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This week, host Daniel Raimi talks with Emily Grubert, an assistant professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Raimi and Grubert discuss how water is used in the energy system, a subset of the topic known as the \u201cEnergy-Water Nexus.\u201d They also talk about a 2018 paper that Grubert coauthored with Kelly Sanders\u2014research that provides intricate detail on the life cycle of water consumption for every major fuel source in the United States. Raimi and Grubert compare and contrast the different water profiles of coal, oil, gas, biofuels, and other sources of energy. They also talk in detail about water use in hydraulic fracturing.\n\nReferences and recommendations:\n\n\u201cWater use in the United States energy system: A national assessment and unit process inventory of water consumption and withdrawals\u201d by Emily Grubert and Kelly T. Sanders; \nhttp://emilygrubert.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/PREPRINT-Grubert-Sanders-Water-for-US-Energy.pdf\n\n\u201cWho speaks for Crazy Horse\u201d by Brooke Jarvis; https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/23/who-speaks-for-crazy-horse\n\n\u201cGold Fame Citrus\u201d by Claire Vaye Watkins; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318277/gold-fame-citrus-by-claire-vaye-watkins/9781594634246/\n\n\u201cThe Water Knife\u201d by Paolo Bacigalupi; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/237233/the-water-knife-by-paolo-bacigalupi/