Oil Demand In The U.S. Can Stress Water Supplies In Countries Thousands Of Miles Away | ThinkProgress

Drilling for oil and gas is highly water-intensive. Even in the U.S., fossil fuel production has come under fire for the amount of water it uses — California used 70 million gallons of water for fracking last year, a figure that, though small compared to other sectors in the state, angered environmentalists who were concerned about the state’s ongoing drought. And an analysis last year found that fracking operations are stressing water supplies in areas of the U.S. that are already experiencing drought...
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/11/17/3723020/oil-international-water-footprint/