Sad to hear of Barry Commoner's death on 30 September. Here is an obituary from
the New York Times. The photo is by Ruby Washington from the NYT.
I read his book, The Closing Circle, as a first year graduate student in 1971. It had quite an effect on me.
It is worthwhile to recall his four informal rules of ecology:
1) Everything is connected to everything else
2) Everything must go somewhere
3) Nature knows best
4) There is no such thing as a free lunch
R.I.P., Barry.
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Books
Book: 'Hydropolitics in the Developing World: A Southern Africa Perspective' http://is.gd/sdkcKw
MT @CanadaWaterWeek "Silent Spring" is 50 years old.How old were you when you read it,and what impact did it have on views today? #canh2o
Bottled Water and Drinking/Tap Water
RT @SaveTheWater Contaminated drinking water news: We need private players to address looming water crisis.http://tinyurl.com/9aucv54
@Oregonian Op-Ed: Fluoride in perspective: Pour your energy into clean water worldwide. http://is.gd/S6ZDTZ
California
RT @jfleck Climate change for CA farmers "the possibility of hotter,drier weather, influx of salt as sea levels rise"http://bit.ly/QPVEFb
From @chanceofraincom I'm in the Lower Basin. Where were my hookers and blow? Wait! I think I know: http://bit.ly/QFo1J4
RT @jfleck "You mean hookers and blow aren’t beneficial use?" -@chanceofraincom http://bit.ly/UCmJwr
@jfleck @chanceofraincom From CA friend: 'I am trying to push hookers & blow out of my office so I can drink some CO River water.Sheesh.'
MT @LPAWater San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approve desert groundwater pipeline plan (Cadiz)http://goo.gl/JNxqR
RT @sacbee_news Citing science, California hatchery killing salmon before they breed. http://sacb.ee/P1qgYu
Canada
RT @edmontonjournal Syncrude to extend life of Mildred Lake minehttp://edmjr.nl/QjKHg5
Alberta faces water shortages without stronger laws, report warns.http://is.gd/D8NpvE
BC denies gold, copper mine in headwaters of Skeena Riverhttp://is.gd/OVk0wr
Paris of the Prairies? Saskatoon,SK, for CWRA-CGU-CMOS Joint Scientific Congress,26-30 May 2013. Abstracts call now!http://is.gd/rMXrex
Imperial to spend $100 million to test new oilsands technology.http://is.gd/SWW0Kb
Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
RT @bryancallahan Scientists Debate Climate Change Impacts on#NTDs | Inter Press Service: http://shar.es/5WB1a via @sharethis
RT @Revkin Global Warming Links Democrats, Independents, Isolating Romney http://buswk.co/StkVZe via @BW
RT @ClimateCentral The growth of sea ice in Antarctica is no panacea for loss of ice in Antarctic. http://bit.ly/RsvFGp
RT @HuffPostScience Fighting climate change with asteroid dust?http://huff.to/V1MUkP
RT @guardianeco We have 50months to avoid climate disaster–and a change is in the air,writes @AndrewSimms_nefhttp://gu.com/p/3amm7/tw
Report: WMO/IGAC Impacts of Megacities on Air Pollution and Climate. http://is.gd/dKkW7E
MT @ClimateCentral Do newest climate models do better job simulating Arctic sea ice disintegration than old ones?http://ht.ly/ecosR
Science on sleds: Researchers measure shrinking of Beartooth glaciers. http://is.gd/v4y8KS
