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    • Managing a Better Environment: Opportunities and Obstacles for ISO 14001 in Public Policy and Commerce

      Published: March 2000 Authors: Jason Morrison, Katherine Kao Cushing, Zoe Day, Jerry Speir Pages: 9 Environmental policy is in transition. Many observers believe that the existing regulatory system, though it has accomplished great improvements...»

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    • ISO Proceedings

      Published: July 29, 1999 Author: Jason Morrison On July 29, 1999, the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security hosted a half-day workshop entitled Security ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems and Public...»

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    • Basic Water Requirements for Human Activities: Meeting Basic Needs

      Published: July 9, 1999 Author: Peter Gleick Pages: 10 The Human Right to Water More than one billion people in the developing world lack access to safe drinking water and 10,000 to 20,000 people die every...»

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    • Haven or Hazard: The Ecology and Future of the Salton Sea

      Published: February 1999 Authors: Michael Cohen, Jason Morrison, Edward Glenn Pages: 78 California’s Salton Sea is a fertile oasis in the hostile desert of south-eastern California. It has been adopted by millions of birds...»

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    • Sustainable Use of Water: California Water Success Stories

      Published: January 1999 Authors: Peter H. Gleick, Arlene K. Wong Introduction The intense political and legal battles that have characterized California water policy throughout the 20th century have not ended—nor are they likely to...»

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    • The World’s Water: 1998-1999

      Published: September 1, 1998 Author: Peter Gleick The first volume of The World’s Water (1998-1999) includes chapters on the changing global paradigm for water management and use, the environmental implications of large dams, possible...»

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    • Sustainable Use of Water in the Lower Colorado River Basin

      Published: November 26, 1996 Authors: Jason Morrison, Sandra L. Postel, Peter Gleick Pages: 77 Report Presents Data on Flows, Sustainable Vision for Colorado River The Colorado River supplies water to nearly 30 million people...»

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    • California Water 2020: A Sustainable Vision

      Published: May 26, 1995 Authors: Peter Gleick, Santos Gomez, Penn Loh, Jason Morrison Pages: 17 California Water 2020: A Sustainable Vision  presents a unique vision of a truly sustainable water future and discusses way to realize...»

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    • International Security: Water and Conflict

      Water and Conflict: Fresh Water Resources and International Security Published: June 10, 1993 Author: Peter Gleick Fresh water is a fundamental resource, integral to all ecological and societal activities, including food and energy production,...»

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    • The Cost of the Continuing California Drought

      Published: July 1991Authors: Peter Gleick and Linda NashPages: 67 Since 1987, the State of California has been in the grip of a severe drought. water availability throughout the State has been far lower than...»

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