Since I usually use this space to give someone or something a shout-out or call-out, I was in a quandary this week. Mention all the water stuff going on in California? The drought? The Greenland ice sheet?
How about the London Olympics, which officially start today? Inspire a generation! And London is not in the 'middle of nowhere'.
Probably get busted for using the logo and slogan without authorization.
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Books
1937: C.F. Tolman and the 'New Science of Ground-Water Hydrology' http://bit.ly/NUaw6W
Bottled Water and Drinking Water
After I post (http://bit.ly/MtidR9 ) about @portlandwater, a boil water advisory for west side-E.coli,not Crypto. http://is.gd/M9qVYB
@theburntcity Such power! One blog post? I was paying you@portlandwater a compliment for the great crypto work. I'll think twice next time.
Cryptosporidium Caper: Portland's Long Term 2 Surface Water Treatment Variance Request http://bit.ly/MtidR9
MT @rosemerena Boil water notice ends. West Portland tap water OK to drink. Run taps 2 min to clear http://bit.ly/OhSJ7e RT @multco
RT @MayorSamAdams :) RT @mczlaw find ways to keep birds from crapping in w. side water.Suggest:bird pampers giveaway or signs pointing east.
RT @foodandwater Facts You Can Use: Banning the Bottle on Campus http://bit.ly/PAEehO
RT @CaptDocMike An in-depth article about drinking water quality problems in Moscow and St. Petersburg. http://bit.ly/QG1yMy
Study Shows Early Life Exposure to Chemical Solvent PCE in Drinking Water May Affect Vision http://is.gd/kv5jZk
RT @chanceofraincom Cadiz scheme's Cr VI problem: Carcinogen in Mojave groundwater could require costly treatmenthttp://is.gd/W0Dny2
RT @WAofKC California water debate likely to ignite over Delta tunnel project. http://is.gd/Nb02eL #cawater
RT @ewater Endangered trout cod return to Ovens River. ABC interview: http://is.gd/j9pwfi
MT @jerryyudelson Reducing LA reliance on Delta good for all. New LA water supply plan to cut imports by 50%. http://soc.li/erU53HK #cawater
@Aquafornia Gov. Brown and Obama Administration outline path forward for BDCP http://is.gd/sXw0XZ
RT @jfleck Comprehensive @Aquafornia on BDCP today is what economists would call a "public good" http://bit.ly/NZmER4
RT @jfleck Jay Lund on California's Great Water Remodeling Projecthttp://bit.ly/Okr1sk
Decision delayed on Cadiz water plan. http://is.gd/y3vxfO (via@chanceofraincom)
RT @KateGalbraith California regulators take heat over fracking http://is.gd/C0psCm
MT @chanceofraincom Cadiz backers are "water pimps" according Orange Juice (@orangejuiceblog) http://bit.ly/SXB47O
Amen! RT @markgrossi Editorial: State can't ignore groundwater problems http://bit.ly/Os2mQS
@sacbee_news - Editorial: State needs to protect precious groundwater http://soc.li/CBicf8R
@NRDCSwitchboard
Via @WaterTanks Review: 3rd Annual @CdnWaterSummit Reporthttp://is.gd/UeNqBd
Canada's environmentalists turn to premiers for new energy strategy; Harper seen by activists as oilsands ally http://is.gd/8a0utY
RT @CanadianWater Photo of Canadian Water Summit 2012 advisors. http://fb.me/1O3c67kcb
RT @TonyMaas "It's quite disappointing ..." says @stephEmerrill on maritime provinces water policy. http://is.gd/8fRXoI
Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
RT @wwwfoecouk Climate science: the gathering storm | @guardianeditorial: http://bit.ly/Qdk284
RT @jfleck @DLeonhardt Swelter. Drought. Fires. If you're worried about the climate, is there any reason for hope? Yes.http://nyti.ms/MRqs54
RT @RockefellerFdn Thoughts on Rio+20:The Changing Dynamics of Water http://ow.ly/cqQ4P
RT @climatehawk1 .@MichaelEMann Calls Out Slime-Vending “conservatives” at National Review: http://awe.sm/k1G7S #climate
NYT: So, How Hot Was It? http://is.gd/hFS0ZR
Global warming threatens Alaska Highway. http://is.gd/37r0Or
NYT: Rare Burst of Melting Seen in Greenland’s Ice Sheet.http://is.gd/2gyc3l
RT @nydailynews New Yorkers brace for a 'derecho' trifecta of wind, storms and hail http://nydn.us/OdZGd2
