CSU Water Cafe Series: Water & Energy
As we continue to grow and evolve in a changing world, one natural resource that will be at the forefront of defining a healthy future is water.
Recognizing the importance of dialog and planning on this topic, the Colorado State University Water Center and the School of Global Environmental Sustainability have teamed up to host the CSU Water Café.
Water Café is an interdisciplinary, interactive series designed to examine critical water issues and the University's roles in their solutions.
Panel on energy and water issues
As a strategic issue, energy production, transmission, and distribution have many interfaces with water resources. Examples of energy-water issues include shale gas and fracking, produced water, thermoelectric cooling water, hydropower, biofuels and competition for irrigation water, wastewater from energy production, and use of energy by water utilities.
Panel members:
- Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., Director Center for the New Energy Economy
- Dr. Ken Carlson, Co-Coordinator, Colorado Water Energy Consortium, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Dr. John Labadie, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Dr. Sally Sutton, Department Head, Department of Geosciences.
- Dr. James Pritchett, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
- Dr. Mark Paschke, Shell Endowed Chair in Restoration Ecology, Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Moderator: Dr. Neil Grigg, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
