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In a previous post here, I raised the population and water issue in a general way. My point was that ignoring the population component of our resource challenges was a mistake, certainly in the long term and in some places, in the short term. I think this is indisputable — resource constraints are worse than they would otherwise be if populations are large and growing rapidly rather than small and growing slowly, or even shrinking.
Americans have good reason to be concerned about the future of the nation’s supply of clean fresh water, according to state and federal research and resource agencies.
I’m spending the week at the Stockholm Water Symposium, an international meeting involving more than 2,000 people from over 130 countries.
Americans demonstrate concern for water issues, particularly for water pollution and the lack of safe drinking water.
Who “owns” what water? Or, if water belongs to the public, who has the right to use it?
One week after Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state-wide drought emergency for California, rangers reported Sierra snowpack levels at 80 percent of normal. While the measurements of this major source of water might seem cause for relief, experts hesitate.
The West harbors beneath its jagged peaks three times more oil than Saudi Arabia. As oil companies pray for permission to tap, officials worry the Colorado River cannot provide water enough to win the oil earthward. The oil is currently embedded in shale. When the shale heats, out seeps kerogen — a substance that can […]
By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica David Hasemyer The San Diego Union-Tribune This story was co-published with the San Diego Union-Tribune and also appears in that newspaper’s Dec. 21, 2008 issue. The Colorado River, the life vein of the Southwestern United States, is in trouble. The river’s water is hoarded the moment it trickles out of the […]
As the public becomes increasingly aware of the oceanic scope of the impending freshwater crisis, policy makers and scientists look for alternatives. Is desalination an answer? From the Los Angeles Times: It’s easy to understand why so many of us, hearing of threats from climate change and shrinking water supplies, turn our gaze west to […]
Profligate use hurts in unexpected places Quest for new supplies nationwide UPDATE: Please read our 2009 update on water problems in the US. Striking symbols of American engineering prowess, Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam stand in testimony to the U.S. spirit of growth and prosperity. But the 28.5 million acre feet Lake Mead is […]
In an interview with Circle of Blue, the Pacific Institute’s Dr. Peter Gleick discusses water resource challenges the U.S. faces in the near future. As co-founder and president of one of the nation’s leading water think tanks, Gleick served as an academician at the International Water Academy in Oslo, Norway in 1999 and was named […]
