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You realize how much water you waste and how much you can do without.
—Carli Davila, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, discusses the creative solutions residents are using to cope with the island's severe drought and water rationing.
We came to realize we were in a sea of plastic water bottles. The garbage cans at some parks were overflowing.
—Shawn Norton, of the National Park Service, on the decision to ban bottled-water sales in some national parks. Big Water is now trying to use an amendment to a House spending bill to end the restrictions.
Renewable energy outpaces nuclear in major economies. -
In eight economies making up 45 percent of the world's population, wind, solar, and other renewables now supply more electricity than nuclear plants. High costs, public opposition, and aging reactors are all working against nuclear power as renewables become cheaper. Reuters
The Solar Impulse 2 is grounded in Hawaii until next year. -
Its record-breaking flight from Japan left the sun-powered aircraft's batteries so damaged that repairs will take several months. The plane's round-the-world trip will likely resume in April. BBC
Coal bond prices dropped 17 percent in the second quarter. -
That makes four consecutive quarters of decline and the worst performance of any industry. An increase in natural gas (which just overtook the black stuff as an electricity source for the first time), pollution restrictions, and the growth of renewables are all contributing to coal's downfall. Good riddance! Bloomberg
Scientists rescue whale from fishing lines (and shark) off Massachusetts -
The humpback whale was hog-tied with ropes, leaving it immobile and vulnerable to an attack by a nearby great white. Entanglement in fishing equipment is one of the biggest threats facing whales today. Boston Globe