RT @WMOnews Addis Ababa Declaration supports stronger #climateservices for Africa http://goo.gl/KkPYg
RT @sejorg @nkus: How Louisiana's electric utility is preparing for climate change - http://buswk.co/PWT9kF
Communications and Social Media
RT @SnowHydro For scientists just joining the #socialmedia world + reminders for those already here http://bit.ly/SjbOX3 via@NatureNews
Content Chemistry: The Periodic Table of Content Elementshttp://bit.ly/PYdnLR
Conferences and Calls for Abstracts/Papers
AWRA Ag Hydrology & Water Quality Conference, 25-27 March 2013, St. Louis - Abstracts due 9 Oct. http://is.gd/Z901Jy
Nevada Water Resources Assn. 2013 Annual Meeting, 28-31 January. Registration now open. http://is.gd/wFMLMm
American Water Summit 2012, 'Business Models for the Future', 14-15 November, Chicago. http://is.gd/Uzs40g @USAWaterSummit
Conflict, Security, and Cooperation
Water wars feared over Mekong River. http://is.gd/v8Q8rm
MT @undcws New Report: Science-Policy Bridges Over Troubled Waters. Sept 2012 @UNEP @theGEF @UNUniversityhttp://is.gd/4SZ0A2
MT @sarankjones Water - The Threat and the Challengehttp://is.gd/aNbCbj
Education
RT @OkWaterWise Checked our YouTube channel lately? Lots of fun - but also educational videos! http://fb.me/GXSzD3Ee
Floods and Droughts
RT @ClimateCentral Drought sends farmers looking for cheaper feed solution http://bit.ly/QBJySS of cookies & candy for their cows. Seriously
RT @AWRAHQ Drought Hits Shippers on Great Lakeshttp://on.wsj.com/QQwq9E via @WSJ
RT @MySAWS Grass Theft On The Rise Amid Worst Drought In Decades http://ow.ly/ecs2G via @HuffPostBiz
Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
RT @HuffingtonPost Conflicting reports fuel fracking debate tied to Wyoming town http://huff.to/UY96MK
RT @grist Cuomo punts NY fracking decision. Hollywood wins again!http://bit.ly/SvUePU
Boulder @dailycamera editorial: Progress on Fracking. U of CO gets $12M grant. http://is.gd/mknF9l
RT @AWRAHQ Cabot’s Methodology Links Tainted Water Wells to Gas Fracking http://buswk.co/RxeSSy via @BW
Montana, Wyoming governors, industry questions hydraulic-fracturing rules http://is.gd/pricIN
Strontium, chloride, etc. RT @greenslimeproud: Another #frackingfailure @SkyTruth Again in #tioga county. http://is.gd/8vfgt0
MT @EI_Climate Judge Rejects Binghamton's Fracking Ban: NYThttp://nyti.ms/PWSks8
RT @EcoCentered Heroic Endeavor: NRDC Community Fracking Defense Project http://ow.ly/2svMQX
Journals, Publications, and Reports
Tuesday Trifecta: 1) Numerical Models: Verification; 2) Shared Waters: Science, Policy; 3) Dev. World Hydropoliticshttp://bit.ly/SBqxgf
MT @chesapeakebay It's National Estuaries Day! We love estuaries!http://ow.ly/e4Ppo
MT @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History 9/30/36-Hoover Dam Dedication. http://is.gd/yfDy0g
CUAHSI Let's Talk About Water (LTAW) Challenge Grants due 31 October 2012. Up to $3K to support LTAW events!http://is.gd/Aa3ToQ
People
@BeeFree23 Thanks. It won me a Halloween contest as 'scariest' in 2010!
@CaptDocMike You're very welcome, Mike. I hope all is well with you.
@highlyanne Yoram's a treasure trove of information. Forgets more than I'll ever know. Best of luck to you in your new digs! You'll do well!
