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[8/11/08] August 2008 Update: Rally at Port of Oakland, Youth Park Surveys, Upcoming Report, and More

[8/08/08] Crucial Salton Sea Bill To Be Voted On

[7/10/08] Extreme Weather Events Will Increasingly Affect U.S. Water Supply

[7/10/08] July 2008 Update: Testimony on Climate Change Impacts, Community Issues Research Presented, and More

[6/10/08] Pacific Institute Works With U.N. on CEO Water Mandate

[6/10/08] June 2008 Update: CEO Water Mandate, Anti-Idling Day, Bioenergy Report, and More


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Gleick Discusses Desal
With Scientific American

desalination plantWith the earth largely covered by ocean, why don't we get our drinking
water by taking the salt out of the sea?

Read as Pacific Institute President
Peter Gleick discusses desalination on Scientific American's "Ask the Experts."

Of Interest
Desalination--With a Grain of Salt,
A California Perspective

Waste Not, Want Not: Water Conservation in California

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