I will be heading home to the USA early on 8 September (2 AM) and will arrive home about 10:30 PM that same day.
My task of reviewing proposals for a Chilean climate-change center for CONICYT (English version), an agency equivalent to the US National Science Foundation, has ended. A panel consisting of myself, Tom Pedersen (left) of the University of
Victoria's Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS), and Bruce McCarl (right) of Texas A&M evaluated five teams vying for the center, selected one, and made our recommendation to CONICYT yesterday.
Today the CONICYT Board will select the winner, who will be announced next month.
Our panel was supposed to be five, but two members were excused because of family illnesses.
Very enjoyable experience.
And speaking of enjoyable experiences, check out PICS's great online, free course Climate Insights 101. Module 1, Climate Science Basics, is ready now, and three more are in preparation.
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Enjoy!
Bottled Water and Drinking Water
Joan B. Rose: Is Your Water Making You Sick? http://is.gd/6fNUGb @HuffPostScience
Phoenix Reconsiders Drinking Water Fluoridation. http://is.gd/3tnRI9
California
Jay Lund (UCD) new member of Delta Science Board (@DeltaCouncil). Great! Don't know Dr. Fernando. http://is.gd/IiJgt4 @matt_weiser
@PacificInstitut September 2012 Update. http://is.gd/4b6QNU
Canada
Interview: David Schindler http://is.gd/6p84IU (Via @CanadianWater)
MT @CanadianWater Peter Kent and @EPAgov's Lisa Jackson likely to sign renegotiated GLWQA tomorrow. More athttp://watercanada.net 7 Sept
MT @CanadianWater Duncan Ellison,former exec director of CWWA, laments loss of a federal water monitoring pgm.http://fb.me/CpMYjSa9
Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
Great J Blah post from @MGhydro: Four cultures: new synergies for engaging society on climate change. http://tmblr.co/ZhhITwSf7qwa
RT @tveitdal Architects and Designers Take on Global Warming at London Exhibition http://bit.ly/RzMC1T
RT @climateprogress Tree Ring Circus: Paleoclimate Redux.http://thinkprogress.org/?p=512725
RT @polit2k Arctic Warming is Altering Weather Patterns, Study Shows (@climatecentral) http://bit.ly/T2YJGq @liamdutton
Preparing for the Inevitable: Former FEMA Director Tackles Climate Change. http://is.gd/IVIXF2
MT @MichaelEMann Blockbuster @LHfang @TheNation article on API & Saudi efforts to block action on CC http://fb.me/1CQPl8bMQ
Conferences and Calls for Abstracts/Papers
@AWRAHQ Ag Hydrology & Water Quality Conference, 25-27 March 2013, St. Louis. Abstracts due: 9 October. http://is.gd/U91I90
International Conference on Pathogen Fate, Transport & Risk. Banff, 23-26 Sept. http://is.gd/qbflER @CdnWaterNetwork
RT @C_HerveBazin Stockholm Water Week: outcomes http://wp.me/p1lerJ-87
Conflict and Cooperation
RT @UNDP Water=life. Access removes conflict stemming from disputes over water. Read DR Congo's story: http://ow.ly/dnRnk
RT @Katchinoff Transboundary water cooperation gets a boost thanks to @UNDP's Shared Waters Partnership http://bit.ly/Q7bp99
Vail Resorts, water district sign ‘historical' agreement.http://is.gd/NCkFvV
Economics
RT @gesagua Evidence that environment isn't valid water user is Chile´s non-use tariff.What is use?Only economically productive activities.
