Triskaidekaphobia special!
There are actually two more Friday the 13ths this year: 13 April and 13 July. Rare! But that makes sense; after all, 2012 is the predicted end of the world according to the Mayan calendar.
In any event, it's not a good year for those who suffer from paraskevidekatriaphobia —fear of Friday the 13th.
Enjoy some water displacement behavior - it's good luck!
Books and Book Reviews
New water book (UNESCO-IHP): Water, Cultural Diversity & Global Environmental Change (end of Jan 2012). http://is.gd/zYSsdR
New book: 'The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000' Yearshttp://is.gd/C7fZUV
Via @geosociety Book: 'The Revolution in Geology from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment'http://bit.ly/zijTeg
Book: A Handbook of Global Freshwater Invasive Species, by Robert Francis (ed)http://is.gd/eRCwWJ
Bottled Water and Drinking Water
Via @grist Biting hand that feeds them: Sports enthusiasts urge you to ditch sports drinks for water.http://bit.ly/x9CXGn
WERF Report: Developing a Roadmap & Vision for Source Water Protection for U.S. DW Utilities http://is.gd/vRgDaF
Climate Change, Climate, and Meteorology
RT @PeterGleick Like vampires, climate deniers can't stand the light of day. Or the light of good science.http://huff.to/y5sOzk
Global Warming Nonbelievers: Ten Physics Facts http://bit.ly/wDQ8lu
RT @AGUSciPolicy South Florida counties unite to battle seawater rise http://sunsent.nl/x6oESm #climate
Glaciers shrinking on Mount Adams (WA); studies show half gone since 1904.http://is.gd/tidl9Y
Simple one-minute video explains the difference between climate and weather. http://is.gd/6FBbdY
RT @ClimateTreaty Dueling Research: Fracked Shale Gas Worse For Climate Change Than Coal! Or ... http://bit.ly/yWaarX
RT @climateprogress Climate Change and Sea Level Rise: “An Emerging Hockey Stick”http://bit.ly/yQTsM6
Climate is What You Expect, Weather is What You Get: One Minute Video Illustrates the Difference http://bit.ly/wYtJpd
RT @yalefesclimate Why haven’t we rallied on CC? An evolutionary psychology perspectivehttp://bit.ly/ypkPng via@YaleE360 @CERC_Columbia
No good. Via @jfleck RT@PeterGleick At 8000 feet hiking in the Sierras. Warm 50 degrees and no snow.http://twitpic.com/85swjd
Via @EPAgov Explore EPA's new GHG data map tool! Find out where emissions come from near you.http://ghgdata.epa.gov/ghgp/main.do
RT @IEEESpectrum An Alternative Way to Avoid "Dangerous Climate Change"http://bit.ly/zxggkg
RT @columbiawater How should we play the hydropower/climate game? (Cool paper by Kaveh Madani on game theory)http://bit.ly/wsAbct
RT @MTHellfire Scientists say cut soot, methane to curb warminghttp://yhoo.it/waXqs4
RT @Revkin More Climate Messages from Beyond the 'Nerd Loop' @dotearthhttp://nyti.ms/wKOwPf from@RandyoHeadDodo
Via @chanceofraincom Latest Sierra Snow Analysis is Ugly/Pattern Change?:http://bit.ly/yeMyFY via@AddThis
RT @kate_sheppard Fallout from@ClimateDesk video on climate hawks: MIT scientist's wife threatened in "frenzy of hate"http://bit.ly/xjflg3
Via @ScienceNOW Global Warming May Trigger Winter Cooling http://is.gd/796aN3 OSU colleague Anne Nolin quoted.
