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Energy Implications of Bottled Water

February 26, 2009 | publication


Bottled water is a popular commodity around the world.


Water Scarcity and Climate Change: Growing Risks for Businesses and Investors

February 2, 2009 | publication


Climate change threatens to undermine the basic functioning of societies around the globe, and large multinational companies are not immune to these risks.


Op-Ed: Peripheral Canal Idea Still Thin on Details

January 18, 2009 | publication


The governor's Delta Vision Committee recently announced its recommendations for addressing the decades-old challenges facing California's water system...


Water and Climate Change: Managing Unavoidable Impacts – Avoiding Unmanageable Impacts

January 9, 2009 | publication


On January 9, 2009, Dr. Peter H. Gleick, addressed legislators and staff from the House of Representatives and the Senate on “Climate Change: Intersections of Science and Policy” in two briefings sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.


Water Climate Change Brief

January 9, 2009 | publication


Water and Climate Change: Managing Unavoidable Impacts; Avoiding Unmanageable Impacts. Dr Peter Gleick...


The World’s Water, Volume 6

December 26, 2008 | publication


Pacific Institute President and series editor Peter Gleick, with Institute coauthors Heather Cooley, Michael Cohen, Mari Morikawa, Jason Morrison, and Meena Palaniappan addresses the ever-more-pressing issues of our use and misuse of the world’s freshwater resources.


National Water Priorities Budget

November 10, 2008 | publication


Following up on the “Water: Threats and Opportunities – Recommendations to the Next President” released in October 2008, the Pacific Institute offers a set of priority budget suggestions...


Peak Water

November 6, 2008 | publication


To judge from recent media attention, the finite supply of freshwater on Earth has been nearly tapped dry, leading to a natural resource calamity on par with, or even worse than, running out of accessible, affordable oil...


EPA Drinking Water Preliminary Regulatory Determination on Perchlorate

November 5, 2008 | publication


The Pacific Institute would like to formally submit the following comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Drinking Water Preliminary Regulatory Determination on Perchlorate...


Water: Threats and Opportunities: Recommendations for the Next President

October 9, 2008 | publication


Safe and adequate fresh water resources are central to the economy, foreign policy, and security of the United States.


CEO Water Mandate: Transparency Framework Phase One

October 1, 2008 | publication


Transparency has been identified by endorsing companies and external stakeholders alike as a key issue in making the CEO Water Mandate a legitimate, meaningful initiative that advances best practice in sustainable water management in the private sector.


Op-Ed: Water for Food

September 9, 2008 | publication


As California politicians continue to argue over developing comprehensive solutions to the state's water problems, eyes are inevitably turning to the agricultural sector, which uses 80 percent of the water consumed by Californians.


More with Less: Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency in California – A Special Focus on the Delta

September 8, 2008 | publication


California farmers can grow more food and fiber with less water, according to the Pacific Institute report, More with Less: Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency in California – A Special Focus on the Delta.


Op-Ed: California Can Grow More Food AND Take Less Water from the Delta

September 8, 2008 | publication


We can do more with less. Nations in drier climates around the world and forward-thinking farmers in California already are using less water to grow more crops - with greater profits. It is time for California.


CEO Water Mandate 2nd Working Conference

August 21, 2008 | publication


Recognizing the urgency with respect to addressing the emerging global water crisis, the UN Secretary-General, in partnership with a number of international business leaders, launched in July 2007 a new initiative – The CEO Water Mandate.


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