http://www.pacinst.org press@pacinst.org Copyright (c)2012 http://www.pacinst.org http://pacinst.org/_nav/images/topbar_r1_c2b.gif 190 53 http://www.ladwpnews.com/go/doc/1475/1311099/ LADWP customers can now locate drinking fountains throughout the city serving free tap water through a new smartphone application called WeTap, available on the Android Market. 2012-02-18 http://www.mcall.com/news/local/carpenter/mc-pc-climate-change-science-debate-20120214,0,1120874.column The community of climate scientists not cowed by relentless climate change deniers are finding their voice. 2012-02-16 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/02/120214-artificial-glaciers-water-crops-in-indian-highlands/ High-elevation villages in the Himalayas are building artificial glaciers in response global warming-induced water shortages. 2012-02-15 http://www.350.org/en/about/blogs/top-climate-scientists-warn-congress-over-keystone-xl Over a dozen of the nation's top climate scientists just released this letter to Congressional Leadership that 350.org will deliver along with the over 500,000 signatures against Keystone XL that they hope to collect during out "24 Hours to Stop the Pipeline" drive. 2012-02-14 http://pacinst.org/reports/water_energy_nexus_in_west/index.htm “The potential benefits of desalination are great, but the economic, cultural, and environmental costs of wide commercialization remain high,” says the Pacific Institute's Heather Cooley. 2012-02-10 http://peakwater.org/2012/01/google-brings-water-data-to-life/ Google engineers developed Fusion Tables using sample research data about the global fresh water crisis provided by the Pacific Institute and Circle of Blue designed to unlock a treasure trove of facts, trends, and scientific findings that until now have been sequestered in databases and spreadsheets not easily shared. 2012-02-10 http://pacinst.org/publications/online_update/feb_2012_online_update.htm In this issue of the Online Udpate: Standing Up to Editorial Bias, Agricultural Water Savings, Desalination, and More. 2012-02-09 http://www.theliberaloc.com/2012/02/06/oc-registers-mark-landsbaum-has-global-warming-denialphrenia/ Liberal OC's Chris Prevatt says climate deniest Mr. Landsbaum suffers from what he calls Global Warming Denialphrenia -- the disconnect between reality and what he and other global warming deniers believe isn’t happening. 2012-02-09 http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/opinion/column/?id=26432 Journalist Manu Caddie chimes in on the myths and misinformation perpetuated by the media surrounding the efficiency and longevity of the Honda Prius' batteries. 2012-02-09 http://ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/republican-presidential-candidates-given-climate-bs-year-award In our oceans and rivers, a growing number of fish species are threatened or endangered by the human use of water. Read why Peter Gleick believes we have entered the third era of water. 2012-02-06 http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2012/02/05/global-warming-has-stopped-how-to-fool-people-using-cherry-picked-climate-data/ Peter Gleick discusses how climate deniers are cherry picking data to present misinformation about climate science. 2012-02-06 http://ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/republican-presidential-candidates-given-climate-bs-year-award While the Climate B.S. Award itself imparts a more lighthearted response to climate change skepticism, the reality of its message is quite serious. 2012-02-02 http://planetsave.com/2012/02/01/wsj-non-climate-science-propaganda-eviscerated-by-climate-science-facts/ Top sites Media Matters and Skeptical Science quickly counter-argued the Wall Street Journal op-ed put forth last week with some thoughtful pieces looking at the simple facts of the matter and the bias of the contributors. 2012-02-02 http://wwwp.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2012/02/industry-influence Half the authors of a controversial Wall Street Journal opinion piece denying the Earth's warming trend have ties to the oil and gas industry, a DailyClimate.org investigation finds. 2012-02-02 http://online.wsj.com/public/page/letters.html Thirty-eight climate scientists respond to the Wall Street Journal's article "No Need to Panic About Global Warming" that was published last week. 2012-02-02 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-chameides/wall-street-journals-port_b_1245337.html Duke University Dean Bill Chameides thinks the Wall Street Journal's coverage of climate science in its editorial pages has been appalling for quite some, but the straw that broke the camel's back for him came with a letter to the editor published on December 24, 2011. 2012-02-01 http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2012/01/31/drought-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/ As state surveyors trudge into the mountains this week for the season’s second official survey of the Sierra snowpack, the auspices aren’t good. 2012-02-01 http://www.takepart.com/article/2012/01/31/climate-change With 'reputable' newspapers pushing misinformation, finding facts about climate change is more important than ever. 2012-02-01 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/rooted/2012/01/31/is-a-misleading-climate-change-op-ed-in-the-wall-street-journal-really-news/ An author fact checks the recent Wall Street Journal editorial on climate science since The Australian didn’t bother to do so or get a single response from an actual working Australian climate scientist. 2012-02-01 http://blogs.redding.com/dcraig/archives/2012/01/the-real-wolf-a-1.html Climate change is the real wolf at the door. It feels distant, not near; general, not specific; and vague, not clear and compelling, but we should not be deceived. 