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Peter Gleick: Water for Energy, the Bad Bet for Biofuels

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In the ongoing debate about rethinking America's energy future,…

White House Report: US to Face Floods, Droughts and Competition for Water

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The White House issued last Tuesday an assessment of how global warming will unfold across the United States in the next century.

Mekong River Dolphins Near ‘Brink of Extinction’

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The river pollution could come from any of six Southeast Asian countries inhabiting 300 million people.

Peter Gleick: Western Governors and New Thinking on Water

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I had the opportunity this week to brief a group of western…

Peter Gleick: Zero or All? What’s Really Happening in the Central Valley?

centralvalley 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

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Californians love (or hate) to fight about water in part because there are no easy solutions left.

More Water for Fish, NOAA Declares

In an 800-page report, federal officials issued a dire prediction for California’s salmon -- they’re just about out of water. The only solution: cut water usage in the Central Valley.

West Bank in Acute Humanitarian Crisis, World Bank Water Report Says

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Amid bloody ethnic conflict, the prolonged five-year drought in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip drags on in dismal every-day monotony, but a World Bank report published last month is raking the coals between Israelis and Palestinians over vital aquifers that they share.

Peter Gleick: Salt from Water, Money from Pockets?

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salt 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

Water Unravels the Threads of Time

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ruins Radiocarbon dating reveals the age of organic materials, but fire and water can be just as significant for dating ceramic materials.

Beijing to Conserve Water Through Pricing

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beijing Pressed for water resources, China’s capital is looking for alternative ways to aid its water supply.

Drought and Pollution Torment Turkey’s Lakes

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Lake Tuz Amid a two-year-long drought, water bodies in western Turkey are also suffering from severe pollution