Protecting the Lifeline of the West: How Climate and Energy Policies Can Safeguard Water
Publications | by Western Resource Advocates
This report by Western Resource Advocates and Environmental Defense Fund illustrates why legislation is needed to curtail the risk climate change poses to western water supplies and highlights the water-energy nexus. The report provides detailed measures to include in a well-designed national climate and clean energy policy that will safeguard the West’s water.
Delivering Energy Savings: Innovative Energy Efficiency Strategies for Rural Electric Cooperatives and Small Public Power Utilities
Publications | by Western Resource Advocates
One out every four electricity customers in the nation gets their power from electrical co-ops or small electrical utilities. This report focuses on how these suppliers can create cost-effective, energy efficiency programs with robust community participation.
Oil Shale Economics
Publications | by Western Resource Advocates
A close review of economic data reveals that potential economic benefits of oil shale are far different than what proponents claim.
New House, New Paradigm: A Model for How to Plan, Build, and Live Water-smart
Publications | by Western Resource Advocates
Planning, Building, and Living Water-Smart strategies and model case studies for the arid Intermountain West.
Smart Lines: Transmission for the Renewable Energy Economy
Publications | by Western Resource Advocates
To ensure the benefits of clean energy are fully realized, Westerners and resource managers must work together to develop the transmission network needed to link wind, solar and geothermal energy to existing grids and to ensure they have equal footing with fossil fuel sources. Some of the key planning principles to achieve this are outlined in this publication.
