Here is your weekly water displacement behavior and the featured music video from 1978.
Enjoy one or both!
The picture of me was taken at last October's OU WaTER Conference banquet. I think that's Laurra Olmsted finding humor in my behavior.
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Bottled Water and Drinking/Tap Water
Battling The Bottle: Students And Industry Face Off Over Water http://www.wbur.org/npr/146692656/battling-the-bottle-students-and-industry-face-off-over-water
RT @HachCompany Water Research Fdn study presents national vision for drinking water source protection http://bit.ly/ykxZUl
RT @MySAWS Eight glasses a day? "Swapping Soda For Water Helps Obese Shed Weight: Study" http://huff.to/wdbWSU /via
Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
RT @jfleck @carlzimmer: Heartland Inst & global warming: impt. to "keep opposing voices out" (pdf on climate com, p.2)http://bit.ly/yGUZ6k
Via @ClimateandWater EPA Pub: Adaptation Strategies Guide for Water Utilities. http://1.usa.gov/znvtvY #fb
Audio: How Will Global Warming Affect Oregon? Willamette Water 2100 Project. http://is.gd/CrGgeX
RT @Revkin The Heartland Files and the Climate Fight:http://nyti.ms/xzcQLh #denialgate
RT @agleader New Report Suggests No Change in California Snowfall in 130 Years http://www.acwa.com/news/water-supply-challenges/new-report-suggests-no-change-california-snowfall-130-years #cawater #cawx
Conflict and Cooperation
Niaragua and Costa Rica Return to the ICJ for 3rd Case over Rio San Juan. http://is.gd/2SxgPH
Outcome of the Nile Council of Ministers Meeting – An Inevitable Consequence of a level-playing field? http://is.gd/he5cvy
What Does Turkey’s Contemplated European Union “Freeze” Have to do with Water? http://is.gd/nRSywL
Conferences, Workshops, and Calls for Abstracts/Papers
Presentations: 2012 Nevada NSF EPSCoR Climate Change Meetinghttp://bit.ly/yhv30R
RT @CanadianWater ESAA's #WaterTech draft agenda looks great!http://bit.ly/Ay1Fkk
SWRR Meeting: Sustainability Initiatives for Managing California’s Natural Resources http://bit.ly/xjwjgN
Graduate Climate Conference, U of WA, 26-28 October 2012, By and for grad students! http://is.gd/EIP2iy
Important Upcoming Dates for the National Water Monitoring Conference; Portland,OR, April 30-May 4, 2012. http://is.gd/9yPcS7
Western Forestry Graduate Symposium- Initiatives & Insight: Fostering a New Forestry Future,24 April @ OSU.http://is.gd/OoOAYI
Conservation, Recycling, and Reuse
Via @wateringwoman Wastewater recycling in SF?http://is.gd/79OQE0
Earth Other Sciences
NAS Report: Challenges and Opportunities in the Hydrologic Sciences http://is.gd/Eph7Mu
Happy Darwin Day! Jerry Coyne's 'Why Evolution Is True'http://bit.ly/z6DgPz
RT @rivrchik Plate Tectonics Becoming Clearer With Computers http://bit.ly/zh4I6W RT @TheMapAddict
Education
OU WaTER Center to offer field course in May 2012 to prepare students for work in developing regions. http://is.gd/7MeWmb
The more things change...Still teaching methods of teaching science to elementary teachers,not science, http://is.gd/OqLRu0
RT @ScienceNOW @ScienceInsider Obama's Budget Shuffles STEM Education Deck http://bit.ly/woQJmf
RT @aguanomics An academic failure to serve the public good.http://is.gd/CnSmlc
Save Las Vegas! Play 'Losing the Lake (Mead)' Game!http://is.gd/6MTlS1
RT @VaWaterCenter Some Options for Learning about Water through Listening http://wp.me/p1zFTt-xf
Events
To LV tomorrow: External Advisory Board mtg, NSF EPSCoR Climate Change project. http://is.gd/EfnvFR & CC mtg. http://is.gd/xXfVtr
Via @Aquafornia Come to 'Water Education Foundation's Lower Colorado River Tour, Wed.,March 14, 8 am to 8 pm.
