Water and energy -- two critical and often finite resources -- are today more than ever connected in complex ways. A new feature package explores the connection in stories that range from solar thermal plants in the Mojave Desert to an ocean thermal project near Tahiti. And the ongoing Gulf oil spill provides yet another lurid example.

Erica Gies, Beth Gardiner, and Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop report for the International Herald Tribune in the New York Times May 17, 2010.

"Water Adds New Constraints to Power" [2]

"Turning to Water Conservation to Save Energy" [3]

"In Vancouver, Wastewater and Sewage Provide Energy" [4]

"Fallout From the Gulf Oil Spill" [5]

"Harnessing Ocean Power" [6]