Conflict and Cooperation
What Seven States Can Agree to Do: Deal-Making on the Colorado River. Via @rivrchik@clasticdetritus @jfleckhttp://bit.ly/ziqQIq
RT @carpediemwest: Must-read piece by @jfleck on #coloradoriverwater wars, how #climate change is drvg coop solutionshttp://ow.ly/8n6JD
Conservation, Recycling, and Reuse
Via @AWWAACE It's a cold Colorado day, making a sweater a must - takes 101 gallons of #waterto make 1lb of wool
RT @jfleck It’s the landscaping, stupid : jfleck at inkstainhttp://bit.ly/vYUoux #cawater #westwater
NAS Report-Water Reuse: Potential for Expanding Nation's Water Supply through Reuse of Municipal Wastewaterhttp://is.gd/QoaTmF
Earth Science
RT @geostuff Amazing Map Causes a Stir - Buzz Loghttp://bit.ly/zKYPzy
RT @highlyanne Great post from@eruptionsblog: Can You Walk on Lava? Falling into Lava Revisitedhttp://bit.ly/x74Pz8
Via @GeologyDotCom USGS assessment: Gas and Shale Oil Resources of the Norte Basin,Uruguay:http://is.gd/cztOw5
Economics
RT @aguanomics Flashback: 19 Dec 2010 -- 8 Jan 2011http://goo.gl/fb/dyQXr #shortage #mwdsc #academics #corruption #sacsjdelta
RT @H2ODVA Fixing the delta: How much are Southern California water users willing to pay?http://is.gd/NNTfIL
RT @sejorg @jfleck: As Southern California eyes the Delta, a question of cost : jfleck at inkstainhttp://bit.ly/yv3BgJ #cawater
RT @jfleck Schifferle: Feinstein water transfer legislation "socializes the costs and capitalizes the profits" http://bit.ly/xvpBZQ #cawater
Via @geostuff US shale gas attracts worldwide investors.http://is.gd/zZpMa2
RT @waterWorldMag Funding for water quality markets announced by USDA, agency seeks project proposals http://bit.ly/z7b5xJ
Education
RT @deepseadawn GIS, Presentations, and the “Education Bubble” by @josephkerskihttp://bit.ly/wcgrwo
RT @deepseadawn Strategic Directions for the Geographical Sciences: Connections to GIS Education http://bit.ly/wsjCBt
@BennRaines Some good water schools: U of AZ;CO St U;Stanford;Berkeley;NV-Reno;PA State;NM Tech;Davis;U of WI.Depends upon what you want; look for faculty.
Events
U of UT Tanner Human Rights Conf,22-24 Feb, SLC: Human Rights,Conflict Resolution,Nonviolence & Peace.http://is.gd/e6jCFN
17th Water Conservation Conference (23-24 Feb 2012) & Xeriscape EXPO (25-26 Feb), Albuquerque,NM.http://is.gd/h9RdiY
AIPG/AGWT Shale-Gas Development and Water Issues Symposium http://is.gd/kEBWYE
All @WEForg webcasts now free!http://is.gd/glawEg
Floods and Droughts
RT @PeterGleick Going skiing in the Sierras. Uh, going hiking in the Sierras. See how important water is?
Die-off of Colorado aspens blamed on drought. http://is.gd/vyaBzy
RT @americanrivers Snow drought forces CO to face frightening new #climate change reality.http://ow.ly/8oklC RT@dogmanblue
RT @gravelbar Halfway decent Times article on #birdspoint #flooding http://nyti.ms/xU5TIk
Groundwater
No link between Virginia earthquake and fracking, scientists say http://is.gd/DQYGXv Via@geostuff @GeologyDotCom
WaterWired Celebrates the Fifth; Groundwater Terrorism Reduxhttp://bit.ly/yMV0KX
RT @jfleck smart @waltonwaterpiece on efforts to calm the overpumping of the San Luis Valley: http://bit.ly/x9OSOn #westwater
@WaterWired has been nominated to serve 3-year term on Oregon WRD's GW Advisory Committee (GWAC). is.gd/hCAqEG
Hydrofracking
Denver Post editorial: Current CO fracking rules are enough, locals don't need more control.http://is.gd/THXJDM
RT @EPAregion6 Interesting read - #Fracking moratorium pushed by doctors (Source: Bloomberg, 1/10/12) http://bit.ly/w8zZWC
Via @highcountrynews Encana asks EPA to suspend Pavillion rpt (linked fracking to H2O contam) comment periodhttp://bit.ly/w7LiCs @CSTribune
Sen. Lautenberg (D-NJ) calls on USGS to assess hydrofracking's seismic impacts & inform locals.http://sns.mx/yYgxy9
RT @nytimesgreen Evaluating Feedback on Fracking Ruleshttp://nyti.ms/AF6sXm
RT @YaleE360 EPA sees risks to water, workers in New York fracking ruleshttp://is.gd/aDBUqB via@propublica
Hydrophilanthropy
Via @PortlandPHLUSH RT@SanUpdates: Philanthropedia selected 15 top international non-profits in the WASH sectorhttp://bit.ly/AguVLH
Philanthropedia's Top 15 Hydrophilanthropies: International Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WaSH) http://bit.ly/ziQiAg
@WorldWaterForum: Interest in hydrophilanthropy session? First GW, now this - must be the water in Marseille! is.gd/0PpBaX
Law
Idaho couple heads to Supreme Court over wetlands battle.http://is.gd/ImKQzz
Via @PacificLegal US high court appears to back landowners in clean water, wetlands cases.http://is.gd/cQNwWk
Miscellaneous
Ditto. RT @Surfrider Did anyone catch @ifcportlandia last night? Some great Surfrider support!! Thanks Portlandia - we're HUGE fans.
