Comments on: Present U.S. water usage unsustainable: an interview with Dr. Peter Gleick

By: Somerville Voices » Blog Archive » Innocent Treat or a Thoughtless Trick?

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:37:29 +0000

[...] of Blue continues to find evidence that the US is facing a serious scarcity in freshwater [...]

By: If Water Runs Out, Oil May Be Hard to Swallow

If Water Runs Out, Oil May Be Hard to Swallow — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:11:10 +0000

[...] Circle of Blue, an interview with the Pacific Institutes’s Dr. Peter Gleick discusses water resource [...]

By: Don Wood

Don Wood — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:44:38 +0000

California has to address the huge disconnect between state and local water agencies and local governments. While the water agencies are warning of massive drought conditions and asking customers to cut their water use, local governments continue to sign off on massive new sprawl housing subdivisions in the hotter parts of the state that are bound to increase statewide water demand. The water agencies currently charge residential customers tiered rates to encourage conservation, but refuse to adopt tiered rates for commercial, governmental and ag customers, charging them the same no matter how much water they use.

By: U.S. faces era of water scarcity - Scientists & Engineers for America Action Fund

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:38:01 +0000

[...] of Water Scarcity “I truly believe we’re moving into an era of water scarcity throughout the United States,” said Peter Gleick, science advisor to Circle of Blue and president of the Pacific Institute, a [...]