The Trouble of Discounting Tomorrow (Solutions Journal)http://is.gd/CT8VGH
From @GWPnews: Publications on water financing.http://is.gd/HHCXSi
Education
@PICSCanada: Great online,free course Climate Insights 101. Climate Sci Basics ready now, 3 more in prep. http://is.gd/0czLJC
Floods, Hurricanes, and Droughts
RT @columbiawater The Guardian: World Bank issues hunger warning after drought. http://bit.ly/TAhGfB
In Louisiana, the Water Gives, and Takes Away (@nytimes)http://nyti.ms/T3YLOn
RT @TexasWaterNews Severe Drought Continues to Scorch Texas Pastures http://is.gd/q0OyiH
MT @NOAA@twc_hurricane: Interactive history of Isaac, covering 5600 miles from emergence off W. Africa to U.S.http://wxch.nl/RRty1F
RT@waterfortheages Two for one today. Another great water film from @indiawater about flood consequences in Bihar.http://bit.ly/TnL8Ka
RT @HuffPostGreen Rains from Hurricane Isaac don't put much dent in U.S. drought http://huff.to/Qp4pIe
RT @bluelivingideas 3-D Mapping Hurricane Isaac Floodinghttp://dlvr.it/25XJVw
Gender
RT @WLE_CGIAR Let's Talk Gender at World Water Weekhttp://wp.me/p2s65d-5m @wH2Ojournal
Sub-Saharan African Women Spend 40 Billion Hours/Year Collecting Water. http://is.gd/ZkPglM
Groundwater
Groundwater eNews - August 2012 http://is.gd/LLxf6s
RT @ngwatweets @WaterWellJournl Must-read column on#groundwater treatment. More about corrosion: http://ow.ly/dw0M8
Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
MT @ScienceNewsOrg This article helps explain fracking and what scientists think about it http://ow.ly/dnSmC
EARTH Magazine: 'The Bakken Boom and the New Wild West: A Young Geologist's Perspective' http://bit.ly/QgTBs9
RT @stuartsmithlaw Cornell Students Rally at 'Don't Frack New York'http://ow.ly/dtzZo
MT @geoffdabelko - @CDEnvironment High levels of radioactivity found in Marcellus shale brine, government studyhttp://bit.ly/RgOpo9
Journals, Reports, and Publications
Tuesday Trifecta: 1) Save Canada's ELA; 2) @MGhydro's Publications List; 3) IMPACT Issue: Sustainable Water Resourceshttp://bit.ly/NLcjxl
Check out @MGhydro's awesome list of water and related reports!http://is.gd/hERXz6
Various pubs from USFS - RMRS: CC, water, wetlands, etc.http://is.gd/I1YBW6
Opportunities
Via @H2Oscore Cash Prize Offered in Water Sustainability Blog Competition - $100 for top entry. Closes: 30 Septhttp://is.gd/X0uNKD
Policy, Planning, and Management
RT @newscientist Wastewater is a massive drain on resources: now you can make power and plastic out of it http://bit.ly/O6nEIp
Positions Open
Positions Open: Various - scroll down to 'Job Opportunities'http://is.gd/xtLe3o
Positions Open (2) : NOAA - Fish Biologist (Honolulu, HI). Close: 1 Oct. http://is.gd/kAldge
Position Open: CIFOR (Indonesia) - Research Officer (Ref: 1239), Forests & Governance Pgm. Closes: 10 Sept. http://dlvr.it/25WhHY #jobs
Position Open: River Restoration Northwest - Executive Director (P-T). Apps through 30 Sept. http://is.gd/LXCcB9
From Last Week
Position Open: @Ecotrust (Anchorage, AK) - Water Resources Associate. Closes: 24 Sept. http://is.gd/fvPF7v (Via @EcoCentered)
Position Open: USDA-NIFA (Washington, DC) - National Pgm Leader (Cropping Systems). Closes: 14 Sept http://is.gd/GinNNE
Position Open: Goleta Water District (Santa Barbara, CA) - Principal Analyst. Closes: 14 Sept http://is.gd/xBt8Fy (@BCWaterNews)
Position Open: NM Env. Dept.- Mining Environmental Compliance Supervisor,No. 00038199 (Santa Fe). Closes: 10 Septhttp://is.gd/sYPygY
Position Open: BLM (Carson City, NV) - Hydrologist. Closes: 19 Septhttp://is.gd/fylqPK
Positions Open (3): SSHCZO (Penn State) - Pgm/Data Coordinator; Watershed Specialist; Cyberspecialist; all 1 year. http://is.gd/raLc7z
Position Open: UCSC - Environmental Health & Safety Director. (Job # 1203789). OUF; app review: 9 Sept. http://is.gd/SwBQH9 (@cgaylord)
Positions Open (3): U of SC - 1) Aq. Geo/Bio Chem; 2) Global Change Oceanography; 3) Sed. Geol. Asst. and/or Assoc Profhttp://is.gd/Xyo2kx
Position Open: USACE - Supervisory Interdisciplinary (Vicksburg, MS). Closes: 6 Sept. http://is.gd/IbLgNt
Positions Open (2): CEOAS-OSU: Institutional Postdocs, various fields. App review: 1 Sept; final deadline: 1 Oct. http://is.gd/Zf3MSm
Previous 2012 Weekly Water Summaries
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 1 - 7 September 2012http://bit.ly/Os0nML
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 25 - 31 August 2012http://bit.ly/NAAA9q
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 11 - 17 August 2012 http://bit.ly/NJhwBK
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 21 - 27 July 2012
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 2012 http://bit.ly/wxqQsX
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 28 January - 3 February 2012 http://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
Ooops! MT @plutoniumpage @HanfordNews: more evidence that a Hanford double shell waste tank may be deteriorating:http://bit.ly/Uj96E7
In Santiago, Chile, reviewing CC Center proposals for CONICYT. Five finalists to give presentations tomorrow.