"All economic statistics are best seen as a peculiarly boring form of science fiction." - Paul Krugman
Via @deepseadawn How to write a successful #NSF preliminary proposal http://wp.me/p1I3mQ-2xvia @wordpressdotcom@ElizabethCanuel
Best US airports (of 40 largest) for tech travelers. Top: DFW, JFK, ATL, DTW, SMF. PDX #20, DEN last. http://bit.ly/yYrk73
A Trip Down Memory Lane: Time-Lapse Map of Every Nuclear Explosion Since 1945http://bit.ly/ygkKXN
Visit Google today (11 January). Neat image!http://www.google.com/
Opportunities
FY 2012 Water Resources Research National Competitive Grants Program RFP.http://is.gd/WVmJf6
Opportunities: Hudson River Foundation fellowships for students (grad & undergrad).http://is.gd/fizjbM
People and Personal
@deepseadawn Tnx, Dawn. Have to be approved by OR Water Reso. Comm. in two weeks. Hope all's well down there. I enjoy your Tweets!
@NedBreslin. Broncos awesome! One down, one to go. Good luck tomorrow night. #RollTide
RT @kaskadia #SustainabilityInstitute renamed to honor its founder: #DonellaMeadows Insthttp://bit.ly/zTog3q #SystemsTninking
Happy in Denver - @NedBreslin's Tide rolls over LSU, 21-0. #RollTide
From @BCWaterNews: 10 minutes with Jim Beck, GM, Kern County Water Agency. http://is.gd/tUTFl2
@KHayhoe You rock, Katharine! Keep it up!
RT @KHayhoe My conversation with @kate_sheppard -- Newt Dumps Climate Scientisthttp://bit.ly/yn5CBO
Awesome! My OSU colleague Dawn Wright (@deepseadawn) honored by @theAAG http://is.gd/PCf2Rs
Policy, Planning, and Management
RT @LPAWater Riverside Press Enterprise wants a #CAwater bond - but a trimmer, less porky one.http://goo.gl/zZsLv
Via @PLFAGCTX TWDB's new Texas State Water Plan calls for lifting restrictions on interbasin SW transfers. http://is.gd/i63Up2
Report: Developing a Vision and Roadmap for Source Water Protection http://bit.ly/A5s9IJ
Positions
Position Open (till filled): Asst. Prof, Env. Studies & Biology,Western State College (CO). App review begins 9 Jan.http://is.gd/KlsAWW
Position Open: @EnvDefenseFund- Program Financial Analyst, Oceans http://bit.ly/zEAlI5 #Jobs
Positions Open: U of FL has NSF REU summer pgm in Water Resources for undergrads. Great opportunity! 2/1/12 deadlinehttp://is.gd/SI0KHp
Position Open: U of AZ Water Reso. Res. Ctr - Analyst, US-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Programhttp://is.gd/TnyGni
Positions Open: Check out all the B&C water jobs.http://is.gd/dr7CVx #Jobs
Positions Open: College students-unpaid summer internships w/ faith-based NGO (Houston area)@livingwater http://ht.ly/8nuqh
Position Open: Coastal Resources Specialist (#80362),U of WA. Open till filled; priority review for 15 Jan apps. http://is.gd/brHgCW
Position Open: AZ Land & Water Trust - Project Manager, Desert Rivers Initiative (Tucson)http://is.gd/hBbudy
Position Open: Chief Water Scientist, Texas Water Resources Institute (at Texas A&M Univ)http://is.gd/QPvjhX
Position Open: @EnvDefenseFund- Chief Economisthttp://is.gd/Ghdwj2 #Jobs
Position Open:Professor of Water Governance, UNESCO-IHE (Netherlands) http://is.gd/fWG7Py
Position Open: Hydrogeologist, with @IdahoDEQ's Technical Services Division in Boise.http://is.gd/e25qig
Streams, Dams, and Ecosystems
Via @rivrchik Mississippi River political reality swamps ecologists' restoration dreamshttp://bit.ly/u8pye0
RT @markgrossi Will dry year scuttle December restoration of #salmon on San Joaquin River?http://ht.ly/8mZ1v #cawater #valleywater
Israel's Delta - the Hula Valley. Lessons for CA's Bay-Delta?http://is.gd/717UPh #cawater
Via @DeltaCouncil NOAA Admin Dr Jane Lubchenco visits Delta ISB on 12 Jan. at Sac meeting.http://bit.ly/ymaTS0 #cawater #sacdelta
RT @NedBreslin The politics surrounding a #dam on the #Mekong http://econ.st/yL1Fdh #water
TheWaterChannel: Putting a Damn Spin on Dam Facts?http://bit.ly/y8juFG
