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California Hits Peak Water, But Virtual River Offers Solution

October 15, 2009

Posted by Barry Nelson in Health and the Environment

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baydelta, california, californiadrought, californiarivers, californiawater, coloradoriver, klamathriver, losangeles, monolakebasin, owensriver, peakwater, salmon, sandiego, sanjoaquinriver, sb68, trinityriver, virtualriver, waterconservation, waterefficiency, waterrecycling

In the past decade, people have become familiar with the concept of peak oil -- the notion that we have passed the zenith of oil extraction and are facing a steady decline in the amount of oil we can recover....continued

Horseshoes, Hand Grenades and California Water Policy

September 14, 2009

Posted by Barry Nelson in Health and the Environment

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california, californiawater, delta, deltavision, salmon, sanjoaquinriver, sanjoaquinsacramentodelta, waterconservation, waterrecycling

Harry Truman once said that "close only counts with horseshoes and hand grenades."  In the coming year, we'll see if close also counts in California water policy.  Last Friday, in the closing hours of the legislative session for the year,...continued

A Tale of Two Peripheral Canals. Or is it Three?

January 8, 2009

Posted by Barry Nelson

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baydelta, deltavisiontaskforce, peripheralcanal, sacramentoriver, sanjoaquinriver, waterprogram

On Tuesday, the Sacramento Bee reported that The Nature Conservancy has conditionally endorsed a Peripheral Canal. News about the canal always travels fast. It's one of the most controversial projects in the contentious history of California water.  The canal is...continued

Barry Nelson
Barry Nelson
Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program
San Francisco
During the week, I’m the director of the California Vision Project for NRDC’s Water Program,...
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