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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

Hope is a Thing with Fins

October 15, 2009

Posted by Barry Nelson in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

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baydelta, california, friantdam, sanjoaquinriverrestoration, sb68, waterpolicy

Two weeks ago, the Bureau of Reclamation turned the valves on Friant Dam and sent a big shot of liquid hope down to the Delta.  This hope came in two forms.  First, the San Joaquin has suffered for years from...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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