrown away. 
Every day, the sheer volume of material written on climate change continues to amaze me – and, of course, too much is better than too little. The only real problem with the mass of journalism on the subject is that a great deal of it appears to be a frantic search for brand new points to make — and I’m not sure there are many more of any major consequence. 
I had a great time with my family back east over the holidays, during which the subject came up: Uncle Craig, when you do radio shows and talk about renewable energy in an attempt to promote your books, aren’t you preaching to the choir? Or, if it’s a show that has you on only so they can attack you, aren’t you speaking to people who hate your guts, and would never change their minds?