RT @billmckibben Astonishing satellite pic of what yesterday's 1500 mile thunderstorm front looked like. http://is.gd/JiYI7k
Sustainable Irrigation 2012 Conference, 11-13 December, Adelaide, AU. http://is.gd/IbJKAe
@WaterAlliance Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference - Early bird rates till 1 August. http://is.gd/MG1Lbd
2012 Irrigation Show (4-5 Nov) and Education Conference (2-6 Nov), Orlando, FL. http://is.gd/vzSepU
Via @H2OTrust 9th Global Bottled Water Congress, 8-10 October 2012, Hotel Fira Palace, Barcelona, Spain. http://is.gd/tQ7py8
The Columbia River, Basin and Treaty Conference, 11-13 September, Ellensburg, WA http://is.gd/dH6610
Conference - Water: The Foundation of Agricultural Sustainability, Santa Fe, NM 7 August http://is.gd/nI0XQg
RT @CGIAR Call for Papers: Water Resources Management 2013, 21-23 May, UK http://dlvr.it/1vnpRN
Conflict and Cooperation
Should we care whether UN Watercourses Convention enters into force? Pt 1: http://is.gd/Sx2UaM Pt 2: http://is.gd/5Xtgpq
MT @EI_Water Southwestern Drought, in Fact and Film: NYThttp://nyti.ms/PtXBWb
NYT: Widespread Drought Is Likely to Worsen http://is.gd/VDCdaD
RT @nadyaivanova U.S. drought could cause global unresthttp://bit.ly/PFvp6o via @wiredscience
William deBuys: The Oxygen Planet Struts Its Stuff http://is.gd/LpIFlm
Jay Famiglietti's Congressional Drought Testimonyhttp://bit.ly/OoqxQg
Responding to Drought to Prevent Another Global Food Crisis http://is.gd/INQntZ via @ifpri
RT @EI_Water Drought Tightens Its Grip on High Plains, Central States http://j.mp/OOgzpD
RT @GOOD This drought's pretty bad right? Just wait for the ensuing food price spikes and insects: http://bit.ly/QlOi0y
2050: How Texas Saved Its Economy http://is.gd/CSDdJO (via@aguanomics)
RT @ClimateTreaty Mexico's climate law to face challenge under new president http://bit.ly/OtSwvR
Education
Opportunity: Campus do Mar Master's Scholarship (up to 10) for marine/maritime studies. Deadline: 6 August. http://is.gd/8U3V2v
RT @TheEarthScience Geology Majors Do Microgravity Tests on “Martian Soil” as Part of NASA Program http://sns.mx/yXiRy9
University of Wyoming gets $20M, timely grant to study water.http://is.gd/aHjPFU
Video: @JayFamiglietti's Congressional drought testimonyhttp://is.gd/a4t1tO
Business of Sanitation Event in Washington DC, 11 September.@NedBreslin speaking http://tinyurl.com/cq8eak7
MT @columbiawater @EPAwater Vote in Rachel Carson "Sense of Water Contest" today! Photos,essays,poetry,dance entries!http://go.usa.gov/fjH
U of WY study challenges views about Western forest fires, USFS policy. http://is.gd/tsvxV6
USGS Public Lecture: The Anatomy of Floods: Cause and Effect and the Epic Floods of 2011, 1 August 7 PM EDT @ HQhttp://is.gd/hdK2EF
Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, Oil Sands, and Energy
RT @ShaleGasExpert Will the U.S. export #fracking to the rest of the world? http://wapo.st/M2IUhu
MT @DavidPatersonca @MichaelEMann MT @mmfa: How did @WSJcook books to smear solar? http://twitpic.com/a9t362 Full:http://bit.ly/PmG59G
RT @Alwi_Eisner Marcellus Shale Drilling In Maryland? (I think it will be a rare thing, if it occurs at all) http://ow.ly/cpaGy
RT @NRDC Fracking Chemical Disclosure in Ohio: New report points to problems http://j.mp/MLvJxv
MT @EcoCentered Fracking fight now about who's twisting facts. No independent long-term study of whole process so farhttp://is.gd/Y4SeMq
Hydrophilanthropy
RT @Water A non-profit with a Venture Fund? Find out one how we're using it to solve the water crisis @sfgate http://bit.ly/MQTcuN
Water 4(2) - June 2012 (Free Downloads!) http://bit.ly/MyOH9q
Great greywater senior thesis paper. http://is.gd/zzBLEA
Probably a bit dry... NM State Engineer 2009-2011 Annual Report.http://is.gd/HDadJt
Global Water Framework and Post-Forum Highlights available on@WorldWaterForum website. Download: http://fb.me/z6VIOHgw
Check out @AitchTwoJoe's (aka 'Hydrolad') blog: http://is.gd/9rXGFe Adventures of a grad student in the hydrosciences!
