Peter Gleick: The Human Right to Water, at Last

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I've often daydreamed about what an alien civilization would think about Earth if it were ever to come visit.

Peter Gleick: Misusing California Water Numbers for Political Purposes: Jobs, Fish, and Lies

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Anyone who pays attention to water in California knows that the state is just getting over (we hope) a serious three-year drought.

Peter Gleick: Time for a Drinking Water Fountain Renaissance

One of the reasons for the explosive growth in the sales of bottled water in the past two decades is the disappearance of public drinking water fountains.

Peter Gleick: Time for a “Cash for Water Clunkers” Program

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The international water expert proposes a plan to ensure the long-term sustainability of the United States’ water resources.

Peter Gleick: California’s Next One Million Acre-Feet of Water

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This is a key time for California water: we are coming off of three years of serious drought and growing political conflict over water allocations.

Q&A: James G. Workman on the Bushmen’s Fight for Water Rights and 21st Century Hydro-Democracy

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Workman says chances of the Botswanian government returning water rights to the Bushmen as 'pretty slim.'

Peter Gleick: How Much Water do YOU Use at Home?

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A new tool for figuring out our home water and energy and greenhouse gas footprint.

James Workman: Who Owns the Rain—When Thirsty Democracies Deny Individual Liberty to Water

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James G. Workman reflects on a recent ruling that compromises the water rights of the Bushmen.

Peter Gleick: Massive Water Bond Delayed: Back to more Realistic Water Solutions

The California Legislature pulled the massive $11 billion water bond from the November ballot and moved it to 2012.

Peter Gleick: The Human Right to Water (and Sanitation)

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Peter Gleick applauds the UN General Assembly's declaration: "the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights."

Peter Gleick: The California Water Bond — What Does Proposition 18 Really Say and Do?

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The costs and benefits of California's largest water bond in a half century have not been fully assessed by an independent organization.

Peter Gleick: ‘And During the Wet Years They Lost All Memory of the Dry Years.’

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California has just suffered through three years of drought. Certainly not the first such drought and not the last.