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Like water and oil McCain suggests renegotiating Colorado River compact to benefit Ariz., Nev., and Calif.	Joseph Romm	19 Aug 2008	Gristmill
What epic gaffe could unite Colorado's Democratic Senator Ken Salazar -- 'over my dead body' -- and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Schaffer -- 'Over my cold, dead, political carcass'? That would be Arizona Senator John McCain telling The Pueblo Chieftan on Thursady that he wants to renegotiate the famous 1922 Colorado River compact to take water from the so-called upper basin states, including Colo. and N.M., where the river originates and give it to lower b ...
Topics: climate, Colorado, elections, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, water conflicts (all these topics)

Make a Rudd for It Australia continues to deal with epic drought		15 Aug 2008	News
Posted at 1:46 PM on 15 Aug 2008 Longstanding drought has wreaked havoc across Australia, drying up lakes into shallow, acidic puddles and threatening drinking-water supplies. Unable to coax rain from the sky, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has fast-tracked a plan to buy back water entitlements from the heaviest irrigators in the Murray-Darling basin, an agricultural stronghold which produces all of the country's rice, nearly all of it ...
Topics: agriculture, Australia, climate, climate change impacts, news, water conflicts, water crisis (all these topics)

Last Swill and Testament On diet soda	Umbra Fisk	11 Aug 2008	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, My name's Jon and I'm a diet pop addict. My diet right now is 70-80 percent local, organic, or both, but I just can't help myself when it comes to getting my fix. I drink several 20-ouncers a day of diet and just can't seem to stop. Is my habit hurting the earth? Common sense says that water from my stainless steel canteen is a whole lot better than chemicals from a plastic bottle, but my addict brain is grasping at stra ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, ecological footprint, food, health, water conflicts (all these topics)

Gas squeeze Investigative report details threat gas drilling poses to N.Y.'s freshwater resources	Russ Walker	24 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Investigative news startup ProPublica this week blew some fresh air into Albany, N.Y., with a report on state regulators' and lawmakers' headlong rush to open up more areas to natural-gas exploration. In partnership with WNYC, ProPublica called into question the state's conclusion that freshwater sources in the state would not be contaminated by the expanded drilling. To the contrary, the news partners 'found that this type of drilling has caused significant environme ...
Topics: energy, New York, oil and gas drilling, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

Our national water policy Oh, wait, we don't have a national water policy	Guest author	22 Jul 2008	Gristmill
This is a guest essay from Elizabeth de la Vega, author of United States v. George W. Bush et al. It was originally published on TomDispatch and is republished here with Tom's kind permission. --- 'Lisa, the whole reason we have elected officials is so we don't have to think all the time. Just like that rainforest scare a few years back. Our officials saw there was a problem and they fixed it, didn't they?' -- Homer Simpson On June 24, 2008, Louie and I curled ...
Topics: climate, severe weather, water conflicts, water crisis (all these topics)

Rough to the Gills Judge says Calif. salmon in trouble but offers no short-term solution		21 Jul 2008	News
Posted at 11:04 AM on 21 Jul 2008 The dams and aqueducts that shuttle water from California's Sacramento River Delta to the rest of the state will "appreciably increase jeopardy" to salmon and steelhead in the coming months, U.S. District Judge Oliver Wanger said Friday. But while Wanger agreed with environmentalists that "the three salmonid species are not viable and are all in jeopardy of ex ...
Topics: agriculture, California, litigation, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, water conflicts (all these topics)

That Holds No Water Mayors resolve to phase out city spending on bottled water		24 Jun 2008	News
Posted at 12:40 PM on 24 Jun 2008 The U.S. Conference of Mayors passed a resolution Monday to phase out city spending on bottled water. "Cities are sending the wrong message about the quality of public water when we spend taxpayer dollars on water in disposable containers from a private corporation," said San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, adding, "The fact is, our tap water is more highly regulated than ...
Topics: food, local politics, news, politics, water conflicts (all these topics)

An Embarrassment of Richton Mississippi town not enthusiastic about storing strategic petroleum		04 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 4:11 PM on 04 Apr 2008 Richton, Miss., is the lucky town picked as the fifth storage site for the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. To create space to store strategic petroleum, the Department of Energy will drain 50 million gallons of water a day for five years from the Pascagoula River to dissolve underground salt caverns, pumping the resulting brine through likely-to-leak pipelines over ...
Topics: Department of Energy, energy, Mississippi, news, oil, water conflicts, wetlands (all these topics)

