Flashback: 21 -- 27 Nov 2008

These posts are still relevant, so please comment.

Sneaky Takings via Public Trust -- a retort to AG Jerry Brown. If he's governor in 2010, you may want to read this...

BEST: The Costs of Slowing Climate Change is $4 trillion. Spare a dime, buddy? Carrots and Sticks -- which induces more cooperation? Can we use that with climate change?

In Defense of Ethanol by Ben Ho. He still loves ethanol; you decide if he's right.

Grad School Bleg -- where to get your PhD in resource economics. Speaking of that, compare Resources versus Environment.

Greenwashing at a Discount as in the Water Footprinting conference in San Francisco. I am going this year on a press pass, which will save me $2,000. (It was $1,800 last year!)

BEST: Water Models -- the troubles with simulated optimal water distribution, e.g., UC Davis's CALVIN. Speaking of that, Winter Forecast Update ("normal" rain) was right, but subnormal runoff became a problem.

BEST: Small Water Systems -- over 50,000 of them in the US, and they have a hard time meeting safety regulations. Along a similar line, read about getting Water for the Poor in developing countries. In Poll Results -- Got Sick? consider the interesting connection between getting sick from drinking water and feelings on water quality.