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Solar Power Plants Drain Desert Waters
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The push for renewable energy through low-carbon alternatives could further compromise water resources
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Gas Execs Call for Disclosure of Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing
By Abrahm Lustgarten
ProPublicaTwo prominent gas industry executives…
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New York State Paves Way for Gas Drilling With Release of Environmental Review
By Abrahm Lustgarten, Joaquin Sapien, and Sabrina Shankman
ProPublica…
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Pennsylvania Orders Cabot Oil and Gas to Stop Fracturing in Troubled County
By Abrahm Lustgarten
ProPublicaAfter three chemical spills in…
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Rash of Water Main Breaks Points to Vulnerability of Systems
![Major water main breaks in recent days highlight challenges to the U.S. water infrastructure system. Major water main breaks in recent days highlight challenges to the U.S. water infrastructure system.](http://99.198.125.162/~circl731/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/corroded-california-pipe-290.jpg)
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Peter Gleick: Crikey! Real Water Conservation and Efficiency in Australia
Regular readers of this blog know my feelings about the potential to improve the efficiency of our water use. Besides being cheaper and more environmentally beneficial than new supply options, efficiency improvements are easier to find.
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Keeping an Eye on Water From Space
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NYT: Farm Runoff is Polluting Nearby Residents’ Water Wells
![Runoff, often from cow manure spread on grain fields, can result in parasites and bacteria seeping into drinking water. Runoff, often from cow manure spread on grain fields, can result in parasites and bacteria seeping into drinking water.](http://99.198.125.162/~circl731/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/manure_contamination_290.jpg)
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Peter Gleick: Another Missed Opportunity to Fix California’s Water Problems
It is raining this morning. Very unusual for September. Maybe we'll have a wet year.
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Peter Gleick: New McCarthyism: Fear of Science and the War on Rationality
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Peter Gleick: Temperance Flat Reservoir Falls Flat
Rigged feasibility study shows desperation for new surface reservoirs.
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Peter Gleick: The Denominator Problem; Misleading Use of Water Numbers
I'm a believer in the power of facts and numbers to help make public policy.