2012-01-31 http://www.environment.umn.edu/momentum/issue/4.1w12/gleick.html What would it take to provide all people with access to clean water? Peter Gleick answers this question and more in this interview. 2012-01-31 http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2012/01/27/remarkable-editorial-bias-on-climate-science-at-the-wall-street-journal/ NY Times Dot Earth quotes Yale economist William Nordhaus affirming: "My work has long taken the view that policies to slow global warming would have net economic benefits, in the trillion of dollars of present value. 2012-01-28 http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2012/01/27/remarkable-editorial-bias-on-climate-science-at-the-wall-street-journal/ Peter Gleick points out the Wall Street Journal's bias when it comes to climate science citing an opinion piece published on Friday that not only repeats many of the flawed and misleading arguments about climate science, but purports to be of special significance because it was signed by 16 “scientists.” 2012-01-28 http://bwnews.us/2012/01/26/what-happened-to-water-conservation/ Conservation is the largest, least expensive and most environmentally sound source of new water, and water is being wasted in every sector of California’s economy. 2012-01-27 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shan-wells/climate-change-sifting-tr_b_1227946.html Science-denying politicians, interest groups, and "institutes" representing polluting industries...their goal is to sow uncertainty and confusion in the minds of the public and policy makers and to delay actions to address the [climate] problem. 2012-01-25 http://www.pacinst.org/press_center/press_releases/wetap_public_lauch_1.12.pdf The Pacific Institute in Oakland, California announces the new version of WeTap, just released on the Android Market. 2012-01-26 http://www.modbee.com/2012/01/23/2038249/water-debate-renewed-after-fresno.html#storylink=cpy Some would argue that the work of farmers is about done when it comes to saving water in California; others still see plenty of wasted water — as much as a sixth of the farmers' supply — that would be better used to restore rivers. 2012-01-24 http://blog.sfgate.com/gleick/2012/01/24/mining-california-groundwater-the-cadiz-project/ The Cadiz project might have made some sense a century ago when we didn't know better, but today it is neither appropriate for California nor necessary, and it should be cancelled. 2012-01-24 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-h-gleick/cadiz-project-environment_b_1228398.html The Cadiz project might have made some sense a century ago when we didn't know better, but today it is neither appropriate for California nor necessary, and it should be cancelled. 2012-01-24 http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2012/01/21/2011-climate-change-in-pictures-and-data-just-the-facts/ Clear pictures of how the planet continued to warm and change in 2011: just part of why all national academies of science on the planet and every major geophysical scientific society agree that humans are fundamentally changing the climate. 2012-01-23 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2017272826_yosemite19.html California's extremely dry weather has created conditions at Yosemite rarely, if ever, seen in the park's 147-year history. 2012-01-19 http://urbanhabitat.org/uh/bcli/podcasts/moore Eli Moore identifies the health and planning challenges associated with transit-oriented development projects in the Bay Area's most polluted communities. 2012-01-18 http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2012/01/16/climate-change-disbelief-and-the-collision-between-human-and-geologic-time/ Nowhere is this collision of human and geologic time scales more pronounced than in the climate change debate, and there are a variety of reasons why a few people still find the reality of human-caused climate change to be inconceivable. 2012-01-16 http://ncse.com/climate-change/leading-climate-change-expert-joins-ncse-board Pacific Institute President Peter Gleick, a world-renowned water expert, has joined NCSE's board of directors and will advise NCSE on its new climate change education initiative. 2012-01-17 http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/study-bay-areas-urban-planning-must-address-public-health-14400 Unless health-protective measures are incorporated into infill and transit-oriented development policies, California’s efforts to build sustainable communities as mandated by the state law could unintentionally threaten the health of Bay Area residents. 2012-01-12 http://www.minnpost.com/donshelby/2012/01/10/34190/climate_bs_of_the_year_awards_and_the_winners_are Because Dr. Gleick studies the science of climate change, he stays current on all those people who try to confuse, obfuscate and generally B.S. the public into believing climate change is not a problem. He's announced the winners of the 2011 Climate B.S. Awards. 2012-01-11 http://blog.sfgate.com/opinionshop/2012/01/09/climate-scientists-name-2011-climate-b-s-winners/?gta=commentlistpos#commentlistpos After years of listening to the political debate ratchet up against science and scientists when the scientific facts inconveniently failed to support ideological, political, religious or even whimsical policy proposals, a group of climate scientists and science communicators have struck back. 2012-01-10 http://blog.chron.com/rickperry/2012/01/environmental-research-group-lambasts-gop-field-on-climate-change/ The current Republican presidential contenders received a B.S. this week – but not the type they’d get by graduating from college. 