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Dispatch from Israel: Smart Nations Are Investing Heavily in Water-Saving Innovations

November 19, 2009

Posted by David Beckman in Health and the Environment

Tags:
australia, californiawater, dripirrigation, drought, irrigation, israel, waterefficiency, waterrecycling

On Monday, California Governor Schwarzenegger signed an agreement with Israel's Trade Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer to develop renewable energy and water technologies together. Ben-Eliezer said the agreement would foster better cooperation between scientists and manufacturers in what he called two "sun-drenched...continued

Traveling to Tel Aviv: A Look at Israel's Leadership in Water Recycling

November 16, 2009

Posted by David Beckman in Health and the Environment

Tags:
californiawater, drought, israel, sewage, stormwater, waterconservation, waterefficiency, waterrecycling

California has long been a leader in water conservation strategies, I am proud to say, but we are certainly not the only innovators in the world. This week, I will be in Tel Aviv attending the 5th International Water Technologies,...continued

Water Conservation and Awareness Efforts Flood Universities

October 9, 2009

Posted by David Beckman in Living Sustainably

Tags:
LEED, porouspavement, sandiegocoastkeeper, sb610, waterconservation, waterefficiency, waterrecycling

Recently, Jessica Wall joined NRDC's Santa Monica office as a Program Assistant with the Water Program after working as a policy intern with San Diego Coastkeeper, where she analyzed the effectiveness and compliance with Water Supply Assessments under California Senate...continued

What Does California Water Conservation Have to Do with Swedish Furniture?

September 3, 2009

Posted by David Beckman in Health and the Environment

Tags:
californiawater, drought, lawater, lowimpactdevelopment, stormwater, waterconservation, waterrecycling

California's three-year drought has done plenty to shake up the state. Farmers are struggling to bring in their crops, and wildfires are raging in these extra-dry conditions. But the drought is also doing something else to Californians. It has gotten...continued

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

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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