Video: Keynote-The Energy-Water Nexus: Balancing Electricity Needs and Environmental Concerns

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Channel: Center for Strategic & International Studies · 2013 · Education

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Keynote Address: Linda Church Ciocci, Executive Director, National Hydropower Association 
The availability of clean and reliable water resources is a critical issue across the North America and throughout the world. Electricity production is the second largest consumer of water in the United States, after agriculture. This year's conference will examine the energy-water nexus with a specific focus on water management issues relative to electric power generation. 
  
This one-day conference will feature experts to discuss some of the most central issues related to water and electricity use:  the technological opportunities and financial challenges of; the regulatory and environmental outlooks; and insights into the regional U.S. and international dynamics.

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