2012-01-07 http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/still-searching-for-republicans-with-climate-concerns/ A punchy piece by The Climate Desk supports the conclusion of various analysts that global warming has matured as a litmus-test issue for conservatives, right up there with gun rights. In essence, you can’t be a Republican and be for action of any kind to stem greenhouse gases. 2012-01-06 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/environment/la-me-gs-2011-bad-climate-science-awards-20120105,0,3128035.story The 2011 “Climate B.S. of the Year Award” goes to the entire field of candidates currently stumping in New Hampshire for the Republican Party presidential nomination, the Pacific Institute announced Thursday. 2012-01-06 http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/tag/peter-gleick/ Despite flagging media coverage, there was plenty of bad science to go around in 2011, says a Bay Area scientist. 2012-01-06 http://pacinst.org/press_center/press_releases/climate_bs_award_2011.html The second annual Climate B.S.* of the Year Awards went to particularly egregious, notorious, or well-publicized examples of bad climate science that were produced over the past 12 months and used to try to influence or confuse the public and policymakers. 2012-01-06 http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=20116 One of the major focuses of the last century in California's flood protection planning has been to build infrastructure, but infrastructure alone is not the ultimate answer to floods. 2012-01-06 http://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2012/01/what-you-are-reading-top-10-posts-for.html Peter Gleick's blog, "Population Dynamics Key to Sustainable Water Solutions", was named one of the top 10 blog posts in 2011 by New Security Beat. 2012-01-05 http://sacurrent.com/news/recall-punishing-drought-just-getting-started-in-texas-1.1249976 As the climate continues to change, smart water planning may help ease the impacts of unexpected and severe shocks that now appear inevitable in places such as Texas. 2011-12-30 http://pacinst.org/topics/international_water_communities/notes_from_the_field/sustainability_of_supply.htm In the face of increasing water insecurity, more attention must be paid in order to protect the sustainability of the supply of water in parts of the world where cities are struggling with providing water services. 2011-12-29 http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-coming-mega-drought The southwestern U.S. is starting to look a lot like Australia before it's 9 year dry spell. Pacific Institute's Peter Gleick and Matthew Heberger discuss what we can take away from Australia's water management reform before a similar disaster strikes here at home. 2011-12-22 http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2011/12/14/building-houses-near-transit-is-good-but-what-about-air-pollution/#more-1367 The new Pacific Institute report includes maps and detailed information that provide tools for Bay Area cities and counties to consider air pollution when planning new housing. 2011-12-15 http://www.emirates247.com/news/government/water-is-more-important-than-oil-for-uae-mohammed-bin-zayed-2011-12-13-1.432657 General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces stressed that water is more important than oil for the UAE as the region now faces this serious and highly critical issue. 2011-12-14 http://www.indiawest.com/news/1943-securing-water-for-india-s-poor-new-recommendations.html Meena Palaniappan disusses new report’s recommendations for decreasing water uncertainty in Indian cities, including better communication between the various private water suppliers, self-suppliers with bore wells, and municipal governments. 2011-12-13 http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2011/12/10/going-without-clean-water/ In National Geographic interview, Peter Gleick discusses new volume of The World's Water, pointing to a lack of access to clean water and basic sanitation facilities as the world’s most alarming water problems. 2011-12-13 http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=water-poor-will-suffer-most Pacific Institute/ISET report on Indore, India recommends that all levels of government invest in water infrastructure to prevent wastage and expand the delivery of treated water to poor communities. 2011-12-09 http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/12/08/sounding-the-waters-is-the-bay-area-prepared-for-sea-level-rise/ Sea level rise will irrevocably change life near the San Francisco Bay. That’s the premise of RISE: Climate Change and Coastal Communities, a documentary that starts airing this week on KQED Public Radio. 2011-12-09 http://westernfarmpress.com/government/senate-testimony-calls-fundamental-changes-us-water-policy Peter Gleick laid out for Sub-committee members the freshwater challenges facing the U.S. in his testimony on Thursday, December 8. 2011-12-09 http://www.pacinst.org/press_center/press_releases/new_national_water_policy.pdf Pacific Institute President Dr. Peter Gleick testified before a Congressional committee with recommendations for a more effective and sustainable 21st-century national water policy. 2011-12-09 http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=19939 With diminishing water supply and future uncertainty from climate change, figuring out the best ways to manage our scarce water resources will be increasingly critical. 2011-12-09 http://westernfarmpress.com/irrigation/farmers-across-california-adopting-sustainable-water-management-practices Farmers, irrigation districts, and local organizations are finding innovative ways to protect water quantity and quality, saving energy and saving money, augmenting stream flows, and storing water for inevitable dry periods. 