Oct
23
A Nobel Laureate for Us Common WaterWonks
October 23, 2009 | 1 Comment
It is not too often that those of us in the water community can claim some disciplinary kinship with a Nobel Laureate, especially one from the economics realm. But this year we can take pride in seeing Elinor (Lin) Ostrom of Indiana University share the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. She is the first woman to [...]
Oct
14
New Hydrophilanthropy: SafeWater4Kids
October 14, 2009 | 1 Comment
I just learned of a new organization, SafeWater4Kids (SW4Ks). Its mission is to provide sustainable safe drinking water to children and families in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Read more here. Laura R. Brunson, whom I met a few years ago at the University of Oklahoma’s WaTER Center, is the Director of Marketing and [...]
Oct
9
Water Alternatives Issue – Hydraulic Bureaucracies: Flows of Water, Flows of Power
October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Most of the current (October 2009) issue of the open-access journal Water Alternatives is devoted to Hydraulic Bureaucracies: Flows of Water, Flows of Power. There are some great articles here, including one by Aguanomics czar David Zetland: The end of abundance: How water bureaucrats created and destroyed the southern California oasis Download Zetland Art2-3-4 You can [...]
Oct
1
Happy Water New Year!
October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment
It’s the start of a new water year! Drink a toast of cool, clean tap water to the new year. Thanks to Michael Furniss for the photo and the reminder. “Civilization exists by hydrological consent, subject to change without notice.” – apologies to Will Durant
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