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Great Lakes Water Wars
November 9th, 2007

With large sections of the American West and South suffering through drought, some politicians and water managers are viewing the Great Lakes as the natural-resource equivalent of a fat pension fund, a “tappable” resource which could help in the near-term at the expense of future generations and regional communities. As a recent article from the […]

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“The Lake Has Become Political”
November 2nd, 2007

Terra Daily’s recent look at the extreme drought in the southeast US which has fueled a bitter tri-state battle over dwindling water resources may just be a prelude to many such water controversies in the years ahead. “…Millions of people in the state of Georgia fear their taps could run dry, while environmentalists in Florida […]

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Water Politics in the U.S. West – No Dry Spell Ahead
October 27th, 2007

The New York Times Magazine recently published a long article on the drought in the Southwest by Jon Gertner.  His main thesis is that water shortages resulting from climate change may take a greater toll on humanity than a slow rise in the sea level.  I believe it also gives a prescient snapshot of the […]

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