So many links, so little time.

• "Already, a power plant uses three times as much water to provide electricity to the average household than the household itself uses through showers, toilets, and the tap." - whoa. Bad news for the water-poor but fast-growing West. (CSM via HCN)

• See? You CAN do something about global warming without incapacitating the global economy! (ThinkProgress)

• Weird. Women buy compact fluorescent lightbulbs less often than men do. WTF, women? Also, why the paternalistic tone to the article? (Feministing)