RT @sciam Most popular now on the site: "Obama and Romney Tackle 14 Top Science Questions" http://bit.ly/TflHKL by @cgorman
RT @csmonitor NRC staff to review nuclear reactor waste storage rules http://bit.ly/QesALH @reuters
Streams, Lakes, Dams, and Ecosystems
@MGhydro rolls..J Blah post: Communicating with the public: opportunities and rewards for individual ecologistshttp://tmblr.co/ZhhITwSfCM0v
RT @craigtimes FL enviro groups push to make Central FL's polluted Lake Apopka a national wildlife refuge. http://is.gd/qQHwAP
RT @aquatic_habitat Stream Restoration Failures Beg for Holistic, Sustainable Solutions http://tinyurl.com/6v747mj via@troutheadwaters
Longest undammed river in Lower 48 MT @aquatic_habitat Where the Yellowstone Goes - Movie Trailer http://p.ost.im/p/eq29Yd
Twitter, E-Newsletters, and E-Neswpapers
MT @H2Otrust News from Clean Drinking Water SVDs #Daily onhttp://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … @safeH2Osociety@WaterAid @WorldBank @WaterWired @WaterCa
RT @medindoagua The Água & Water Daily is out!http://bit.ly/hRCisK ▸ Top stories today via @WaterWired@tratamentoagua @aguaorgmx
MT @H2Otrust News in Clean Drinking Water SVDs Daily @http://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … @BantheBottle@circleofblue @onedrop @waterwired @AyeDye
RT @ThePhoenixSun @ProtectDeserts: #Desert Environmental News for September 01, 2012 http://goo.gl/fb/dGPTU
@CGIAR-on-Twitter Daily is out! http://bit.ly/s83Lj4 ▸ Top stories today via @IWMI_Water_News
MT @H2Otrust Clean Drinking Water SVDs Daily News onhttp://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … … thx 2 @waterwired@newoceanblue@5gyres@fridgefilters@water
H2OSU Newsletter - 4 September 2012 - regional, national & international conferences, events, jobs, etc. http://is.gd/xtLe3o
RT @medindoagua The Água & Water Daily is out! http://bit.ly/hRCisK ▸ Top stories today via @NWRIwater @GWPnews @global_water
MT @H2Otrust Wednesday news Clean Drinking Water SVDs Dailyhttp://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … … @waterWired@PeterGleick
@TheWaterChannel@SavetheWater
RT @MarkAndersonCRE Marcellus Shale Daily is out!http://goo.gl/fPzQR ▸ Top stories today via @WaterWired@saeverley@marcellusmin
The @WaterFootprints Daily is out! http://bit.ly/eDEDnD ▸ Top stories today via @WaterNetwork1@OurWaterCounts
RT @WhoDat35 The Environmental Daily is out! http://bit.ly/f6ZJjL ▸ Top stories today via @CaliforniaWatch
MT @H2OTrust Read Clean Drinking Water SVDs Daily onhttp://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … @CanadianWater @Oxfam@BantheBottle @SavetheWater @WaterWired
OSU CEOAS 'Making Waves' Newsletter - 7 September 2012http://is.gd/1AyZRe
WaSH and Development
Roll Tide! MT @NedBreslin Great #wwweek, must read blogs 1)http://tinyurl.com/8j34aa3 (@PBMoriarty); 2)http://tinyurl.com/8t5y293 (@haroldlockwood)
Water and sanitation still not top priorities for African governmentshttp://is.gd/MnRXa2 (via @WaterSISWEB @KavehMadani)
Infographic: Access to Clean Water Promotes a Ripple Effect (@vossfoundation) http://bit.ly/OGg03K
RT @Oxfam What have MDGs achieved? Do we really know? Heretical thoughts from Matthew Lockwood http://oxf.am/JK5 via@fp2p
Fall 2012 @ElPorvenir Newsletter. http://is.gd/C9PGKK
Water Quality
RT @waterca Armies of oysters being unleashed to fight pollution along New York coast http://ow.ly/1OtYdV
Asarco: Cleanup won't fix Silver Valley (ID) pollution.http://is.gd/gXb3BJ
Utah regulators: Water not contaminated by oil tank explosion.http://is.gd/dj3yq5
Water Supply, Security, Use, and Conservation
MT @TheRainCatcher Infographic: Who Does And Who Does Not Have Access To Clean Water, By Region http://ow.ly/cRCUK
RT @WaterOnline Saudi per capita water consumption 91% higher than international average http://ow.ly/dsG8a
Infographic: Where Is All The Water? http://bit.ly/TlNNnA
Infographic: Original Version of 'Where Is All The Water?http://is.gd/Omv1Gr
RT @WellDone Apparently #water and food security go hand in hand-- http://ow.ly/dqSgT
RT @OurWaterCounts Chicago infrastructure trust - and water privatization: http://buff.ly/RIhMQB
MT @matt_weiser @kategalbraith: WSJ- With water in short supply across US,time for serious look at recycling sewagehttp://is.gd/VavPuF
WTF?
Cocktail Napkin Creativity: Institutionalizing Inventive Inspiration in Santiago http://bit.ly/OeKzNk
RT @MGHydro @engineerproblem Unfortunately this is true.http://i.imgur.com/A7s4y
MT @elaineishere Finally read provocative @wired piece@mattwridley: http://ow.ly/doUTU Now reading rebuttal:http://ow.ly/dpmNM
"No one has done good who has not suffered disillusionment." - Chilean proverb
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