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Colorado River Flows into the Delta
March 26, 2014 | post
The Colorado River flows again! Last Sunday – the day after World Water Day - I joined more than 200 people in an impromptu celebration at Morelos Dam, welcoming the return of water...
Huffington Post: The State of Our Water: World Water Day 2014
March 21, 2014 | post
Welcome to World Water Day 2014. As I said last year, I think every day should be World Water Day, not just March 22nd, but hey, we take what we can get.
10 Shocking Facts about the World’s Water
March 16, 2014 | post
3.4 million people—mainly children— die as a result of preventable water-related diseases every year. 1.2 billion people—nearly 20 percent of the world’s population—live in areas of physical water scarcity. What does that mean? Water withdrawals for agriculture, industry, and domestic purposes exceed 75 percent of river flows.
With Water, California’s Bigfoot is Imported
March 10, 2014 | post
As during most droughts, discussions of how to allocate dwindling water supplies have intensified across California. One stirring piece of the debate has pivoted around using water to produce food that is exported outside of California.
7 Things You Need to Know about California Water
March 8, 2014 | post
In California, an estimated 19% of the state’s electricity use and 32% of all natural gas consumption are related to water. For perspective, consider that leaving the hot water running for five minutes uses as much energy as operating a 60-W light bulb for 14 hours.
National Geographic ScienceBlog: Clarifying the Discussion about California Drought and Climate Change
March 7, 2014 | post
In the last few months, as the severe California drought has garnered attention among scientists, policymakers, and media, there has been a growing debate about the links between the drought and climate change.
It’s My Drought! And Yours. Face it.
February 27, 2014 | post
The California drought has everyone wondering what we can do. Well, we can’t make it rain.
Peter Gleick Testifies on Urban Water Use Efficiency for State Water Resources Control Board
February 26, 2014 | publication
Peter Gleick testified on February 26, 2014 on strategies for addressing the California drought to the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to
Rural Water Systems Struggle in the Good Times and the Bad
February 21, 2014 | post
The current drought is shaping up to be particularly damaging to small and rural communities.
Finding Light (and Water) at the End of the (Drought) Tunnel, on the Farm and for the Future
February 11, 2014 | post
With all the flurry of attention surrounding the drought these days, it’s hard not to feel overwhelmed by the bleak future of California’s water.
National Geographic ScienceBlogs: Learning from Drought: Five Priorities for California
February 10, 2014 | post
Droughts – especially severe droughts – are terribly damaging events. The human and ecosystem costs can be enormous, as we may relearn during the current California drought.
California’s “Bellwether” Drought
February 7, 2014 | post
It is time to recognize the serious California drought for what it is: a bellwether of things to come; a harbinger of even more serious challenges to California water resources allocation, management, and use.
Defining Water Scarcity, Water Stress, and Water Risk
February 4, 2014 | post
Over the past couple years, the Pacific Institute’s Corporate Sustainability Program, in its role with the UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate, has been developing the Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines, which provide a common framework for how companies can report water-related information to stakeholders in a meaningful manner.
Infographic: What to Expect from California’s Drought
January 24, 2014 | post
While our weather-beaten friends in the Midwest and Northeast braced for near-record low temperatures and polar vortex snowstorms, Californians rang in the New Year with a rainless January.
What Californians Can Expect from the Drought
January 16, 2014 | post
California has a “Mediterranean” climate, which means that each year it has a concentrated rainy season, followed by a long temperate and dry period. California’s rainy season typically runs from early October to late March, with very little precipitation outside of these months.
The World’s Water, Volume 8
January 15, 2014 | publication
The eighth volume in this highly regarded series, The World’s Water, Volume 8 features chapters on hydraulic fracturing (fracking), water footprints, sustainable water jobs, and desalination financing, among other timely issues. Water briefs provide concise updates on topics including the Dead Sea and the role of water in the Syrian conflict.
Water and Sanitation for All: How to engage with the private sector and create good partnership?
December 20, 2013 | post
The CEO Water Mandate joined the Sanitation and Water for All Partnership because, increasingly, companies are looking more broadly at how they engage externally with water-related issues, both at the facility and global levels.
Energizing Water Efficiency in California: Applying Energy Efficiency Strategies to Water
December 18, 2013 | publication
As a dry December accentuates the stress on California’s limited water supplies, the success of the state’s energy sector in implementing efficiency programs offers valuable lessons to the water sector.
Key Issues in Seawater Desalination in California: Marine Impacts
December 10, 2013 | publication
As competition for freshwater resources heightens across the globe, the prospect of using technology to turn unusable seawater into an unending resource is a tempting fix. While seawater desalination is one potential solution to the need for alternative sources of freshwater, more research is needed to understand the impacts of desalination on marine life.
Water Policy: What about All Those Swimming Pools in Los Angeles?
December 3, 2013 | post
Water policy and water problems always seem to be someone else’s responsibility.
Nigiri at the Landscape Scale: Salmon on Rice Rolls Up Multiple Benefits for Fish and Farms
November 24, 2013 | post
Salmon on rice, also known as Nigiri, is a popular sushi dish among enthusiasts of the Japanese delicacy known for its tasty simplicity.
Beyond Water Pricing: An Overview of Water Financing Options in California
November 20, 2013 | publication
California’s social and economic well-being is directly tied to financing for reliable, sustainable water. This study from the Pacific Institute explores stable and sustainable sources of funding for water projects as a key to long-term solutions, and finds California’s increased dependence on general obligation (GO) bonds in funding water systems is unreliable and costly to both the state and taxpayers.
Up-scaling Sustainable Agriculture Initiatives on the Water Action Hub
November 19, 2013 | post
Technology for development has been a hot topic in the development sphere, particularly here in the Bay Area.
“Water to Supply the Land” Describes Irrigated Agriculture in the Colorado River Basin
November 7, 2013 | post
The Colorado River is a tightly controlled network of dams and diversions, spanning seven states in the U.S. and two in Mexico, providing water for fish and wildlife, agriculture, industry, and cities along the way.
The Sacramento Bee: Why I’m still confused about the proposed tunnels in the Delta
November 6, 2013 | post
I and my colleagues at the Pacific Institute have worked on California water issues for more than a quarter of a century.
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