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Examples
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"We can switch crops to less water-intensive types, but there is a problem doing that," he said.
Fears of British super-drought after record low rainfall in winter 2012
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To what extent will very water-intensive industries, such as chemicals, relocate in response to actual or feared water shortages?
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China's Water Woes Revisited: The State of Play in 2011 Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2011
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Some are water-intensive (e.g., large-scale solar) and a few are just plain dumb (e.g., shale oil).
Randall Amster: New Clear Energy Randall Amster 2010
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Farmers get only four hours of power a day during wheat season, and six in the more water-intensive rice season.
On Punjab's Farms, 'Everybody Has No Jobs' Geeta Anand 2011
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Some are water-intensive (e.g., large-scale solar) and a few are just plain dumb (e.g., shale oil).
Randall Amster: New Clear Energy Randall Amster 2010
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Some are water-intensive (e.g., large-scale solar) and a few are just plain dumb (e.g., shale oil).
Randall Amster: New Clear Energy Randall Amster 2010
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Some are water-intensive (e.g., large-scale solar) and a few are just plain dumb (e.g., shale oil).
Randall Amster: New Clear Energy Randall Amster 2010
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Some are water-intensive (e.g., large-scale solar) and a few are just plain dumb (e.g., shale oil).
Randall Amster: New Clear Energy Randall Amster 2010
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Some are water-intensive (e.g., large-scale solar) and a few are just plain dumb (e.g., shale oil).
Randall Amster: New Clear Energy Randall Amster 2010
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Some are water-intensive (e.g., large-scale solar) and a few are just plain dumb (e.g., shale oil).
Randall Amster: New Clear Energy Randall Amster 2010
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