Today I wanted to give a summary of a report put out by the Pacific Institute titled Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Resources: Separating the Frack from the Fiction. The Pacific Institute, which has been around for 25 years, released the paper which was written by Heather Cooley and Kristina Donnely in June of this year. For this report they conducted extensive interviews with experts from state and federal agencies, academia, industry, environmental groups, and community based organizations from throughout the U.S. If you are not familiar with what fracking is you can read an earlier article I wrote on fracking here: What the Frack?
Category Archives: Sustainable Water Management
3 Great Low Cost (self-funded) Water Conservation Campaigns that your Utility can run with today | LinkedIn
3 Great Low Cost (self-funded) Water Conservation Campaigns that your Utility can run with today
If your water utility needs to conserve water then you are probably considering your options.
In Urban Australia the three most effective ways to create quick wins for utility companies who faced 7 consecutive years of severe drought and plunging water storages are loosely described below
SHIFTING TO GREEN: Leaders Spotlight Their Best Models : Clean Water America Alliance
Cincinnati is the place to be October 15-17 for the 3rd annual Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference. The meeting has become the focal point for urban leaders to drive the paradigm shift from gray to green and take the waste out of wastewater with resource recovery. Different from other more technical workshops on the topic, the Leadership Conference examines the equation for success that includes sociology, governance, partnership, funding, regulation, and most of all leadership. Strategic Sidebar conversations will allow leaders to put heads together to overcome the obstacles or share a vision for what’s ahead. Model cities will showcase their innovations and collaborations for success.
via SHIFTING TO GREEN: Leaders Spotlight Their Best Models : Clean Water America Alliance.
Sustainable Water Management Conference – Conferences and Education – AWWA
The Sustainable Water Management Conference will be held at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, April 7-10, 2013. This conference is geared toward professionals involved in all aspects of water resources and conservation.
Call for papers is open!
via Sustainable Water Management Conference – Conferences and Education – AWWA.
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