Enjoying a few days in Cooperstown, NY, and a long-overdue visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame (and the source of the Susquehanna River) along with friends from my caddying days in New Hampshire and on Cape Cod - Frank Colvario, Fred Forte, Peter Walsh, Steve Costa, and Peter Xeller. The first four are originally and/or still from the Boston area, whereas Peter Xeller, whom I have known since third grade, hails from Long Island as do I.
As fate would have it, the Red Sox are playing the Yankees.
On Sunday I will head to Niagara Falls, Ontario, for the 39th Congress of the IAH. About 1,000 groundwater geeks will be there. Check out the program.
Back home on 22 September, classes start on 24 September.
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Enjoy!
Canada
RT @HuffPostGreen Canadian Mining firm admits polluting Columbia River for 100 years http://huff.to/NlbaLs
Dawson Creek (BC) and Shell elude water shortage crisis.http://is.gd/JEHP3K OMG! Tweet No. 10,000!
RT @SnowHydro @SaveTheELA Harper government’s assault on reason & scientists ‘Orwellian’ and ‘alarming’, warns pollsterhttp://bit.ly/O8C5G1
RT @BCGovNews Nova Scotia & British Columbia to collaborate on tidal energy research & policy development: http://ow.ly/dFwNJ
RT @sejorg @frankejames: RT @mikedesouza PM Harper’s environment watchdog to investigate ‘risks’ of federal budget billhttp://bit.ly/Q7RWJv
Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
Gorgeous photos! RT @Evolutionistrue Clouds got in my wayhttp://wp.me/ppUXF-icv
RT @carbonmeme The rush to exploit an increasingly ice-free Arctichttp://bit.ly/OyxKNP
RT @rivrchik NASA's Global Hawk Mission Begins with Flight to Hurricane Leslie (Eurekalert) http://bit.ly/RKhQn5
New pub from NAP: A National Strategy for Advancing Climate Modeling (free PDF download) http://is.gd/afd5tu
Climate change challenges power plant operationshttp://is.gd/69xJaX
RT @billmckibben Remarkable video of NYC twisterhttp://is.gd/y6WqV5
MT @MichaelEMann I've seen fire & I've seen rain but never seen anything quite so inane! James Taylor @HeartlandInsthttp://onforb.es/Ok5s8G
MT @ottriverkeeper New York City Is Lagging as Seas and Risks Rise, Critics Warn. http://nyti.ms/RHsAhA
MT @craigtimes As FL county deals with climate change & rising sea level, "a cabal of the weird" warns of UN plot http://hrld.us/RTNajk
MT @RDRWA Some Himal. glaciers retreating @ accelerated rate; H2O supply implications? http://is.gd/1p5mh0 Rpt: http://is.gd/yZWlfz
NRC Rpt - Himalayan Glaciers: CC, Water Resources,& Water Security. Findings: http://is.gd/FLYCHq Free PDF: http://is.gd/yZWlfz
At Edge of Peruvian Andes, Tracking Impacts of Warming.http://is.gd/92iQoW (@YaleE360)
Conferences and Calls for Abstracts/Papers
Check out upcoming water conferences @ http://water-conferences.com/
North American Lake Management Society 32nd Int. Symposium, Madison, WI, 7-9 November. http://is.gd/X6Crui
2012 AGU Fall Meeting, 3-7 December: registration now open.http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/
Conflict and Cooperation
Michael Connor, Commissioner of @usbr: Cooperation Is Essential To Water Use. http://is.gd/SHkhPu
Kenya's water wars kill scores. http://is.gd/E5bdHR
Drinking Water
Fluoridation flap sinks Gilbert (AZ) officials. http://is.gd/sc4udD
Economics and Law
RT @euwm John Swinney says 'no way' to Scottish Water privatisation http://wp.me/p2k89K-1x
The @EnergyLawyer is out! http://bit.ly/bB3cVk ▸ Top stories today via @WaterWired
Events and Opportunities
MT @WaterPortal Former world leaders, including Chretien,sound alarm on global #water crisis. http://wtrpr.tl/OcNPr7
@EPAgov Opens Registration for Campus RainWorks Design Challenge Competition. http://is.gd/WLK9vM
@GatesFoundation Grand Challenges Explorations for Global Health applications due 7 November 2012. http://is.gd/jJm9Ti
CUAHSI Pathfinder Graduate Student Fellowships (6) for travel support. Due: 15 October. http://is.gd/rb4iXo
Floods and Droughts
RT @PrivateWaterLaw Latest TX drought map from TCEQhttp://bit.ly/O8JAwN
RT @Earth_News A Wet Surprise: Drier Soils May Spur Rainhttp://bit.ly/QPOy7V @discovery
RT @SB_AEC Engineers study ways to avoid levee failure in storm-prone areas. http://ow.ly/dAP29 |via @coloradoan
Groundwater
RT @JamesWMercer USGS studies naturally occurring methane in NY aquifers. http://tinyurl.com/8hc66w8
Missed this yesterday: Protect Your Groundwater Day.http://is.gd/3x1uWh
RT @thewatercyclist Realities of water well drilling in Africa: e-discussion highlights so far: http://lnkd.in/6R8uAK
Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
RT @rebootingfuture Musings: Battle Over Fracturing In New York State Is Ramping Up | Rigzone http://ow.ly/1Ov6vj
RT @okwaterinst Plans for deep injection well for #fracking fluid in Pauls Valley, OK area canceled. http://ow.ly/dBcm1
Wyoming Gov. Mead to Interior: Back off on fracking rules.http://is.gd/77VtCY
Journals, Publications, and Reports
RT @MGhydro J Blah post: Elevation-dependent influence of snow accumulation on forest greening http://tmblr.co/ZhhITwT6I1i2
