Peter Gleick: Truth Drought, California’s Real Shortfall
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar came to California on Sunday to hear firsthand about California’s drought.
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Peter Gleick: Rainbow Waters, Fishing for Hope
I flyfish. Infrequently and badly. But as any unsuccessful fisherman will try to tell you, it isn’t catching fish that’s important; it is the action of fishing. I was just reminded of the reality behind that jest. I had the opportunity recently to spend four days on the Slocan and Upper Columbia rivers in British […]
Peter Gleick: Water for Energy, the Bad Bet for Biofuels
In the ongoing debate about rethinking America’s energy future, there has been far too little discussion about water. It takes a tremendous amount of water to produce our energy, no matter how you measure it. According to the USGS assessment of water use in the United States (done every five years), about half of all […]
Peter Gleick: Western Governors and New Thinking on Water
I had the opportunity this week to brief a group of western Governors and Canadian Premiers in Park City, Utah on water challenges and solutions. The trip had many highlights: I saw one of the biggest belt buckles I’ve ever seen (on Governor Otter), the First Dog of Montana (Jag), and a fine shotgun (given […]
Peter Gleick: Is Some California Water Use Unconstitutional?
As of now, Sacramento has some new rules about water use.
Peter Gleick: Zero or All? What’s Really Happening in the Central Valley?
Here is a short post, with two Water Numbers, and a request for real information if readers have it.
Peter Gleick: The Number of New Dams Built in California is Not Zero
Californians love (or hate) to fight about water in part because there are no easy solutions left.
Peter Gleick: Salt from Water: The Question of Energy
Following up on my last post, on the cost of desalination,
Peter Gleick: Salt from Water, Money from Pockets?
There is always a lot of interest in desalination. I hear it when I give public talks on global and local water issues; I see it in some responses to my blog posts that believe desalination should be much more aggressively pursued
Peter Gleick: We Need a “Local Water” Movement
More and more restaurateurs are shifting to encourage healthy foods and sustainable agriculture grown nearby – a campaign many call “local food.” It is time to launch what I’ll call a “local water”
