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Shout-Out to OSU Hydrophiles - AWRA Outstanding Student Chapter Award Winners!

At the recently-concluded AWRA conference in Jacksonville the AWRA student chapter at OSU - Hydrophiles - received the 2012 award as the outstanding student chapter.

It's a tribute to the past and present student leadership, members and the community the students have created, not just for themselves, but also the entire OSU water resources community. 

The students are our best recruiters, hands down. As an example, today's 'quote' is one from a current OSU student (I'm recalling it from memory, so the words are not exact but the thought is). It speaks volumes.

Visit Hydrophiles on Facebook, LinkedIn, and flickr and follow them on Twitter.

 "Within an hour of setting foot on the OSU campus I had three invitations to dinner from the students. At the previous institution I visited, I received not a single one." - OSU graduate student (as best as I recall the exact words)

Give a Crap - It's World Toilet Day! And Where Are All Those A-List Celebrities?

Many of you know that I am not a big fan of 'days' - World Kumquat Day or whatever. Even World Water Day is no exception. Every day should be World Water Day!

But World Toilet Day is different; far more people are in need of access to sanitation than clean water, and you can't do clean water without considering sanitation. But sanitation is a sensitive topic that most people do not like to discuss. It's about...well, poop and pee, for crying out loud! We don't discuss that stuff in such company! 

Consider this quote:

"...politicians and leaders worldwide don’t like to be associated with toilets, even state-of-the-art toilets. This sanitation stigma distorts international and national development agendas.” - Prince of Orange 

And lest you think I am being a smart-ass with the title of this post, consider that WTD itself says 'I give a shit' but if I said that, Texas A&M might ban my post.

Why should we care about WTD? Let me count the ways. Care about women and girls, don't you? Human rights? Clean water?

Emily Green sent me this link to a great Guardian photo essay celebrating WTD: World toilet day: public poo, crap compost and a golden turd – in pictures.

Here is the introduction:

A can-do attitude is needed for people working in sanitation – which is often not a priority for governments. Some 57 countries are seriously off-track to meet the target within millennium development goal seven to halve by 2015 the proportion of people without access to basic sanitation; around 2.5 billion people lack access to a clean toilet. World toilet day aims to break the taboo around loos and basic hygiene.

So now - where are all those A-listers who might like to promote causes for PR or other purposes? Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio do water. How about some others? Lady Gaga. Madonna. Daniel Craig. Justin Timberlake. George Clooney. Hope Solo. Some testosterone-soaked jock?  

There must be someone out there looking for a cause who's got a ton of self-confidence. Ray Lewis? Oprah! Time to man-up or woman-up, folks!

But I can just hear his/her agent:

"You wanna support what? Crappers for the world? F**king great! I'll tell you whose career will be in the toilet - YOURS! What the f**k were you thinking?"

I can just see the Texas A&M filters now! 

Maybe we can get Helene Traasavik? She's done it for toilet paper.

 

Perfect spokesperson: Larry David!

And if you think the Gates Foundation has the answer, read Lloyd Alter's Crapping On Bill Gates' "Reinvent the Toilet" Winner. Here is the video of the winning entry.

Today's quote is from Jack Sim, founder of the World Toilet Organization.

There are 2.6 billion people in the world who have no toilets, ... They are toilet-less and what we are trying to do is to build capacity for field engineers to go down to the farms, to the rural areas, to build ecological sanitation.

Uh-Oh, Canada! Tar Sands Toxic Tales

Some Tar Sands 'humor' from Sierra Club Canada.

Here's the story they Tweeted.

“The price of oil and the quality of freedom invariably travel in opposite directions.” - Tom Friedman

"We've got to do a better job in getting out and telling our side of the story… Our environmental footprint is the same as the heavy oil in southern California, which is the biggest producer in that part of the United States. You deal with the facts and not fiction and not political rhetoric." - Rick George, CEO, Suncor Energy

Mark Boslough: Humankind Can Bet on Global Warming -- and Win!

Dr. Mark Boslough of Sandia National Laboratories, recently gave this TEDxABQ global warming presentation.

Some information:

Dr. Mark Boslough is a world-renowned expert on global catastrophies. As a Caltech-trained physicist, member of the technical staff of Sandia National Laboratories, and adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico, he is regularly seen on science documentaries and news reports explaining his research on planetary impacts and participating in expeditions to remote destinations around the world.