New pub from NAP: Science for Environmental Protection: The Road Ahead (free PDF download) http://is.gd/afd5tu
Tuesday Trifecta - NAP Edition: 1) Climate Modeling; 2) Environmental Protection; 3) Exposure Science http://bit.ly/TRbov5
Great! JAWRA: Starting in 2013, primary delivery will be online. Paper copy $25 extra/year. http://is.gd/srTXOt
Policy, Planning, and Management
RT @WMF1985 Water In India - Management, Resources, Shortagehttp://ow.ly/dCd2A
New Tool: Water Management Solutions for Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia http://is.gd/o8PN8K @ifpri
Positions Open
Position Open: NSF - Rotator position (1-3 years) Instrumentation & Facilities Program http://is.gd/limgW6
Position Open: UCSC - Asst. Professor, Geochemistry or Crustal Dynamics. OUF; initial review: 7 Nov. http://is.gd/GBVB0Z
Position Open: Clemson Univ - Water Resources Ext. Agent (Charleston,SC) . Search job ID # 11806 Closes: 12 Octhttp://is.gd/NuO5cg
Position Open: Western Watersheds Project - Executive Director (Hailey, ID). Closes: 1 October 2012. http://is.gd/BJeExr
Position Open: KS State University - Geotechnical Engineering, Asst/Assoc Professor (T-T). OUF; app review: 1 Novhttp://is.gd/D0e2nY
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
Position Open: @Ecotrust (Anchorage, AK) - Water Resources Associate. Closes: 24 Sept. http://is.gd/fvPF7v (Via @EcoCentered)
Position Open: @usbr (Yakima, WA) - Field Office Manager. Closes: 25 Sept http://is.gd/Aga9HB
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
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 News Summaries
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 8 - 14 September 2012http://bit.ly/PfIWjM
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
RT @watercrunch Jeff Bezos And The End of PowerPoint As We Know It - Forbes http://watercrun.ch/QxpQH3
RT @highlyanne Never fear, the weekly Highly @allochthonous link fest is here! http://bit.ly/TEYArn
Towards computing with water droplets – superhydrophobic droplet logic. http://is.gd/PRDcrp
RT @frankmunger Classified, radioactive and "unusual" waste shipped to Nevada for disposal. http://bit.ly/QFUwT8
Streams, Lakes, Dams, and Ecosystems
@NOAA's Restoration Jobs Portal. http://is.gd/ubXQxV
Twitter, E-newspapers and E-newsletters
Montana Water News, 31 August 2012. http://is.gd/UJbHQ9
The @WaterStJournal Daily is out! http://bit.ly/haf8gw ▸ Top stories today via @AvonLakeWater @flourandwater @WaterWired
The @WaterUtilities Daily is out! http://bit.ly/gPIkJ2 ▸ Top stories today via @AutomotiveOnlin @howardcrothers @tomasldb
The @GsFItaliaONLUS Daily is out! http://bit.ly/rfbGzl ▸ Top stories today via @WaterWired
RT @h2oMatters Read The Water Matters Weekly w/stories via@WaterWired @MarGoH2O @IS_Foundation @enviroeaglehttp://buff.ly/PFzZPj
RT @worldresources The climate-energy Daily is out!http://bit.ly/9xYfCB ▸ Top stories today via @EnergyPerson@SolarFred @greenman3610
MT @H2Otrust News Clean Drinking Water SVDshttp://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … with @CircleofBlue @WaterWired @Waterkeeper
@fridgefilters@UNDevelopPolicy
RT @medindoagua The Água & Water Daily is out! http://bit.ly/hRCisK ▸ Top stories today via @Just_BLUE_It@PursuitofWater@DigDeepH2O
OSU CEOAS 'Making Waves' Newsletter - 14 Sept. 2012.http://is.gd/1AyZRe
WaSH and Development
MT @MeganKot This date in 1854 Dr. John Snow removed handle of Broad Street pump. How things changed after that!http://is.gd/dbDvpr
MT @EndWaterPoverty @NedBreslin How YOU can get involved in determining the new WASH targets. http://bit.ly/Os2hkQ
Water Quality and Related
RT @SEAlbertawaters Texas turf study to monitor runoff, establish fertilizer management practices (Eurekalert) http://bit.ly/RKhJrB
@EPAwater Releases Enhanced Version of AQUATOX (nutrient & organics fate, effects in water bodies) http://is.gd/Pfy5zj
RT @usbr Public Scoping Continues on Paradox Valley (CO) Salinity Control Projects http://on.doi.gov/Ok8Gc8
Metal buildup in Colorado's Snake River watershed sped up by warming temps. http://is.gd/TRiGj4
Water Supply, Conservation, and (Re)Use
MT @ecopolitologist @nytimes - For Farms in the West, Oil Wells Are Thirsty Rivals http://nyti.ms/TY6NEA reminds me ofhttp://j.mp/Q5KZZi
RT @zenrainman How to reuse greywater http://youtu.be/3-VmVC0K8v8
@USDA_ERS Pub: Water Conservation in Irrigated Agriculture: Trends and Challenges in the Face of Emerging Demands.http://is.gd/6IWB2w
Infographic: How Does Lack of Water Affect Women and Children?http://is.gd/fIVCJP
SNWA gets backing of Colorado River Commission of NV for pipeline to transport groundwater from rural counties http://is.gd/8DQOZI
WTF?
9/11 + 11 = ? http://bit.ly/QLefAZ
3 years?? RT @worldtoilet You will spend 3 years of your life on your toilet. 68 DAYS LEFT TO WORLD TOILET DAY! #IGiveAShit#WTD2012
Quote of the Day - Fluoride Follies: Studying the Studies That...http://bit.ly/P66BTL
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