Via @SteveMirsky @Evolutionistrue Darwin's 203rd birthday! Download some free books from NAS, today only! http://is.gd/AtnlSG
Floods and Droughts
Nope. RT @jfleck Does this mean the Drought's over? #nmwxhttp://moby.to/3oxxof
RT @WorldBank 40% of floods in the past 30 years have been in#Asia. http://cot.ag/wj2Td0
RT @ShaunMcKinnon Snowpack numbers aren't good for AZ and streamflow projections are worse. http://bit.ly/yhUm31 #drought#westwater
RT @MySAWS Recent rains putting a dent in drought. But we're not out of the woods yet: http://bit.ly/zBXnwZ /via @mySA
RT @columbiawater Bangkok Post: Flood prevention: Construction not only answer bit.ly/zjA
RT @theAGU @wildweatherdan Snow drought becoming a major concern- cross post by Jim Gandy at WLTX TV http://ow.ly/8Z9Ru
Groundwater
RT @waltonwater Proposal to pump and sell groundwater from rural NM riles locals http://bit.ly/yDwR4s via @susanmbryanNM
California Dreamin' Again? Gleick on California Groundwaterhttp://bit.ly/z9o3pL
Via @chanceofraincom Art, Water and Money...and Cadiz.http://is.gd/8MQzG7
RT @chanceofraincom Cadiz groundwater mining project in Mojave DEIR comment period extended from 2/13 to 3/14 DEIR:http://bit.ly/vM0NAD
Hydrofracking and Shale Gas
Via @ProPublica From Gung-Ho to Uh-Oh: Charting the Government’s Moves on #fracking. http://propub.ca/yWmqDJ
First-ever federal fracking rules draw mixed Wyoming reviews.http://is.gd/exR0P4
Via @YSIinc Tighten #fracking regulations, scientists urge US officials | @scoopit via @FOECardiff http://is.gd/KzwW26
Casper (WY) Star-Tribune Editorial: EPA document barrage adds nothing to fracking debate. http://is.gd/v3piR9
Law and Economics
Via @DigDeepH2O #Mexico is close to approving a Human Right to #Water for the Constitution. http://bit.ly/yI7jfy
RT @matt_weiser "Very bad way to do legislation": Dems criticize GOP effort to rewrite #cawater law. http://ht.ly/92IYK via@mcclatchydc
Via @aguanomics Dems say they're being shut out of #cawater bill rewrite. http://is.gd/gzEwih
Report from Johnson Foundation: Financing Sustainable Water Infrastructure http://is.gd/nIyxsG
@jfleck on Nunes legislation: "this bill is dead. It’s not real. It’s theater." bit.ly/znY3JP So what's the point of the theater?
RT @SalmonWaterNow Central Valley reps' bill would upend#cawater rights http://fb.me/1unprbkb9
Miscellaneous
Journal of AWRA 48(1) - February 2012: Highlights http://bit.ly/wMdVW7
RT @grist Watch this jaw-dropping northern lights display:http://bit.ly/xEH8g5 #natureporn
China’s Role in a World of Scarce Resources. http://is.gd/H3XnCW
RT @Waterandfood The Water, Food and Energy Nexus – CPWF at the @WorldWaterForum http://goo.gl/fb/Yp8ci
Via @USGS T or F? Raindrops are actually shaped like hamburger buns. See Drippy's explanation here: http://on.doi.gov/yvUIQk
Opportunities
Scholarships: Brown & Caldwell minority scholarships for UG and G students. http://is.gd/suWSPJ
Wanted: JAWRA Associate Editor, Water Quality Monitoringhttp://bit.ly/zOFu2r
Students (UG/G) - want to conduct summer research on Hudson River? Apply for Polgar Fellowships (due 2/21). http://is.gd/zkALh4
People
RT @jfleck @Cocolaboca: Water authority cancels Mulroy job reviewhttp://bit.ly/yTgdwM How do you rate royalty?
