Nov
26
Giving Thanks
November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment
In the USA and Canada we are celebrating Thanksgiving Day. It’s a national holiday here in the USA, and schools are closed on Thursday and Friday.
In the USA the Friday after Thanksgiving is known as Black Friday. That’s fodder for another blog.
So what I am thankful for? Good health, a wonderful partner (Mary Frances), great family, [...]
Nov
25
Report: Charting Our Water Future
November 25, 2009 | 1 Comment
I’ve been getting emails from McKinsey & Company announcing the report, Charting Our Water Future, that was unveiled on 23 November 2009.
Here is a video of the presentation.
The report is the product of something called the 2030 Water Resources Group.
Charting Our Water Future is a report of the 2030 Water Resources Group, which was formed in [...]
Nov
22
November/December 2009 Southwest Hydrology: Water Conservation
November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The current issue of Southwest Hydrology is devoted to water conservation.
You can freely download the entire issue or individual articles/departments.
The feature articles deal with ag, municipal, residential, California’s CII sector, program design, and more.
And don’t forget the various departments!
Here are the cover and ToC.
Enjoy!
“There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.” ~Marshall McLuhan, [...]
Nov
11
Water Advocates’ NYT Ad: Link Between Disease and WASH
November 11, 2009 | 2 Comments
Yesterday the wonderful folks at Water Advocates placed a full-page ad in the New York Times that emphatically illustrated the connection between disease and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).
Download Water Advocates New York Times Ad 2009 Final
Please download and read the ad; it won’t take you very long.
Here are the sources for the facts cited in [...]
Nov
6
Westlands Water District: Your Tax Dollars At Work
November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Lloyd G. Carter just published this provocative article in the Golden Gate University Environmental Law Journal.
Here are the first few paragraphs of Reaping Riches in a Wretched Region: Subsidized Industrial Farming and Its Link to Perpetual Poverty:
In the last few decades, well over a billion dollars in taxpayer aid has been provided to a [...]
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