2011-12-09 http://www.pacinst.org/reports/success_stories/index.htm Five New Success Stories and Video Interviews Added to Farm Water Success Stories Series, which document how agricultural water stewardship practices are at work on-the-ground, at the farm and irrigation district level. 2011-12-09 http://www.ceowatermandate.org/ CEO Water Mandate Launches Platform for Corporate Water Assessment on Revamped Website. 2011-12-09 http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2011/12/07/zombie-water-projects-just-when-you-thought-they-were-really-dead/ Peter Gleick discusses zombie water projects: large, costly water projects that are proposed, killed for one reason or another, and are brought back to life, even if the project itself is socially, politically, economically, and environmentally unjustified. 2011-12-08 http://www.pacinst.org/reports/water_international_2011/index.htm The new article, Water-Use Efficiency and Productivity: Rethinking the Basin Approach describes how water use goals have changed over the last decade, and therefore why our metrics and approach to understanding the potential for increased efficiency and productivity should also change. 2011-12-06 http://blog.sfgate.com/gleick/2011/12/04/transcending-old-thinking-about-california-agricultural-water-use/ It is imperative we transcend our old thinking about California agricultural water use. The new Water International article points out that there are three fundamental flaws inherent in the narrow basin approach. 2011-12-06 http://www.savesfbay.org/blog/2011/11/wonky-wednesday-sea-level-rise-and-sf-bay%E2%80%99s-marshes/ Through restoration efforts, housands of acres of marshes have been restored in the Bay Area, and thousands more can be added if Bay residents continue their efforts. 2011-11-01 http://www.pacinst.org/reports/urban_water_Indore/index.htm New report provides detailed analysis of the water situation in Indore, India and shows a way forward to a more secure water future for developing country cities. 2011-12-02 http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2011/11/21/the-rise-and-fall-of-climate-change-denial/ Peter Gleick argues why climate change denial is ultimately doomed to whither from natural causes, overwhelmed by the science and reality of climate change, and the compelling observational evidence from every corner of the planet. 2011-11-22 http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-salton-sea-20111119,0,3953036,full.story Appellate judges will hear arguments over a 2003 deal allowing transfer of Colorado River water instead of replenishing the shrinking desert habitat for fish and birds. 2011-11-20 http://www.rivernetwork.org/blog/swse/report-water-for-energy-pi Electrical generation capacity in the United States will continue to expand seemingly endlessly in conjunction to human population growth -- unfortunate news for available freshwater quality and quantity. 2011-11-19 http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_19352275?source=rss If we don't take action to protect our marshlands, sea-level rise stands to destroy the things we value most about the Bay Area. 2011-11-18 http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2011/11/15/energy-water-and-climate-change-in-the-western-u-s/ The energy sector has a major impact on the availability and quality of the nation’s water resources: new Pacific Institute analysis evaluates the water needs for different energy futures and growing risk of conflicts between electricity production and water availability. 2011-11-16 http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2011/world/pacific-institute-report-setbacks-and-solutions-of-water-energy-clash-in-u-s-intermountain-west/ At the forefront of a national trend, the Intermountain West is already suffering from intense conflicts that will only worsen with climate change and population growth. However, the report also highlights several ways to dramatically reduce the water requirements for electricity generation. 2011-11-16 http://oaklandlocal.com/article/conference-draws-activists-government-and-community-together-conversation-resilience-equity Environmental and social justice activists and representatives from local, regional, and state agencies gathered Friday at a conference focused on building community resilience and equity in the face of climate change and economic crisis. 2011-11-16 http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19290915 Oakland, Berkeley, San Francisco, East Palo Alto and Alameda County have all taken steps to "ban the box" - a decision to help the formerly incarcerated successfully reintegrate into society and give back to their communities. 2011-11-09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmPckaZsXy8 "Some of the worst impacts of climate change are going to be on water resources": Pacific Institute President Peter Gleick talks with the Wilson Center. 2011-11-08 http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/11/03/how-saving-water-could-help-keep-the-lights-on/ New report from Pacific Institute warns that as population grows and a changing climate further wrings water out of the West, “These trends will intensify water resource conflicts throughout the region.” 2011-11-04 http://www.pacinst.org/press_center/media/meeting_human_needs_for_water_EOS.pdf Peter Gleick talks "The World's Water" and our failure as a society at making access to safe water and sanitation a priority in an interview with EOS, newspaper of the American Geophysical Union. 2011-11-04 http://www.pacinst.org/reports/water_for_energy/ New analysis from the Pacific Institute identifies a growing risk of conflicts between electricity production and water availability in the U.S. Intermountain West, and gives strategies for sustainability. 