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Water in California: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Drops

February 12, 2009

Posted by David Beckman in Curbing Pollution

Tags:
californiawater, climatechange, oceanpollution, southerncalifornia, sprinklers, stormdrains, urbanwater, virtualriver, waterpollution, waterrationing, waterrecycling

"Seems it never rains in southern CaliforniaSeems I've often heard that kind of talk beforeIt never rains in CaliforniaBut girl don't they warn yaIt pours, man it pours" A singer named Mike Hammond had a Billboard No. 5 hit...continued

Fix The Sewer, Grow The Economy

December 9, 2008

Posted by David Beckman in Curbing Pollution

Tags:
cleanwater, drinkingwater, economy, oceanpollution, runoff, sewage, waterpollution, waterprogram

As Congress and state legislatures across the nation debate economic stimulus, investments in green infrastructure -- wind and solar power and expansion of mass transit, for example -- are getting well-deserved attention.  The environment is, after all, the foundation of...continued

David Beckman
David Beckman
Senior Attorney & Co-Director, Water Program
Los Angeles
In 1984, I left the cold Philly suburbs for college at U.C. Berkeley, and I...
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