RT @troutheadwaters Barry Commoner, “Paul Revere of Ecology,” dies at 95 http://p.ost.im/p/dMQNCt
2013 OU International Water Prize Recipient Named: Ada Oko-Williams! (@OUWaTERCenter) http://bit.ly/VswX
Policy, Planning, Economics, Law, and Management
On My 2013 Water Year Wish List: A US Water Policy (@PeterGleick)http://bit.ly/SmNrrB
Are We Moving Forward in New Mexico from a Water Law Perspective? http://is.gd/vRuS2p
RT @USATODAY He said, she said: Economists' views differ by gender http://usat.ly/QpeXVn
Positions Open
Positions Open (2): New Mexico Tech - Two T-T Assistant Profs. of Chemistry. OUF; review of apps on 1 Nov. http://is.gd/Vjs8Eg
Position Open: Atlanta Regional Commission - Division Chief, Natural Resources. http://is.gd/7tQYSu
Position Open: Benton (OR) Soil & Water Conservation District - District Manager Closes: 1 Nov http://is.gd/zGbpvR
Position Open: USFWS - Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation (DC). Closes: 2 Nov. http://is.gd/Hs83Wp
Position Open: Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts - Executive Director. Closes: 26 Oregon http://is.gd/KUMf7P
Position Open: EPA (Corvallis, OR) MS/PhD: Economic assessment of lake ecosystem services. Closes: 2 Nov http://is.gd/5qR9pr
Position Open: U of South Carolina - Coastal Training Program Assistant. Closes: 8 October. http://is.gd/vBCVLA
Positions Open: Various - Scroll down to 'Job Opportunities'http://is.gd/KAb4yQ
Positions Open (2): @CIMMYT - N12169 Financial Analysts (2), Mexico City area. Close: 8 October http://dlvr.it/2FctnT #jobs
RT @WorldBank Check out our new World Bank #jobs website, now easier to use: http://bit.ly/S9WEqT
Position Open: @EPAjobs - Program Manager (Guaynabo, PR). Closes: 12 October http://is.gd/Layj7H
Positions Open: Various - scroll down to 'Job Opportunities'.http://is.gd/nJjnAT
Position Open: OSU - Asst/Assoc Professor,Heavy Isotope Geochemistry. Full consideration: 15 Dec; Close: 15 Janhttp://is.gd/owuxtY
Position Open: U of Vermont - T-T Asst. Professor, Geochemistry. OUF; priority to apps by 1 Nov. http://is.gd/KPc45L
Positions Open (2): Montgomery Cty, MD - Stormwater Project Construction Reps. Search on IRC 9598. Close: 18 Octhttp://is.gd/2HHp1B
Position Open: Nevada Irrigation District (Grass Valley, CA) - General Manager. Closes: 22 Oct http://is.gd/aEiesX (@BCWaterNews)
Position Open: City of Portland (OR) - Environmental Specialist - Wildlife Biologist Closes: 15 Oct http://is.gd/OSUV47
Positions Open (2): Montgom. Cty (MD) Dept. Env Prot - Landscape Architect (Plng Spec III), IRC9594. Closes: 15 Oct.http://is.gd/2HHp1B
Position Open: UIUC - T-T Asst. Professor, Global Change Geology. Closes: 10 Oct http://is.gd/GWFwOy
Position Open: DBS&A: Entry-level Hydrogeologist (likely MS level), Albuquerque or Santa Barbara. Closes: 17 Oct. http://is.gd/OLLNqn
Position Open: @AfricaRice - Senior Network and Systems Administrator (regionally recruited position). Closes: 11 Octhttp://dlvr.it/2BS1cT
Position Open: Water for Waslala (Nicaragua) - Project Manager. Starts: January 2013 http://is.gd/xEfDgz
Position Open: EPA (Corvallis,OR) - Student Contractor (BS req'd.), Watershed modeling studies etc. Closes: 17 Oct. http://is.gd/Cta7YN
Position Open: BLM - Hydrologist (Battle Mountain, NV). Closes: 10 October. http://is.gd/0nvjrE
Position Open: Bureau of Indian Affairs - Civil Engineer or Hydrologist (Gallup, NM). Closes: 10 October http://is.gd/RLD1tn
Positions Open (3): Public Health Agency of Canada - Postdocs, waterborne diseases. http://is.gd/jsQRJv
Position Open: USEPA - Postdoc, wastewater reuse (Cincinnati, OH). Check to verify closing date before applying. http://is.gd/CiHmNK
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
Positions Open: Various - scroll down to 'Job Opportunities'http://is.gd/xtLe3o
Position Open: Cornell University - Postdoc, bioenvironmental microsensor development (Fall 2012) http://is.gd/pDp9KX