Policy, Planning, and Management
Will become HR people. RT @TaigaCompany Are Chief Sustainability Officers on their Way Out? http://bit.ly/y2tYJl
Via @LPAWater Interesting - Here are MWD's talking points for its new 2-year budget. http://goo.gl/iH3Pb #cawater
RT @jwilliamsinpipe @InPipe_NClay Oklahoma will benefit from visionary water plan. http://bit.ly/yrSNHZ #water #wastewater
Johnson Foundation Report: Exploring Colorado's Solutions to a National Challenge http://is.gd/Ww5kCl
RT @agleader Bay Delta Conservation Plan is best optionhttp://j.mp/wJIQu4 #bdcp #cawater #sacdelta
Positions
Positions Open: @chesapeakebay Foundation has some job openings! Check them out. http://ow.ly/906YR
Position Open: Science Director, @theAGU http://is.gd/f8GemX
Position Open: Clark Fork Coalition (Missoula,MT) Project Manager, F-T. http://is.gd/0C0S3Y
Position Open: RT @rivrchik @NEMWIUpperMiss: Natl Great Rivers Research & Educ Ctr (Alton, IL) Watershed Scientisthttp://bit.ly/zOpSmS
Position Open: RT @wateractions Take Action: Water Resource/ Water Supply Treatment Specialist http://bit.ly/x3FJMT
Position Open: PhD Graduate assistantship, WS hydrology/Water Quality, LSU. Contact: Dr. Jun Xu. http://is.gd/y90SMI
Position Open: PhD graduate assistant,U of ID, field-scale hydrology & nitrate transport. Contact: Dr. Erin Brooks http://is.gd/eZbxbb
Position Open: UT Division of Water Quality, Wetlands Specialist (Job # 25889) http://is.gd/Guugti
Positions Open: MS (2) and PhD (1) assistantships in field-scale hydrology & WQ, South Dakota State U. http://is.gd/Hvkgt9
Position Open: @UNEPandyou @UNJobList: Programme Officers,Economic & Social Development, Prog. Mgmt.http://unjl.org/job/?262472
Position Open: Wetlands International (Netherlands) - Technical Officer, Water & Climate http://is.gd/THDUbA
Positions Open (3): Canadian Water Network is hiring - scroll down here: http://is.gd/1KzZZw
Positions Open: Various. Scroll down to 'Job Opportunities' athttp://is.gd/EYofmd
Position Open: @EnvDefenseFund Regional Director for State Programs - #Energy Program http://bit.ly/yTw7OV #Jobs
Previous Weekly Water News Summaries
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 4 - 10 February 2012http://bit.ly/wxqQsX
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 28 January - 3 February 2012http://bit.ly/zdQXyW
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 21-27 January 2012 (Florida Edition)http://bit.ly/yw836U
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 14-20 January 2012 (AWRA Day!)http://bit.ly/wOAXFy
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 7-13 January 2012 (Triskaidekaphobia Day!)http://bit.ly/z8j8s2
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
Streams, Dams, and Ecosystems
Via @jfleck @aguanomics, the case for tearing down the Aswan High Dam: http://bit.ly/zptxOe
RT @troutheadwaters A Divisive Dam and a Snippy Commentaryhttp://ow.ly/7t4YF
To protect Colorado River, EPA wants further review of water-diversion project. http://is.gd/CIGii6
RT @newscientist When the going gets tough, fish species start merging - disaster for Alpine lake diversity http://bit.ly/wZxXpO
Via @chanceofraincom Good NYT op ed piece by Jonathan Waterman: Where the Colorado River Runs Dry:http://nyti.ms/xp01mi #cawater
Twitter, E-Newspapers, and Newsletters
The DEV @Development_UEA Daily is out! http://bit.ly/kQSbG8 ▸ Top stories today via @bahrainrights
The @Mighty_Bubble Daily is out! http://bit.ly/kF5gG0 ▸ Top stories today via @alissasadler @marilynsview