2011-11-04 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/6463 There is a vital need for programs that focus on helping formerly incarcerated residents successfully reintegrate into society; the Pacific Institute works with the Safe Return Project to identify needs and advocate for progress. 2011-11-03 http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/labor/191063-our-last-chance-to-put-people-to-work Green For All/American Rivers/Economic Policy Institute/Pacific Institute study found we could create nearly 1.9 million jobs by investing $188 billion in upgrading our water system to the minimum standard set by the EPA. 2011-11-02 http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/1028/Global-warming-Middle-East-s-vital-wet-winters-are-disappearing Peter Gleick weighs in implications of new NOAA study on how global warming is playing a significant role in diverting much-needed wet winter weather away from the increasingly dry Mediterranean. 2011-10-29 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-h-gleick/bad-science-leads-to-bad-_b_1035626.html Peter Gleick blogs on anti-science mania in the U.S., and it isn't only conservatives who use bad science to push political agendas. 2011-10-29 http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/did-california-overreach-in-promising-to-help-the-salton-sea/ The Salton Sea, the accidental creation of feckless early 20th century engineers, may require more tending before 21st-century water management in the Southwest can proceed. 2011-10-28 http://encino.patch.com/articles/panel-californians-must-adapt-to-climate-change-dca52459 Climate change and sea-level rise stand to threaten California's coast and economy. 2011-10-27 http://www.abc.net.au/rural/telegraph/content/2011/s3347507.htm ABC Radio talks to Peter Gleick about The World's Water Vol. 7 and fracking's impact on water quality and concerns around the extraction of natural gas. 2011-10-26 http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2011/10/20/breaking-news-the-earth-still-goes-around-the-sun-and-its-still-warming-up/ Study led by climate science critic reviews millions of temperature records and concludes "Global warming is real." 2011-10-21 http://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2011/10/peter-gleick-population-dynamics-key-to.html Peter Gleick (video) says that unless we talk about population and its role in resource issues we are never going to move to sustainable solutions. 2011-10-22 http://www.newsreview.com/chico/cleaning-up-californias-water/content?oid=4185152 Article on Gov. Brown's Brown signing seven bills intended to clean up water cites Pacific Institute report on nitrate contamination in the San Joaquin Valley. 2011-10-21 http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/the-worlds-water-volume-7 Watch the webcast of Peter Gleick's talk at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., where he launched the new volume of The World's Water. 2011-10-20 http://www.pacinst.org/press_center/press_releases/worlds_water_vol_7.pdf The World's Water, Vol. 7 addresses such issues as increased conflicts over water resources, “fracking” natural gas contamination, corporate risks and responsibilities around water, and the growing risks of climate change. 2011-10-19 http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2097159,00.html Bryan Walsh reports that the Pacific Institute's "The World's Water," released today, is just in time to address the squeeze of droughts, the increasingly apparent impact of climate change, and the threats facing our relatively scarce supplies of freshwater. 2011-10-19 http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/the-worlds-water-volume-7 Peter Gleick speaks on the state of the water world with the release of volume 7 of the Pacific Institute's biennial report The World's Water, at the Woodrow Wilson Center in D.C. - live webcast of the event at http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/the-worlds-water-volume-7 2011-10-18 http://blog.algore.com/2011/10/an_open_letter_to_climate_deni.html Al Gore reposts Peter Gleick's Forbes blog on climate change and chocolate - the final straw! 2011-10-15 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/10/climate-change-could-shrink-chocolate-production-report.html With climate change, the main growing regions for cocoa could shrink drastically, according to new research from the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, with Peter Gleick quoted. 2011-10-14 http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/brown-signs-slate-clean-drinking-water-bills-13002 California Gov. Jerry Brown signs bills to improve access to clean drinking water, particularly in rural and disadvantaged communities; article quotes Pacific Institute report on nitrate contamination in San Joaquin Valley. 2011-10-11 http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2011/10/07/ellen-johnson-sirleaf-water-for-africa-and-the-nobel-peace-prize/ In honor of Liberian President Johnson-Sirleaf’s award of the Nobel Peace Prize, Peter Gleick posts her essay on water from Water is Key, where she concludes: "...we have the strength of our people to share the dream across Africa of clean water for all.” 2011-10-07 http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2011/10/06/water-emergencies-time-for-new-plans-and-technology/ Peter Gleick blogs that with current disaster risks, growing threat to water systems from climatic changes, and high stakes of water-system failures, innovative emergency response plans should be aggressively pursued. 2011-10-07 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-h-gleick/bottled-water-maryland_b_999106.html Peter Gleick blogs on growing consumer backlash against bottled water, with people more aware of the high environmental and, especially, economic costs of bottled water. 