Previous 2012 Weekly Water Summaries
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 29 September - 5 October 2012 http://bit.ly/VD5uyq
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 22 - 28 September 2012http://bit.ly/V3UdqP
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 15 - 21 September 2012http://bit.ly/UwfWau #iah2012
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
Science, Technology, and Medicine
RT @bryancallahan New preventive malaria treatment strategy in Sahel shows promising results http://bit.ly/SsOKJh via@AfricanBrains
RT @HeadAboveH2O Rover finds evidence of water on Marshttp://bit.ly/Qgy1GF @CNN @MarsCuriosity
Streams, Lakes, Dams, and Ecosystems
@Oregonian: Idaho study: Hatchery salmon spawned in wild spawning grounds without damaging wild fish http://is.gd/qV6O5S
RT @Biofuelsworld Toxic algae bloom closes Green Lake for some uses - The Seattle Times http://dlvr.it/2Fx5yn
RT @deschutesriver Steelhead return below 10 year average in the Columbia #river http://ow.ly/e8Cg4
Lamenting lake trout slaughter in Yellowstone. http://is.gd/Xt9MIP
Twitter, E-Newsletters, E-Newspapers
RT @medindoagua The Água & Water Daily is out! http://bit.ly/hRCisK ▸ Top stories today via @rain_harvest @WEForg
RT @H2OTrust Clean Drinking Water SVDs Daily @http://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … bless @SafeAqua@SavetheWater @fridgefilters
@waterwired @waterca
MT @H2OTrust Mondays Most Clean Drinking Water SVDs Daily ▸ stories via @fridgefilters @SavetheWater @waterwired
http://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 …
@EnviroEagle@EPAwater http://buff.ly/PFzZPj
October 2012 Connections Newsletter from @AWRAHQhttp://is.gd/R5mKKk
RT @Pauldedigitect's Water paper is out! http://bit.ly/cZ0qjf ▸ Top stories today via @WaterFiltersNET @WaterWired
RT @tpenews The Physical Environment Daily is out!http://bit.ly/f5TzUo
▸ Top stories today via @WaterWired
MT @H2OTrust Latest Clean Drinking Water SVDs Dailyhttp://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … … thx 2 @SavetheWater@Waterkeeper @WaterWired @Oxfam
@BillGates
WaSH and Development
RT @NedBreslin @jnovogratz Giving the poor dignity requires recognizing them first. http://ow.ly/dDe9W
MT @NedBreslin Philanthropists Weigh Returns of Doing Goodhttp://tinyurl.com/8oorw8a
More info? RT @waterisbasic POTD: this manual rig is quite interesting. One man' s mission to make a difference.http://yfrog.com/kfaj0amj
MT @WASHadvocates US Olympic athletes @ryanlochte@conordwyer do their part for new @waterforpeople campaign.http://bit.ly/S9zKSv
Finding a New Way to Go (other than the flush toilet!)http://is.gd/KIcSlg
Water Supply, Reuse, Use, and Conservation
Trouble Brewing Down South: Hookers and Blow in the LoCo Basin? (@jfleck) http://bit.ly/SrTsDi
MT @jfleck Hey,Lower CO Basin,what the f**k did you do with all that extra water we sent you? Hookers and blow? http://bit.ly/SrAtZA
RT @WLE_CGIAR New farmer handbook: urban and peri-urban farming with wastewater http://goo.gl/fb/ZQgdq
NYT: Friedman touches on water in China. http://is.gd/0GossP
MT @JHUGlobalWater Maybe "sewage" isn't the best word: Resort’s Snow Won’t Be Pure This Year; It’ll Be Sewagehttp://nyti.ms/QVCSwz
@EPAgov Interim 2012 Guidelines for Water Reusehttp://is.gd/TVcRzM
RT @MySAWS Great info on ag use! "Water in Texas: Top 10 irrigation facts" http://ow.ly/efJTt via @DroversCTN
WTF?
Are You Radioactive? Use This Handy Guide! http://bit.ly/SmxT72
The Eyes of Texas Are Upon Me: WaterWired Banned at Texas A&M (tnx @jfleck) http://bit.ly/STK00I
RT @aquatic_habitat "If man does not conserve water,then the last drop will be tears." bulletin board-Nakuru, Kenya - ?RT@scottharrison
"You cannot bend the wind, so bend the sail." - West African proverb (via Kofi Annan)
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