Oct
23
A Nobel Laureate for Us Common WaterWonks
October 23, 2009 | Leave a 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 win [...]
Aug
26
No sooner had I posted my assessment (10 August 2009) of a draft version of the Sustainable Watershed Planning Act than a new, improved version popped up in my inbox. It has taken me a while to get through this second version; a lot of changes have been made. The proposed Office of Sustainable Watershed Management (OSWM) [...]
Aug
11
A colleague recently sent me a copy of the Sustainable Watershed Planning Act, a bill that may be considered by the U.S. House of Representative’s Water Resources and the Environment Subcommittee of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. I say “may be” because the bill does not yet have a number and the copy I have [...]
Mar
12
New blogs just keep on coming!
The law schools of UCLA and UC-Berkeley have launched a new blog: Legal Planet.
Here is the blurb I received via email:
“Legal Planet focuses on significant developments in law and policy for a general audience,” said Dan Farber, director of Berkeley Law’s environmental law program and faculty co-director of the school’s [...]
Jan
9
A Water Strategy for the United States
By Jim Thebaut and Erik Webb
Those Americans even aware of Zimbabwe’s recent fight against the disruption and death caused by cholera, a highly treatable water-borne disease, carry an unfounded confidence that clean, abundant water will always be available and a similar water-borne disease epidemic could never occur here. However, [...]
Jan
9
Podcast Archive: Third Water Resources Policy Dialogue (2007)
January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
DIALOGUE DAY # 1
Dialogue Opening Remarks
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Richard A. Engberg – Opening Remarks
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Gerry Galloway – Opening Remarks
Panel 1 – Federal Agency Perspectives on Water Policy
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Robert M. Hirsch – US Geological Survey
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Benjamin H. Grumbles – US Environmental Protection Agency
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Arlen Lancaster – Natural Resources Conservation Service
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LTG Carl A. Strock – US Army Corps of Engineers
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Ken Stansell – US Fish [...]
Jan
9
Challenges and Opportunities
January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Jerry Sehlke, President AWRA
It seems that with every presidential election and inauguration we hear about how important this election is and how critical the issues are facing us this election cycle. And each time it is probably true. However, it is undeniable that we are presently facing many monumental challenges. These include a world-wide economic [...]
Dec
24
Science in Politics: Two Views
December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
This post from the Prometheus Blog dates from August 2008, but since one of the participants is John Holdren, President-elect Obama’s designate as White House Science Advisor, I thought it worthwhile to examine his view on science in politics. The other participant is Robert Lackey of USEPA.
“We don’t want nobody nobody sent.” – Chicago political [...]
Dec
9
Water Policy Dialogue Results
December 9, 2008 | 2 Comments
Hello Water Resources Professionals:
Attached are two files: One that is a rather lengthy document that includes the results of the September 2008 AWRA Water Policy Dialogue held in Washington DC, cosponsored by the National Wildlife Federation, and the ASCE’s Environmental and Water Resources Institute. For those of you who like a shorter rendition, I have [...]
Nov
11
White House Water Advisor: You Can Help
November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
My post the other day about the need for a White House Water Advisor and suggestion that it be Dr. Peter H. Gleick has gained some attention.
B&C’s California Water News picked up my post and that generated a lot of page views.
Some people thought this was another one of my tongue-in-cheek episodes, but it was not. I’m serious.
But like [...]
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