 He also runs the puckerclust blog ("shining a spotlight on climate denialism and pseudoscholarship") and Tweets as well.

One very smart guy.

 

But remember - while it's easy to blame the energy companies for global warming, let's not forget to recognize those others who are complicit in this disaster. Just look in the mirror.

“Unilateral economic restraint in the name of fighting global warming has been a tough sell in our communities, where much of the state is buried under snow.” - Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), December 2009

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 10 - 16 November 2012

I think I will continue to publish this post later in the day. That way I will be able to include all the items from Fridays instead of adding them continuously throughout the day. Folks who read this early in the morning won't miss the material I post later in the day. 

Nice rationalization for being late, eh?

Actually, I got back late from the great AWRA conference in Jacksonville (1 AM this morning) and was dragging all day. Plus I had an earworm from all the British bubblegum music I've been listening to. Don't ask.

The photo is of Tony Burrows, legendary session vocalist for a number of such UK bands.

Enjoy!

Note - if you are new to this summary: to access a story, click on the link beginning with 'http://', 'is.gd', or 'bit.ly'. Clicking on a link beginning with '@' will take you to that person's Twitter account; clicking on a link beginning with '#' will take you to a Twitter list containing Tweets about a particular topic. Some items may not have a hot link to a story, which is fine - it may have been just an informational item or a personal message to someone. Or, I may have screwed up and forgotten the link!  

 

Books and Book Reviews
New book: 'The Nile River Basin: Water, Agriculture, Governance and Livelihoods' http://is.gd/sjPRwd 

California
MT @PeterGleick Farmworkers’ Endless Worry: Tainted Tap Waterhttp://is.gd/JI8ocf  @PacificInstitut SJV nitrate reporthttp://is.gd/SirY8g 

NYT: Tainted groundwater in CA farmworker communities.http://is.gd/oYVmjG  (@circleofblue) #cawater

San Diego tap water: a change is gonna come? .http://is.gd/DqKESa (@circleofblue @voiceofsandiego)

Lawsuit could threaten SoCal water supplies http://is.gd/E378Vc (@circleofblue @utsandiego)

Canada
RT @SustainAlberta Advancing Water Management Objectives BRBC Policy Forum 23 Nov, Cochrane, AB. http://fb.me/sVy13Z5w 

RT @Silvio_Marcacci Canadian tar sands expected to draw $364 billion in new investment over next 25 years http://ow.ly/fdvhH 

Nice! RT @rivrchik On the South Sask yesterdayhttp://twitpic.com/bdeocy  http://twitpic.com/bdep6j 

Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
RT @SkollGlobal Climate Change Report Outlines Perils for U.S. Military http://nyti.ms/SW0wwH 

Via @BlueWaterBmore RT @jamiastar: Is Hurricane Sandy a ‘Cuyahoga River Moment’ for Climate Change? http://is.gd/lhnFGo 

RT @NRDC Maya Collapse, Climate Change Linked In New Study That Points To Rainfall,Droughts http://j.mp/TSk98I  via@HuffPostScience

MT @MichaelEMann Looking forward to going on @MSNBC w/@CraigMelvin 4pm ET to talk about CC science & policy in post-election environment

RT @OEConline The @washingtonpost editorializes in favor of a carbon tax: http://wapo.st/ZhBg5Q 

MT @cynthiabarnett: @gaarder more evidence of big gender gap in CC views,this time in @OWHnews Nebraska poll: http://is.gd/K6oGRk 

Via @tveitdal from @HarvardBiz: The Triumph (and Challenge) of Climate Math http://is.gd/E1YZWJ 

Catching up on climate change in Idaho. http://is.gd/MPYr0F 

Via @NOAAClimate Check out the climate & health atlas - great new resource from @WMOnews & @WHO! http://is.gd/cOwVlw 

RT @AGUSciPolicy How can @BarackObama act on CC on the cheap? Tweet suggestions for thrifty policy to #ObamaEnvhttp://nyti.ms/ZhDe6i 

RT @greenroofsuk Climate change - an open letter to Obama from the world's poorest countries. http://ow.ly/fcGHu 

 

Conferences and Calls for Abstracts/Papers
@AWRAHQ Portland 2013 Annual Conference: Call for Special Sessions! http://bit.ly/TVSbZU 