Don't Spray It On long, hot showers	Umbra Fisk	02 Apr 2008	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, The biggest waster of energy in our house right now is our 15-year-old daughter, whose never-ending daily showers must surely be responsible for warming the planet another half-degree. No matter how loudly we bang on the bathroom door and scream for her to stop, she showers on -- 20, 30 minutes at a time. And yes, we have a low-flow showerhead and our water heater is set to 120 degrees. Is there any kind of device -- one t ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, energy, energy at home, energy efficiency, green living, parenting, water conflicts (all these topics)

If I Were a Tibetan Man ... Protests in Tibet partially spurred by environmental resentment		18 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 4:41 PM on 18 Mar 2008 Violent protests that rose this week against Chinese rule in Tibet were spurred in part by anger about environmental destruction in the Himalayas, an area that Tibetans consider sacred. A Beijing-to-Lhasa railway opened by the Chinese in 2006 has provided easy access for Chinese miners to the pristine Tibetan highlands, where they've begun digging up copper, iron, lead, a ...
Topics: China, mining, news, Tibet, water conflicts (all these topics)

Cry Me a River Journalist Michael Grunwald on the hubris of the Army Corps	Michael Grunwald	18 Mar 2008	Grist Feature
Dam, that's a pretty lock: the sun sets behind the Corps navigation structure at Alton, Ill. Photo: Mark Hirsch Imagine the Pentagon had been caught red-handed concocting its justification before launching the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Imagine that after the scandal died down, the Pentagon admitted Saddam didn't really have WMDs -- but proposed an even larger invasion, because there was a r ...
Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi River, placemaking, shenanigans, special series, water conflicts (all these topics)

Engineering Change A brief history of the creation and growth of the Army Corps	Jennifer Cutraro	17 Mar 2008	Grist Feature
Today, it's almost impossible to say "Army Corps of Engineers" without also saying "Hurricane Katrina" and "levee failure," or "Yazoo Pump" and "boondoggle." But the corps' original mandate made no mention of hurricane and flood protection, or even of the Mississippi River. An Army Corps survey crew in 1916. Photo: history.nasa.gov In 1 ...
Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi River, placemaking, special series, water conflicts (all these topics)

The Corps of the Matter A special series on the Army Corps and the Mississippi River		17 Mar 2008	Grist Feature
It's spring, and for most of us that means tackling a few home improvement projects: cleaning the gutters, say, or replacing storm windows with screens. Remaking the Mississippi An interactive look at a few current Army Corps river projects The Mississippi Valley Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for maintaining the Mississippi as a useful and navigable waterway. But some o ...
Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi River, placemaking, special series, water conflicts (all these topics)

Water wars!	David Roberts	24 Feb 2008	Gristmill
The Georgia legislature, perhaps driven slightly around the bend by the drought battering its state, is attempting to claim part of the Tennessee River, which it claims is rightly Georgia's based on the original border drawn between the states in 1818. Chattanooga, Tenn., says, um, no, we'll keep the river, thanks. Can a shooting war be far behind?
Topics: Georgia, severe weather, Tennessee, water conflicts, water crisis (all these topics)

Thirsty Livingstone, We Presume? Mayor urges Londoners to boycott bottled water		20 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 4:46 PM on 20 Feb 2008 London Mayor Ken Livingstone has joined the anti-bottle brigade, exhorting Londoners to drink from the sink and declaring that bottled water served to restaurant patrons costs 500 times more than tap water and is 300 times more damaging to the environment. sources:� Reuters, Agence France-Presse see also, in Grist:� Campaign will let restaurant patrons donate to drinking-water projec ...
Topics: food, London, news, water conflicts (all these topics)

Georgia Breach Georgia governor eases water-use restrictions		08 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 4:21 PM on 08 Feb 2008 Despite an ongoing drought, and despite a recent court ruling that removes Atlanta's right to much of a heavily relied-upon water source, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is lifting a near-total ban on garden watering and swimming-pool filling in the state. "Swim, kids, swim," said Perdue, who didn't announce a start date for the eased restrictions. City and county governments, which are mandated by ...
Topics: Georgia, local politics, news, politics, state politics, water conflicts, water crisis (all these topics)