2011-10-07 http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2011/10/04/an-open-letter-to-climate-change-deniers-and-skeptics-the-final-chocolate-straw/ Peter Gleick tells climate deniers that on top of all of the other potentially damaging impacts of human-caused climate change, there is a very serious risk that it will threaten the production of chocolate. 2011-10-05 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-dr-james-a-kowalski/the-value-of-water_1_b_994166.html Dean James Kowalski discusses the need for clean, safe water to change lives and quotes Pacific Institute President Peter Gleick's work on water and conflict. 2011-10-07 http://www.theworld.org/2011/10/an-island-nation-with-no-drinking-water/ Peter Gleick talks to Marco Werman on "GeoQuiz" about the water crisis in Tuvalu and Tokelau and climate change impacts on the world's water resources -- with link for audio, too. 2011-10-05 http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2011/10/04/how-investing-water-infrastructure-could-grow-green-jobs The push for green jobs focuses on its dual benefits: helping the environment while also digging the country out of its economic rut. 2011-10-06 http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2011/10/05/jobs-and-water-for-america/ Pacific Institute President Peter Gleick and Green For All CEO Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins blog at Forbes on safe water and jobs -- and how we need and can get both. 2011-10-06 http://richmondconfidential.org/2011/10/03/richmond-moves-to-ban-the-box/ California has responded to a Supreme Court decision to shift the responsibility for many inmates to the counties. The Safe Project drafts policy proposals to ensure successful reintegration for formerly incarcerated in Contra Costa County. 2011-10-04 http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/02/3953916/thousands-of-californians-fear.html Thousands of Californians avoid their contaminated tap water. The Sacramento Bee looks into the human costs of nitrate-contaminated drinking water in the San Joaquin Valley. 2011-10-04 http://www.oprah.com/money/How-Real-Women-Discovered-Their-Dream-Careers Pacific Institute Board Member Margaret Gordon is featured in O, The Oprah Magazine for her longstanding leadership on environmental health and justice issues surrounding the Port of Oakland. 2011-10-01 http://www.pacinst.org/press_center/press_releases/ven_te_chow_award.pdf Dr. Peter Gleick, president and co-founder of the Pacific Institute, received the prestigious Ven Te Chow Award at the IWRA's XIVth World Water Congress, where he delivered the Ven Te Chow Award Lecture. 2011-09-29 http://washtech.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/%E2%80%9Cwater-sms%E2%80%9D-improving-urban-water-services-in-indonesia-through-crowd-%E2%80%93sourced-map-data/ Poor residents in Indonesian cities will soon be using their mobile phones to report problems with their water and sanitation services like poor water quality or quantity, well failures, failure of tanker water supplies, and costs for tanker water. 2011-09-27 http://islandpress.org/bottledandsold/ Pacific Institute President Peter Gleick shows how water went from being a free natural resource to one of the most successful commercial products of the last one hundred years -- and why we are poorer for it. 2011-09-23 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/15/us-climate-beaches-california-idUSTRE78E0QX20110915 Sea-level rise due to climate change will impact California's beaches by the end of the century; Pacific Institute research cited showing nearly 500,000 people and $100 billion worth of property affected. 2011-09-16 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lq5yy0pYoQ Watch the trailer for "Last Call at the Oasis", the new documentary film, featuring Pacific Institute President Peter Gleick, which illustrates the urgency of the global water crisis as the central issue facing our world this century. 2011-09-15 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/5659 Local counties start planning for "prison realignment" and Safe Return looks to needs of formerly incarcerated. 2011-09-13 http://www.takepart.com/article/2011/09/10/last-call-oasis Peter Gleick and Erin Brockovich answer questions at the Toronto Film Festival premiere of "Last Call at the Oasis." 2011-09-13 http://blogs.indiewire.com/spout/archives/2011/09/10/last_call_at_the_oasis_review/# New documentary is "necessary viewing for anyone on the planet who drinks water," and Peter Gleick is one of the experts. 2011-09-13 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20110909/us-sci-drought-busters/ As the soggy East tries to dry out from flooding and Texas prays for rain, you might ask: Isn't there some way to ship all that water from here to there? 2011-09-10 http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archive/video/veena-srinivasan-pipe-dreams-water-thirsty-cities-india-81811 Veena Srinivasan from the Pacific Institute talks about how Indian cities can cope with entrenched water issues, now and in an increasingly water-tight future. 2011-09-10 http://www.takepart.com/article/2011/09/04/bottled-sold-and-unnecessary-america%E2%80%99s-foolish-allegiance-bottled-water Peter Gleick talks about our obsession with bottled water, when 45% of the bottled water we get in the United States originates as tap water. 2011-09-10 http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2011/09/07/is-the-u-s-reaching-peak-water/ Peter Gleick introduces the term “economic productivity of water use” – that is, the dollars of gross domestic product that we produce with every unit of water used. 2011-09-08 http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2011/09/03/water-as-a-weapon-qaddafis-last-desperate-gamble/ Peter Gleick Blogs on Qaddafi’s failing government that apparently used water as a last, desperate weapon. 