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EPISODE · Jun 12, 2012 · 5 MIN

Power Needs Water

from KQED's Climate Watch · host KQED Public Radio

The state's water managers rolled out a plan this week to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by moving water around the state. If that sounds odd, it turns out that moving and treating water takes a lot of electricity. But the reverse is also true -- generating power uses a lot of water.

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