Just had a nice chat with Jenny Hunter (@ibmsmarterwater)
RT @highlyanne Inaugural post on blog by @AitchTwoJoe describes the GW-stream workshop we both attended last month!http://bit.ly/MRa2dS
MT @highlyanne Sally Ride,1st US woman in space,has died of cancer. Inspiration to me & many other women. http://bit.ly/QtgzB3 via @kejames
In @BCWaterNews: 10 Minutes with Marsi Steirer, deputy director, San Diego Public Utilities Department http://is.gd/Js9cdw
Policy, Planning, and Management
RT @Waterandfood The Water Management Puzzle of Coastal Bangladesh http://goo.gl/fb/7tUIh
IBM's Smarter Water Management: Can a Faucet Leak 27,000 Gallons Per Year? http://bit.ly/LKXlRc
Navajo-Hopi water deal falls apart. http://is.gd/zncfcB
Position Open: Long Tom Watershed Council (Eugene,OR) - Restoration Ecologist (closes 17 August) http://is.gd/nU3Igg
Positions Open (3); 3e Consulting - Jr. & Sr. Env. Engineers (VA); Sr. Env. Scientist/Engineer (NC) http://is.gd/JG2BcB
Position Open: @usbr - Supervisory/Interdisciplinary (Carson City, NV) http://is.gd/zeNJ1V
Position Open: Int. Boundary & Water Commission (MX & US) - Environmental Protection Specialist (El Paso, TX)http://is.gd/WL9u14
Position Open: US Fish & Wildlife Service - Administrator (Manhattan, KS) http://is.gd/trW7iG
Position Open: @USFWSPacific - Hydrologist (Portland, OR) closes: 2 August http://is.gd/bGu4sj
Position Open: Int. Boundary & Water Commission (US & MX) - Program Manager - Spanish fluency required (Laredo, TX)http://is.gd/yPxl8f
Positions Open (3): U of St. Andrews (UK) Env. Earth Sciences (search on # ME 1114 & ME 1196) Geobiology (# ME 1195)http://is.gd/0fhOOC
Positions Open: Various - check out 'Jobs/Internships' under 'Publications' on the IWRA website. http://is.gd/ibw52K
Position Open: Kentucky Geol Survey (U of KY) - Head, Water Resources Section. Available 15 Aug - search # SC541199 http://is.gd/1ItS22
Position Open: City of Kirkland (WA) - Water Quality Programs Coordinator (Job # 12-0058) http://is.gd/jFysg2
Position Open: State of Wyoming - Deputy State Engineer.http://is.gd/SntLYp
Positions Open (2): College of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, OSU - Two Institutional Postdocs http://is.gd/Zf3MSm
Position Open: U. of Bergen (Norway) Postdoc (2.5 years) w/ PalaeoDrivers project. http://is.gd/Tm0tmB
Position Open: APLV-ETAP - Director, Escuela Técnica de Agua Potable (Nicaragua). Requirements changed. http://bit.ly/O9dUIL
Position Open: @PacificInstitut - Chief Operating Officer (closes: 8 August) http://is.gd/YttT00 #jobs
Position Open: US Dept of State - Geographer (DC)http://is.gd/V5GdKx
Positions Open (3): Lower Merion Conservancy (PA) -Conservation Coordinator,Education Coordinator, Summer Camp Dir http://is.gd/EroQQP
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 14 -20 July 2012 http://bit.ly/NDj0iC
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 7-13 July 2012 http://bit.ly/LOiBva
It's Baaack! TGIF! Biweekly Water News Summary, 16 - 29 June 2012
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 12 - 18 May 2012http://bit.ly/L4hAsj
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 5 -11 May 2012 http://bit.ly/J2dkik
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 21 - 27 April 2012http://bit.ly/Jv2MTJ
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 14 -20 April 2012 http://bit.ly/JdmnHZ