2011-09-04 http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2011/09/02/paper-disputing-basic-science-of-climate-change-is-fundamentally-flawed-editor-resigns-apologizes/ Peter Gleick Forbes Blog addresses "fundamentally flawed" paper arguing far less future global warming than anticipated and processes of scientific integrity. 2011-09-03 http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2011/08/31/why-anti-science-ideology-is-bad-for-america// Pacific Institute President Peter Gleick is now blogging on Forbes. Read his first post on anti-science ideology and its implications for the US. 2011-09-01 http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/are-bikes-environmentally-friendlier-than-cars-green-lantern-runs-the-numbers/2011/08/22/gIQAYDBknJ_story.html Author Brian Palmer crunches numbers to show how environmentally friendly riding a bike is compared to driving. 2011-08-31 http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/can-water-treaties-be-climate-proofed/ Peter Gleick and Heather Cooley argue that the sooner countries and communities affected by climate change adjust their institutions and agreements, the less likely climate change will ignite a new round of water wars. 2011-08-31 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/25/EDQA1KR004.DTL Op-ed by Peter Gleick and Heather Cooley calls for better monitoring of water contamination from fracking. 2011-08-26 http://pacinst.org/press_center/press_releases/concept_of_peak_water_2011.pdf New article by Peter Gleick and Meena Palaniappan describes peak water in the context of global and local water challenges. 2011-08-23 http://earthsky.org/water/heather-cooley-on-the-advantages-and-drawbacks-of-desalination Heather Cooley discusses desalination costs and benefits. 2011-08-05 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-h-gleick/texas-climate-change_b_919643.html Peter Gleick discusses the need for leadership and water-use management in the face of Texas's drought. 2011-08-06 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-h-gleick/fox-climate-spongebob_b_917678.html Peter Gleick comments on Fox News' remarks on the issue of SpongeBob Squarepants and teaching youth climate science in public schools. 2011-08-04 http://www.bcwaternews.com/bcwn/QA/gleick/QA_gleick.htm Peter Gleick sat down with Cindy Paulson of Brown and Caldwell to talk about the water debate in California and the role of the Pacific Institute. 2011-08-03 http://wwwp.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2011/08/power-thirsty California regulators set out to curb the state's greenhouse gas emissions and took one of the most aggressive energy-saving steps of all - saving water. 2011-08-02 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/26/MN5U1KFBGM.DTL A new report by NRDC claims American cities will face severe problems in coming decades as the world's warming climate hits the coasts. 2011-07-28 http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_18559902?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com Richmond officials commit to improving services for recently released formerly incarcerated residents and support recommendations made by the Safe Return Project. 2011-07-28 http://greensensemedia.com/Ways-to-Listen/Show.aspx?ShowId=111 Host Robert Colangelo talks with Peter Gleick about the state of the world's water and what we can do about it. 2011-07-25 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-h-gleick/its-hotter-than-it-used-t_b_906242.html Peter Gleick blogs about the influence of climate change on some climate extremes. 2011-07-22 http://www.seametrics.com/blog/top-water-conservation-blogs/ Peter Gleick's blog named one of top blogs providing info and insightful commentary on water and conservation issues. 2011-07-21 http://www.npr.org/2011/07/18/138484216/after-years-for-drought-lake-mead-waters-start-to-rise Ted Robbins reports that after years of drought, water levels in Lake Mead on the Colorado River are starting to rise again. 2011-07-19 http://www.thedoctorstv.com/main/show_page/D3501 Peter Gleick talks with The Doctors about safe tap water and bottled water. 2011-07-12 http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20110710/OPINION02/707109895/-1/Opinion Peter Gleick and political cartoonist Shan Wells pen an op-ed on the realities of climate change science. 2011-07-10 http://www.pacinst.org/press_center/press_releases/PNAS_Gleick_QnA.pdf Peter Gleick talks about peak water, the soft path for water, climate change, and more. 2011-07-06 http://www.cpr.org/#load_article|Water_Use_Down Michael Cohen discusses the decrease in per-capita water use for the Colorado River Basin area in this Colorado Public Radio interview. 2011-07-07 http://www.lvrj.com/news/southern-nevada-water-conservation-efforts-heralded-124823439.html Las Vegas Valley residents have impressively reduced its per-capita water use by roughly one-third while the population almost tripled. 2011-06-29 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/gleick/detail?entry_id=92013 Peter Gleick responds to Representative Jim Costa's comments of the Pacific Institute report on the impacts of the California Drought from 2007-2009. 2011-06-30 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-h-gleick/what-do-you-know-water-co_b_886145.html Peter Gleick discusses the need for more efficient water management drawing on examples in changes in population and water deliveries that occured for 100 cities and water agencies in the U.S. and Mexico that deliver and use water from the Colorado River basin. 