The @WaterStJournal Daily is out! http://bit.ly/haf8gw ▸ Top stories today via @wateronline @tomasldb @circleofblue @globexpert
H2OSU Newsletter 13 February 2012. http://is.gd/EYofmd
RT @daviddavis Poverty & Water Daily is out! http://bit.ly/htVHfn ▸Top stories today via @nethope_org @washunited @fmsc_org @endwaterpoverty
RT @medindoagua The *Água & Water * Daily is out!http://bit.ly/hRCisK ▸ Top stories today via @tapwaterorg@praveenasridhar @peakwate
RT @WhoDat35 The Environmental Daily is out! http://bit.ly/f6ZJjL ▸ Top stories today via @markeymemo @nasahurricane@climatecentral
RT @WorldHygienePrg The Daily WASH is out! http://bit.ly/l3bFmq ▸ Top stories today via @onecampaignuk @lifewater @gdndevelopment
The @watertreatments Daily is out! http://bit.ly/rhsrB1 ▸ Top stories today via @miningtweets @coppertalk @jlnmetals @waterwired
RT @agleader The #cawater Daily is out! http://bit.ly/cAyvY1 Top stories today via @deltanatlpark @deltacouncil @restorethedelta@markgrossi
The @WaterUtilities Daily is out! http://bit.ly/gPIkJ2 ▸ Top stories today via @pvowell @waterwired @powerwatercorp @waterintel@waterau
@pbroviak The PublicWorks Daily is out! bit.ly/d73Rbg ▸ Top stories today via @civicjobs @storystream @cityofarlington
RT The @WaterUtilities Daily is out! http://bit.ly/gPIkJ2 ▸ Top stories today via @watertoday101 @evelinatdunger @awwaace @epawatersense
The @WaterStJournal Daily is out! http://bit.ly/haf8gw ▸ Top stories today via @waterwired @petergleick @tod_johnston @culliganman
Center for Sustainable Development Water Newsletter.http://is.gd/CjjnZc
WaSH and Development
WaSH resources from OU WaTER Center. http://is.gd/2VPLzu
Water Quality
Greater Yellowstone Coalition files suit to protect Idaho’s watershttp://is.gd/SzkoD7
RT @SaveTheWater Clovis sues Dow, Shell Oil over fouled water.http://is.gd/UTmX0g
Via @craigtimes @jbruggers Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) takes aim at Clean Water Act http://is.gd/JocSyG
Water Supply, Availability, and Use
RT @Waterandfood Water scarcity or inequitable access to water resources? http://goo.gl/fb/smDri
RT @markgrossi @latimesscience: Permit approved for desalination plant at Huntington Beach http://lat.ms/wM0WBR @tonybarboza
RT @ShaunMcKinnon Snowpack numbers aren't good for AZ and streamflow projections are worse. http://bit.ly/yhUm31 #drought #westwater
RT @jfleck Dear New Mexico: Happy Valentine's Day! Love, your Sangre de Cristo Snowpack http://j.mp/s9KoXo
Save Las Vegas! Play 'Losing the Lake (Mead)' Game! http://bit.ly/wB2SAG
UT state senator wants user-based water fees. http://is.gd/56hGV6
Via @columbiawater Reliance on ‘Virtual Water’ Puts Some Nations at Risk (from @YaleE360): http://bit.ly/ywxosb)
Via @columbiawater Study + cool map: showing humanity's water footprint: http://bit.ly/wlDsUG
RT @ibmsmarterwater @nytimesgreen: Tracking How the World Guzzles Water http://nyti.ms/wWi24c
RT @climateprogress Rainwater Collection Could Save Urban Consumers $90 Million a Year http://bit.ly/ADGcXS
RT @KavehMadani @WaterSISWEB Resurrecting an Old Desalination Technology to Test Desert Agriculturehttp://is.gd/JvR7iA
Georgia Lawmaker pushes Tennessee River as water supply for metro Atlanta. http://is.gd/HxseAS
WTF?
Watch out for dinosaur pee, Vlad! RT@PutinUpdate Vladimir Putin gets a 'dinosaur drink' from Lake Vostok. http://bit.ly/zK0nhG
RT @jonnypeace looks at anti-Agenda 21-UN-conspiracy-theory-tea-party movement vs. local planning efforts bit.ly/AdNRKL
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