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 7 -13 April 2012 (Triskaidekaphobia Day!) http://bit.ly/ILE3JC
TGIF - Weekly Water News Summary, 31 March - 6 April 2012http://bit.ly/HmCNlk
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 24 - 30 March 2012http://bit.ly/H7fEkw
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 17 - 23 March 2012 http://bit.ly/GRLsGe
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 10 - 16 March 2012 http://bit.ly/xeD89Z
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 3 - 9 March 2012 http://bit.ly/xXluYG
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 25 February - 2 March 2012 http://bit.ly/yEY43C
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 18 - 24 February 2012. http://bit.ly/w6elbW
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 11 - 17 February 2012 http://bit.ly/wHGMzb
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
Science and Technology
RT @highlyanne New post: Scenic Saturday: Boulder rocks, in which I do some geo-gazing at a hydro conference. http://all-geo.org/highlyallochthonous/2012/07/scenic-saturday-boulder-rocks/ …
National Atlas Delivers New Million-Scale Digital Map Data. http://nationalatlas.gov/
RT @NedBreslin Leading mobile technologies transforming water landscape for the poor http://zite.to/PMngNy see @waterforpeople @akvo
DataONE goes live! A Portal for Earth Science Data Exploration.http://is.gd/i9OlEx
RT @andrew_zolli Excited to be on NPR's Science Friday (@scifri) tomorrow (7-27 2-4 EDT) for discussion of resiliencehttp://sciencefriday.com
Malaysian 'smart village' described. http://is.gd/4xY5K9
On @scifri Why Science Is a Non-Issue in the Election...Againhttp://is.gd/1vXGq5
@andrew_zolli on @scifri "Resilience" Looks at How Things Bounce Back. http://is.gd/AqowXu
Streams, Lakes, Dams, and Ecosystems
RT @DianeN56 New Scientist - River diversion created new land in Mississippi Delta: http://bit.ly/OdHGKm
RT @PacificCouncil $500B Alaskan gold and copper mine in upstream battle with EPA, salmon advocates. http://fxn.ws/OiEwsv
100-Year-Old River Gauge Still Has Something to Say.http://is.gd/NNZVlU
Twitter, E-Newspapers, and E-Newsletters
@WASHadvocates newsletter http://is.gd/7oBILc
RT @H2OTrust Saturated Saturday info @ Clean Drinking Water SVDs Daily http://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … by @savethewater@wfp @waterwired @quest_water
RT @medindoagua The Água & Water Daily is out! http://bit.ly/hRCisK ▸ Top stories today via @txawwa
RT @H2OTrust Sunday Supplement Clean DW SVDs Dailyhttp://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … … @worldbank@dubaiexpo2020@waterwired@savethewater@miafarrow
RT @Pauldedigitect's Water paper is out! http://bit.ly/cZ0qjf ▸ Top stories today via @Oasendrinkwater@WaterWired@watersportbank
Read The @WaterFootprints Daily ▸ http://paper.li/WaterFootprints Today's Top stories by @portlandwater @WaterWired @OurWaterCounts @PurifiCup
The DEV @Development_UEA Daily is out! http://bit.ly/kQSbG8 ▸ Top stories today via @PSIHealthyLives
RT @WaterTanks Rainwater Harvesting is out! http://bit.ly/eyYcI2 ▸ Top stories today via @CdnWaterSummit
IWA Specialist Group - Watershed & River Basin Management July 2012 Newsletter. http://is.gd/FBdgoH (@IWAwaternews)
@waterwired @EPAgov
The @WaterTreatment_ Daily is out! http://bit.ly/rhsrB1 ▸ Top stories today via @GetMiningJobs@miningclub@brisbanecityqld
