Water Policy

$#*! Your Congressman Says: Devin Nunes' Wild Rant on California Water

Peter H. Gleick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter H. Gleick

It seems that all this particular Congressman is trying to do is be even more outrageous than talk show hosts and political extremists. Perhaps that plays in his district, but it does nothing to actually work to solve California's water problems.

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LAPFD Flotilla Takes on LA River (With Gary Leonard Photos)

Anthea Raymond | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anthea Raymond

On September 5, ten brave paddlers took to the waters of the Los Angeles River. They drifted, paddled, scraped, and dragged along in canoes and kayaks of various kinds.

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'Water' by Steven Solomon: Southwest Water Fashions for a New Decade

William J. Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Water Policy, Water Seven Solomon, Water Efficiency, Steven Solomon, Sweetwater, Colorado River, Books, Water, Hoover Dam, Southwest, Water Conservation, Water Crisis, Books News
William J. Kelly

From the increasing use of Astroturf on high school fields to no flush urinals in restaurants and stores, Southwesterners are grappling with how to meet the water challenge.

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'Water' by Steven Solomon: Going With the Flow

Howard Morland | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Water Scarcity, Water Policy, Steven Solomon, Water Steven Solomon, Oil, Books, Water, Water Politics, Water Crisis, Financial Crisis, The Confidence Game, Books News
Howard Morland

The water crisis is upon us, and unlike in a fiscal crisis, the scarce item cannot be manufactured out of thin air by central bankers. Plus water, unlike oil, has no substitute.

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Obama, Palin, Copenhagen: The End Of Drinkable Water?

Steven Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steven Solomon

Those committed to doing the planet's serious business should stay focused on one, often overlooked but trackable key factor of climate change--the pivotal role of water.

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Water Power

Jonathan M. Winer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steven Solomon, Aswan Dam, Freshwater Scarcity, Bottled Water, Perrier, Water Crisis, Water Scarcity, Water Policy, Water Power, Saudi Arabia, Fresh Water, Hurricane Katrina, Water, Books, Water Politics, Haiti Earthquake, Books News
Jonathan M. Winer

In covering personalities and events, Solomon suggests that societies that know how to take advantage of new ways of using water dominate their time, while those that fail to address water crises disintegrate.

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Recognizing Water for What It's Worth

Dr. Allan Hoffman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: World Water Forum, Water-Energy Nexus, Water the Epic Struggle, Salinity, Books, Water, Climate Science, Steven Solomon, Hydropower, New Books, Climate Change, Water Policy, Freshwater Scarcity, Fresh Water, Water Crisis, Books News
Dr. Allan Hoffman

Steve Solomon's new book "Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization" is an exhaustively researched and well written contribution to the world's increasing awareness of water issues.

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Trying to Save Water When the Law Says Waste It

James McGrath Morris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Mexico Water, Saving Water, New Mexico, Water, Books, Conserving Water, Steven Solomon, Water Policy, Freshwater Scarcity, Steven Solomon Water, Water Politics, Water Crisis, Books News
James McGrath Morris

Water rights are the most precious thing on can hold in the Southwest. People used to kill each other over them in the old days. Today they use lawyers.

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Red Snow Warning: The End of Welfare Water and the Drying of the West

Chip Ward | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chip Ward

We are now dangerously close to the limits of what the Colorado River can provide, even in the very best of weather scenarios, and the weather is being neither so friendly nor cooperative these days.

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