Posted March 12, 2013 by Barry Nelson in Living Sustainably, U.S. Law and Policy
Half a century ago, the State of California built the State Water Project. It was a bold project, spanning two thirds of the state, from Oroville Dam on the Feather River to San Diego. Today, the State Project provides over...continued→
Posted March 11, 2013 by Barry Nelson in Living Sustainably, U.S. Law and Policy
Last week, the University of Southern California released an ambitious new report entitled “Water Supply Scarcity in Southern California: Assessing Water District Level Strategies,” which provides extensive support for the portfolio-based conceptual alternative developed by environmental groups, water agencies and...continued→
Posted February 8, 2013 by Barry Nelson in Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
NRDC recently joined a coalition of water agencies, business leaders and environmentalists in releasing a new approach to address the challenges facing the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary. The press around Bay-Delta issues often revolves around current developments about endangered species,...continued→
Posted January 16, 2013 by Barry Nelson in U.S. Law and Policy
Today, a diverse coalition of environmental and business groups and urban water agencies released a new “portfolio-based” conceptual alternative to meet the ecosystem and water supply challenges facing the Bay-Delta, and to help California provide reliable water supplies for a...continued→
Posted December 12, 2012 by Barry Nelson in Living Sustainably, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, U.S. Law and Policy
Today, the Bureau of Reclamation released a landmark Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study that has the potential to mark a new era in the management of the West’s largest river basin. The study reaches several important- even...continued→
Posted November 14, 2012 by Barry Nelson
Salmon Index Blog Series The 20th Anniversary of the CVPIA - the Failure of Salmon Doubling One Fish, Two Fish - The New Bay-Delta Salmon Doubling Index and the Need for Improved Restoration Efforts New Salmon Doubling Index Displays Telling...continued→
Posted November 13, 2012 by Barry Nelson in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, U.S. Law and Policy
Salmon Index Blog Series The 20th Anniversary of the CVPIA - the Failure of Salmon Doubling One Fish, Two Fish - The New Bay-Delta Salmon Doubling Index and the Need for Improved Restoration Efforts New Salmon Doubling Index Displays Telling...continued→
Posted October 29, 2012 by Barry Nelson in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Salmon Index Blog Series The 20th Anniversary of the CVPIA - the Failure of Salmon Doubling One Fish, Two Fish - The New Bay-Delta Salmon Doubling Index and the Need for Improved Restoration Efforts New Salmon Doubling Index Displays Telling...continued→
Posted October 18, 2012 by Barry Nelson in U.S. Law and Policy
It’s easy to see the Clean Water Act as an abstraction. I mean, who isn’t for clean water? And it’s easy to overlook how this visionary bill touches us every day. From our kitchen faucets to a summer day at...continued→
Posted October 5, 2012 by Barry Nelson in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, U.S. Law and Policy
Last week, the Bay Delta Conservation Plan unveiled a new blog. The first post highlights an important message that BDCP decision-makers have repeatedly emphasized for the past six months – “No one can say exactly how much water would be...continued→
Posted September 4, 2012 by Barry Nelson in Living Sustainably, U.S. Law and Policy
Last week, two important and largely overlooked developments demonstrated clearly the ongoing struggle within BDCP to incorporate the best available science and to coordinate other major agency efforts focused on the future of the San Francisco Bay-Delta ecosystem. The first...continued→
Posted June 21, 2012 by Barry Nelson in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, U.S. Law and Policy
One of the surprising conclusions of NRDC’s new paper on proposed western water pipelines is the number of such proposals in the Colorado River Basin. We discovered that the Basin is the epicenter for this new generation of pipeline projects. ...continued→
Posted June 20, 2012 by Barry Nelson in Living Sustainably, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, U.S. Law and Policy
You hear it all over – the dam building era is over. MSNBC said it. The National Research Council also said it -- in a far drier fashion. In a report on climate change impacts on the Colorado River,...continued→
Posted June 11, 2012 by Barry Nelson in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, U.S. Law and Policy
The two largest river systems and water sources in the arid West are the Colorado River and the San Francisco Bay-Delta. Both face growing challenges, shaped in significant part by a warming climate. The Bay-Delta faces a crashing ecosystem, the...continued→
Posted May 10, 2012 by Barry Nelson in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, The Media and the Environment
Robert Redford’s new film about the Colorado River, called Watershed, can now be viewed online as part of the Whole Earth “Do Something Reel Film Festival” (for a modest fee of $5.99). The film is extraordinarily well done. It’s beautiful, informative,...continued→
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