Oct
28
Ben Fawcett’s Talk Was Full of Shit!
October 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Ben Fawcett gave his OU International WaTER Prize plenary lecture the other night after the banquet and award ceremony at the OU International WaTER Conference. No mincing words: his lecture was full of shit. Not s**t, but SHIT. Notice I said his lecture was full of shit; Fawcett was not. So why the potty mouth all of a sudden? [...]
Mar
16
Human Right to Water and Sanitation in the USA
March 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Catarina de Albuquerque is a Portuguese lawyer who is a UN Independent Expert on the issues of human rights obligations related to access to safe drinking water and sanitation. She undertook a mission to the USA from 22 February to 4 March 2011. What? WatSan access issues? In the USA? C’mon! Yeah – looks like we [...]
Mar
5
Richard Engberg: Hydrofracking Chemicals Revealed
March 5, 2011 | 1 Comment
Hydrofracking Chemicals Revealedby Richard A. Engberg Hydraulic Fracturing (hydrofracking) is not a household term but recently has become more well known with the release over a year ago of the film documentary, “Gasland.” The movie dealt with concerns caused by hydrofracking of natural gas wells in the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania and in other locations [...]
Dec
9
Hydrogeologists Without Borders Returns!
December 9, 2010 | 1 Comment
Hydrogeologists Without Borders (HWB), the Canadian-based hydrophilanthropy, never really went away; they just restructured (now a Registered Canadian Charity) and have a nifty new (to me, anyway) WWW site. Take a look. What is HWB about? In a nutshell, along with its philosophy and approach: Building a better future for developing countries through Groundwater Development, [...]
Nov
25
Happy Thanksgiving and a Modest Request
November 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Happy Thanksgiving from AWRA! I have many things for which to be thankful. I have been blessed with a wonderful spouse, Mary Frances, and an easy life. I make a good living doing something I love, surrounded by bright, engaged students and extraordinary colleagues. I don’t have to worry about some bozo tinhorn dictator running my country. [...]
Nov
19
Celebrate World Toilet Day!
November 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Yeah, you’ve got that right – today is World Toilet Day. Normally I’m not big on ‘days’ but this one is different because toilets and sanitation are not on everyone’s minds. And there is great reluctance to discuss these issues publicly. When was the last time you saw or heard an A-list (or any list!) Hollywood star [...]
Nov
17
Water for the World Act Needs Your Help
November 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Sen. Paul Simon Water for the World Act unanimously passed the U.S. Senate (S. 624) last September. It now is in the House of Representatives (H.R. 2030), where the hope is that it will be passed during the current lame duck session of Congress. Most observers give the bill little chance of passage when the 112th [...]
Oct
16
PGWI Meeting, 4 November 2010 – Managing the Last 1%: Allocating Water to Meet the UN MDGs
October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment
I just learned of this meeting – the 4th Annual Conference of the Philadelphia Global Water Initiative: Managing the Last 1%: Allocating Water to Meet the UN Millennium Development Goals. Admission is free but seating is limited. The conference will be held at the University of Pennsylvania’s Houston Hall. Complete information, including a contact email for [...]
Oct
6
Abby Brown, who runs the excellent Water for the Ages blog, presented her Master of Science in Water Resources Policy and Management project last week and successfully defended her work, Empowerment and Gender Equality for Water and Sanitation in Rural India. She interned with the NGO Arghyam, based in Bangalore. Here is a PDF of her Power [...]
Apr
18
AWRA Call for Abstracts: Hydrophilanthropy and WaSH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Issues in Developing Regions
April 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
At the 2010 AWRA Annual Conference (1-4 November in Philadelphia) I will be convening a special session on: Hydrophilanthropy and WaSH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Issues in Developing Regions See below for a description of the session, for which I am soliciting abstracts. Abstracts are due 14 May 2010. Here is the link for abstract [...]
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