2011-06-29 http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/26/3726134/viewpoints-what-really-happened.html#storylink=misearch Pacific Institute staff, Dr. Juliet Christian-Smith and Morgan C. Levy give a comprehensive summary of the key findings of the report on the impacts of the California drought and address remarks made about unemployment figures used in the Institute’s analysis that did not account for undocumented workers. 2011-06-28 http://www.kunc.org/post/report-finds-westerners-getting-wiser-water Water deliveries have not kept pace with population, which is a huge improvement. 2011-06-24 http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jun/23/county-water-conservation-praised-rates-rise-again/ San Diego County was framed in report as a model for having cut per capita use by 29% but rates still an issue. 2011-06-24 http://durangoherald.com/article/20110623/NEWS01/706239936/-1/s Report shows city in line with trend in Southwest but still above state average. 2011-06-24 http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/8f130d2ffcdb43de8914f4b849780bbd/CO--Water-Conservation/ Report says many cities used less total water in 2008 than in 1990, despite growing populations. 2011-06-24 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/06/california-drought-hydropower.html Biggest drought impacts were in power generation; agriculture less severe. 2011-06-18 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2011/06/16/MNK21JUH6J.DTL Drought impacted power generation, unemployment, agriculture in California. 2011-06-18 http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_18282782?nclick_check=1 Drought and environmental restrictions did not cause widespread economic damage, even in areas dependent on Delta water. 2011-06-18 http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2011/06/16/16climatewire-how-calif-farmers-finessed-impacts-of-long-d-63985.html Juliet Christian-Smith discusses the California drought and agricultural revenues and unemployment. 2011-06-18 http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/06/16/deconstructing-the-drought/ Farm job losses were largely unrelated to water constraints. 2011-06-18 http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=18685 Contrary to conventional belief, agriculture prospered during the drought and high unemployment was due not to pumping restriction . 2011-06-18 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-h-gleick/another-cost-of-bottled-w_b_873974.html Peter Gleick discusses the human costs to failing to provide clean, safe drinking water to poor and minority communities. 2011-06-10 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/gleick/detail?entry_id=90539 Peter Gleick reports on US bottled water sales and the increasing bottled water sales in developing countries. 2011-06-08 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR1cGx4Wjag Watch Peter Gleick speak at UC Berkeley's Sustainability Summit on "The Business of Water." 2011-06-01 http://www.minnpost.com/donshelby/2011/05/31/28716/why_climate_experts_are_using_tougher_language Climate scientists are making their language stronger, shifting the linguistics around climate change now that more reporters are asking questions about the record-breaking weather events that are happening all over the world. 2011-06-01 http://news.discovery.com/earth/dead-sea-water-red-sea-110525.html With the Dead Sea drying up as a result of rising water demand, the historic body of water may one day disappear. 2011-05-27 http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/solutions-to-water-supply-woes-surface-in-the-west-31371/ This article addresses the issues water managers and residents in the West face in the future and highlights Peter Gleick’s “roadmap” for sustainable water resources in the Southwest. 2011-05-22 http://www.thehindu.com/arts/magazine/article2031542.ece The Hindu article highlights peak water and the need for a new paradigm to address the challenges of resource constraint, government apathy and policy stalemate. 2011-05-22 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20110517/NEWS0701/105170304/California-budget-plan-would-scrap-new-Salton-Sea-panel Mike Cohen talks about the state of the Salton Sea. 2011-05-18 http://oaklandnorth.net/2011/05/16/after-a-quake-what-will-happen-to-the-bay-areas-water-supply/ Matt Heberger talks about East Bay water supply vulnerability. 2011-05-17 http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/05/17/17greenwire-once-rare-mississippi-river-flooding-now-more-36728.html?pagewanted=1 Peter Gleick talks to Greenwire blog about extreme weather and climate change. 2011-05-17 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-h-gleick/climate-triage-and-the-ne_b_863218.html Peter Gleick explains how climate change has brought us to a point of climate triage and how we will have to make difficult choices in the near future on who and what is going to be protected and saved, versus abandoned and lost. 2011-05-18 http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/opinionzone/2011/05/16/weather-disasters-evidence-of-global-warming/ Palm Beach Post quotes Peter’s conversation on NPR’s Science Friday on extreme weather and climate change. 2011-05-17 http://www.greenchipstocks.com/articles/google-water-fountain-app/1317 The site Green Chip Stocks took on the Institute’s new water-fountains app with Google, and wrangled it with California water policy and bottled water 2011-05-14 http://www.grist.org/climate-change/2011-05-11-climate-crisis-fueling-mississippi-rivers-historic-floods Grist covers the Mississippi River floods and how it links to climate change. 2011-05-12 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-media-consortium/weekly-mulch-conservative_b_834845.html This post features links to independent, progressive reporting about climate change and the environment by members of The Media Consortium. 2011-03-12