Twitter, E-Newspapers, and E- Newsletters
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 31 December 2011 - 6 January 2012 http://bit.ly/xvMj3P
TGIF - Tweets Galore! It's Friday, 30 December 2011 - Special New Year's Edition! http://bit.ly/vFcxpz
TGIF - Tweets Galore! It's Friday, 23 December 2011 - Special "Season's Greetings" Edition! http://bit.ly/vCDOOE
TGIF - Tweets Galore! It's Friday, 16 December 2011 - Special 'The Scream' Edition!http://bit.ly/tWsJEz
TGIF - Tweets Galore! It's Friday, 9 December 2011 - Special 'World Soil Day' Edition!http://bit.ly/sMfafa
TGIF - Tweets Galore! It's Friday, 2 December 2011 - Special School's Out Edition http://bit.ly/u18vyr
TGIF - Tweets Galore! It's Friday, 25 November 2011 - Special Black Friday Edition http://bit.ly/s2sNZt
TGIF - Tweets Galore! It's Friday, 18 November 2011 - Special Medellín Editionhttp://bit.ly/tEb43t
The @WaterUtilities Daily is out!http://bit.ly/gPIkJ2 ▸ Top stories today via @tdower @cmua_tweets@appealdemocrat @dsmh2o@waterwired
RT @SuperWaterMan The Daily Water is out! http://bit.ly/snTLGO▸ Top stories today via@biologicalh2o @drbobbullard@northstarford
The DEV @Development_UEADaily is out! http://bit.ly/kQSbG8▸ Top stories today via @unaction
The @WaterStJournal Daily is out! http://bit.ly/haf8gw ▸ Top stories today via @kateeccles@defeatdd @welldone @brff1@wateronlin
RT @WorldHygienePrg The Daily WASH is out!http://bit.ly/l3bFmq ▸ Top stories today via @onecampaignosu@alisonhparker @harerik@petergleick
The @WaterStJournal Daily is out!http://bit.ly/haf8gw ▸ Top stories today via @sgbwqa@flourandwater @canadianwater
The @Development_UEA Daily is out! http://bit.ly/kQSbG8
RT @medindoagua The *Água & Water * Daily is out!http://bit.ly/hRCisK ▸ Top stories today via @peakwater@chanceofraincom @oseagua@jfleck
RT @WaterPuppetry Water's Next: celebrating Canadian water leadership & achievementshttp://bit.ly/fB99dB@CanadianWater RT@LWpolicyproject
RT @MTHellfire Geo-Earth Daily is out! http://bit.ly/bEcOOs ▸ Top stories today via @liveoilprices@geocastaway @cresis@allochthonous
RT @medindoagua The *Água & Water * Daily is out!http://bit.ly/hRCisK ▸ Top stories today via @washlink@c_hervebazin @aguavital
The @WaterStJournal Daily is out! http://bit.ly/haf8gw ▸ Top stories today via @waterwired @blueplanetnet @lpawater@acwawater
RT @HalmaWater Weekly is out!http://bit.ly/pLTxFq ▸ Top stories today via @smoothfinancial@ebackupsoftware @lug_all@vijay750 @ag4impact
RT @medindoagua The *Água & Water * Daily is out! http://bit.ly/hRCisK ▸ Top stories today via @ei_water@movimentocyan @insttratabrasil
RT @pbroviak The PublicWorks Daily is out! http://bit.ly/d73Rbg▸ Top stories today via@storystream @govworld@channel_3000 @riversidecagov
WaSH and Developing Countries
93% of all @USAID money spent for Haitian aid came back to US b/c of 'Buy American' provision.http://is.gd/muU0KB
Via @JeffDSachs Ghana:fast-growing, looking to solve poverty in dry north.Spent great day w/ villagers discussing health,ag, water!
Peace Corps leaving Honduras - now has world's highest murder rate. My sources: one PCV shot in foot, another raped.http://is.gd/CCYQBf
Water Quality
MT @H2OEthics High arsenic levels found in water seeping from Washington County's (MD) Old City/County Landfill.http://is.gd/sZLhvh
RT @columbiawater Worth 1000 words: EPA pics from early 70s show how far US has come taking care of air and waterhttp://bit.ly/xBB5D8
RT @PacificCouncil Oregon lags in water quality rules, EPA inspector general says. http://bit.ly/rYeSu4 #oregon #water
Water Supply and Water Use
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) wants to raise annual rent on Hetch Hetchy from $30K to $34M.http://is.gd/SnKloG
"All economic statistics are best seen as a peculiarly boring form of science fiction." - Paul Krugman
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