Give and Lake Fast-growing Atlanta loses rights to major source of drinking water		06 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 3:27 PM on 06 Feb 2008 An 18-year water war between Georgia, Alabama, and Florida has come to an end of sorts: A federal appellate court has voided an Army Corps of Engineers agreement that would have given Georgia the rights to nearly 25 percent of federal reservoir Lake Lanier as a source of drinking water for metro Atlanta. Alabama and Florida had sued over the plan, saying it would siphon off water t ...
Topics: Alabama, Army Corps of Engineers, Florida, Georgia, news, placemaking, urban planning, water conflicts (all these topics)

Hard to Swallow Chicago will levy bottled-water tax, Big Bottle plans to sue		27 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 12:04 PM on 27 Dec 2007 Beginning Jan. 1, Chicago will levy a 5-cent tax on bottled water; shortly after it goes into effect, an alliance of food and beverage retailer associations plans to sue. From the Archives Mamma Mia! Italian village first host to outbreak of spreading tropical disease. Those Dental Bills Will Kill You. Health officials concerned about mercury pollution from cre ...
Topics: business, Chicago, food, litigation, news, water conflicts (all these topics)

West Laid Plans Western states and feds agree to new pact on Colorado River drought rules		11 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 5:41 AM on 11 Dec 2007 The seven states served by the Colorado River agreed with federal officials last week on new rules for how to manage the river's all-important water in times of drought. The agreement stipulates through 2026 what water levels must be maintained in the region's two main reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, triggering conservation measures when levels dip below the line. Wa ...
Topics: news, politics, state politics, United States, water conflicts (all these topics)

Blumenauer responds	David Roberts	09 Nov 2007	Gristmill
In case you don't read comments: In response to Mike Grunwald's post on the Water Resources Development Act, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) of the Corps Reform Caucus explains why he made the difficult decision to vote for it.
Topics: legislation, water conflicts, politics (all these topics)

A dry eye in the House Why Bush's water-bill veto was actually a good idea	Grist	09 Nov 2007	Gristmill
Michael Grunwald, senior correspondent for Time Magazine and noted critic of the Army Corps of Engineers, says yesterday's historic override of President Bush's water-bill veto isn't worth celebrating -- despite what many environmental activists think. He was the toast of Congress earlier this year, but yesterday Bush was less popular. Photo: whitehouse.gov Hooray! The Everglades and coastal Louisana have been rescued! Activists and politicians alike are giddy o ...
Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, Congress, dumbassery, Florida, George Bush, legislation, Louisiana, water conflicts (all these topics)

Dipping His Veto in the Water Bush vetoes water bill, Congress likely to override		05 Nov 2007	News
Posted at 3:08 PM on 05 Nov 2007 True to his word, President Bush has vetoed a bill authorizing $23 billion in nationwide water projects. Chances are good that Congress will override his naysaying, perhaps even this week. Stay tuned. source:� The New York Times From the Archives The Tax of Life. People open to lifestyle changes, fuel taxes to address warming, says poll. Brine of the Times ...
Topics: George Bush, legislation, news, politics, water conflicts (all these topics)

Great Lakes water wars Race to make the Earth look like the Moon	Jon Rynn	30 Oct 2007	Gristmill
What with drought threatening large sections of the American West and South, perhaps it should not be surprising to see this article from the Chicago Tribune, 'Great Lakes key front in water wars; Western, Southern states covet Midwest resource,' in which the reporter warns: With fresh water supplies dwindling in the West and South, the Great Lakes are the natural-resource equivalent of the fat pension fund, and some politicians are eager to raid it. The lakes contain ne ...
Topics: climate, severe weather, water conflicts, water crisis (all these topics)

The Weight of Water U.S. states face water shortages		29 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 3:15 PM on 29 Oct 2007 The catastrophic California wildfires got all the press, but it's worth paying attention to an equally intimidating but slower-moving threat: water shortages. From Georgia to Massachusetts, Florida to New York, the Great Lakes to the West, U.S. states are getting thirstier. In fact, the government predicts that at least 36 states will face challenges from inadequate water supplies within five years, thanks to ...
Topics: news, United States, water conflicts, water crisis (all these topics)

Tricky Lake Water loss in Great Lakes reduces shipping revenue		22 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 9:49 AM on 22 Oct 2007 Water loss in the Great Lakes is creating a dilemma for shipping companies. Allow Jonathan Daniels, director of a public port agency, to explain: "The more we lose water, the less cargo the ships that travel in the Great Lakes can carry, and each time that happens, shipping companies lose money. Ultimately, it's people like you and I who are going to pay the price." Thanks to higher-than-no ...
Topics: business, climate, news, water conflicts (all these topics)

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