Flashback: 21 — 27 Nov 2008
Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
These posts are still relevant, so please comment.
Sneaky Takings via Public Trust — a retort to AG Jerry Brown. If he’s governor in 2010, you may want to read this…
BEST: The Costs of Slowing Climate Change is $4 trillion. Spare a dime, buddy? Carrots and Sticks — which induces more cooperation? Can we use that with climate change?
In Defense of Ethanol by Ben Ho. He still loves ethanol; you decide if he’s right.
Grad School Bleg — where to get your PhD in resource economics. Speaking of that, compare Resources versus Environment.
Greenwashing at a Discount as in the Water Footprinting conference in San Francisco. I am going this year on a press pass, which will save me $2,000. (It was $1,800 last year!)
BEST: Water Models — the troubles with simulated optimal water distribution, e.g., UC Davis’s CALVIN. Speaking of that, Winter Forecast Update (”normal” rain) was right, but subnormal runoff became a problem.
BEST: Small Water Systems — over 50,000 of them in the US, and they have a hard time meeting safety regulations. Along a similar line, read about getting Water for the Poor in developing countries. In Poll Results — Got Sick? consider the interesting connection between getting sick from drinking water and feelings on water quality.
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