RT @H2OTrust Tornado Tues news Clean Drinking Water SVD Dailyhttp://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … @partnersinHaiti @waterwired
@quest_water @waltonwater
RT @h2oMatters Read The Water Matters Weekly stories via@LPAWater @WaterWired @TxAWWA @Waterkeeper
http://paper.li/h2oMatters/1314336670 …
RT @H2OTrust WiseUp #Wednesday #News Clean Drinking Water SVDs Daily http://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … @connect4climate@waterwired @circleofblue
The climate-energy Daily is out! http://bit.ly/9xYfCB ▸ Top stories today via @belkin @steveoffutt @sarahedougherty
RT @wateraus The Water EngineeringAus Daily is out!http://bit.ly/KEjNwC ▸ Top stories today via @uommedia
RT @H2OTrust Triumphant Thursday - Clean Drinking Water SVDs Daily http://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … @savethewater@viewchange @saveourwater @waterwired
RT
@wateraus The Water EngineeringAus Daily is out!http://bit.ly/KEjNwC ▸ Top stories today via @ceclub
RT @Halmawater Weekly is out! http://bit.ly/pLTxFq ▸ Top stories today via @BCWaterNews@USGSNeb@mattpalmersten
RT @H2OTrust Faucet Friday via Clean Drinking Water SVDs Dailyhttp://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … winners @savethewater@waterwired@cocacola@quest_water
RT @waterca Boy in South Carolina dies from waterborne disease http://newsok.com/water-bourne-organism-kills-s.-carolina-boy/article/3694343 …#news#USA
Paper: 'Getting wet, clean, and healthy: why households matter' by J. Bartram et al. http://is.gd/DvD9Ec
NTU's New Loo Turns Poo Into Power. http://is.gd/PFuFkM
Weighing the 'ick' factor of composting toilets. http://is.gd/C5q2M6
Water Quality, Stormwater, and Wastewater
MT @workof1000 See Marion Stoddart's and John Duff's commentary on 40 years post-Clean Water Act.http://tinyurl.com/c9c6lsp
@WaterAlliance Presidential Pipeline: 'Sparrows and Canaries'http://is.gd/0SFH2Z
RT @IC4ME 18.7B gallons of combined sewage and stormwater was dumped into the Great Lakes in 2011 alone: http://ow.ly/cuS9b
NRC Report: Preparing for the Third Decade (Cycle 3) of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. http://is.gd/7IGXZI
RT @Alwi_Eisner Final EPA Rule on regulation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations #CAFOshttp://ow.ly/cu74M
Via @WEForg London Olympic games utilizing wastewater reclamation http://ow.ly/cxZ79
Water Infographics From IBM http://bit.ly/O7NSap
RT @UNDP Water scarcity is both a natural & a human-made problem: http://bit.ly/PzGgi5 #climate v @AlertNet
Central Asia will face water scarcity within two decades, predict experts. http://is.gd/OUQPk7 What about GW?
RT @RockefellerFdn See "World’s water-scarce hotspots" via@Alertnet http://ow.ly/cqPQA . Also @RockefellerFdnhttp://ow.ly/cqPZL
Russell Redux: Microbubbles, Water Conservation & Climate Change - Vive La Trompe! http://bit.ly/OiGFT6
Water maps spark concern about "liquid gold rush"http://is.gd/yjUI1x
RT @PrivateWaterLaw South Sudan recruits expertise from Israel in water sector http://bit.ly/MIYS01
Webcast Archive: USDA's National Water Quality Initiative (others, too) http://is.gd/apR2Nv
RT @MayorSamAdams :) RT @mczlaw find ways to keep birds from crapping
in w. side water.Suggest:bird pampers giveaway or signs pointing east.
WTF - For Tweeters Only
#FF @EcoCentered @KateGalbraith @columbiawater
@Alwi_Eisner @TheEarthScience @WASHadvocates
@markgrossi @MichaelEMann @climateprogress
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