442 Resources
Water: Threats and Opportunities: Recommendations for the Next President
October 9, 2008
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Op-Ed: Save the Salton Sea
August 15, 2008
This op-ed essay was written by Michael Cohen of the Pacific Institute for the Riverside Press-Enterprise to address the public health and ecological crisis developing around California's Salton Sea.
Extreme Weather Events as a Result of Climatic Change
July 10, 2008
My testimony today addresses the rising risk of extreme weather-related events as a result of climatic changes and their impact on water resources, with a focus on the western United States. In the short time available, let me provide a summary overview.
Op-Ed: State Needs Innovative, Aggressive Water Solutions
June 1, 2008
For more than a decade, California has had relatively adequate winter rains and mostly full reservoirs. No longer. We had the opportunity to fix many of our water problems while the state had more abundant water, but that chance has been squandered. And though we’ve never been very good at making rational water decisions in a crisis, the time to change that is clearly and urgently here.
Integrity of Science: Driving vs. Walking: Cows, Climate Change, and Choice
May 26, 2008
Is walking worse for the planet than driving? This startling claim has been published in high-profile media outlets, including the New York Times blogs.
Hummer vs. Prius Redux: Prius (Still) Leaves Hummer in the DustNew Data Affirms Prius More Energy Efficient
May 26, 2008
A year after a faulty marketing report fueled an automotive face-off, the Pacific Institute, armed with newly released Consumer Reports’ data, returns to the Hummer versus Prius debate and finds the Prius is (still) more energy efficient over its lifetime than the Hummer.
Bioenergy and Greenhouse Gases
May 18, 2008
Bioenergy is part of the solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
A Review of Decision-Making Support Tools in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Sector
May 15, 2008
As of 2008, more than a billion people lack safe water and 2.6 billion lacked access to sanitation worldwide.
CEO Water Mandate Inaugural Working Conference
March 5, 2008
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...
Every Drop Counts: Yes, It Rained a Lot. But that Doesn’t Mean We’re Out of the Woods with Regard to the State’s Water Woes
February 10, 2008
In January, it rained a lot in Southern California. The usual street intersections flooded. Water tumbled down the Los Angeles River. And houses in areas ravaged by fires last fall seemed in danger of sliding off their hilltop perches.
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