Updated List of Water-Related Conferences & Calls for Papers.http://is.gd/uc971e 

 

Conflict, Cooperation, and Security
MT @gesagua Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia: Agreement Reached on Eastern Nile Basin Cooperation. http://is.gd/AqK4bD 

Eddy County may bring water fight to New Mexico statehouse.http://is.gd/1zLUz1  (@CCurrentArgus)

Publication: Water Challenges and Cooperative Response in the Middle East and North Africa. http://is.gd/s3yJcB 

MT @columbiawater @circleofblue: Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan-political advantages of controlling Central Asia's river sourceshttp://su.pr/2sgp1p 

Nation's ski areas and U.S. Forest Service fight over water rights.http://is.gd/DQ4Vf6  (via @denverpost)

Education
2013 @GWPnews-University of Dundee International Water Law Scholarship Programme. App deadline: 7 Feb 2013 http://is.gd/pYNfGu 

RT @UNESCO Newly inaugurated in India: the UNESCO Chair in Climate Science & Policy http://ow.ly/fcctj 

Interdisciplinary  programs at universities not really valued b/c in most cases univs still built around disciplinary dept/schools/colleges

Interesting. RT @guardianscience One cubic foot - in pictureshttp://gu.com/p/3byhk/tf 

Floods
RT @GWPnews What the Dutch can teach the U.S. about floodshttp://fb.me/1xRd1zmJm 

RT @Surfrider Hurricane Sandy damage amplified by breakneck development of the coast. http://is.gd/Cym99j 

RT @guardianeco Venice hit by floods – in pictureshttp://gu.com/p/3bmf7/tf 

RT @watercrunch RT @wateraus: Do Storm Surge Barriers Work?http://watercrun.ch/UJqb8l 

 

Groundwater
RT @KateGalbraith Ohio renews injection well permittinghttp://is.gd/bpB3c2 

North Florida - Southeast Georgia (NFSEG) regional GW flow modelhttp://is.gd/uvIwcy  

Video: The Qinxu Groundwater Management System (@TheWaterChannel) http://bit.ly/WRSo3S 

Via @indiawater: @E_P_W analyzes the Groundwater Model Bill.http://is.gd/A1C0Qk 

 

Hydrofracking, Energy, and Shale Gas
RT @NRDC Rebutting industry's arguments against due diligence for#tarsands pipelines http://j.mp/U0yIqI 

@usgao report: Oil & Gas: Information on Shale Resources,Development & Environmental & Public Health Riskshttp://is.gd/81tmJw 

Journals, Publications, and Reports
Tuesday Trifecta: 1) CfP - Beijing Mega-Cities Conference; 2): IWRM & Transboundary Basins; 3) TB Partnerships http://bit.ly/TXtmg3 

 

People
@NedBreslin Sorry for your (Tide) loss, Ned.

 

Policy, Planning, and Management
@latimes Op-Ed by @cynthiabarnett America's water mirage.http://is.gd/793W5v 

Learning about the Central Florida Water Initiative (CFWI)http://cfwiwater.com/ 

Joint water management in North Florida? Check out @SJRWMDand SRWMD at: http://www.northfloridawater.com/ 

UCLA/@EPAgov Report: Pathways to Environmental Justice: Advancing a Framework for Evaluation. http://is.gd/spHb6d 

IWRM Insanity: @TAWC_TTU, @SJRWMD & @SWFWMD! Presentations, Part 2 http://bit.ly/QIJhzI 

Report: how water management impacts endangered species.http://is.gd/HdZRLS 

IWRM Insanity! Presentations, Part 1 http://bit.ly/RUpn36 

Positions Open
Position Open: MRC (search firm) - Principal Hydrogeologist (Nevada) - needed ASAP http://is.gd/t7hqQl 

Position Open: UT-Knoxville - TT Asst. Professor, Water Resources (Engineering). OUF; app review: 2 Jan 2013. http://is.gd/EcqjJp 

Position Open: Montana State Univ - TT Assistant Professor of Watershed Hydrology. OUF; app review: 9 Jan 2013http://is.gd/ZKEAEC 

Position Open: Colorado State Univ - TT Assistant Professor in Watershed Science. Apps due: 15 January 2013.http://is.gd/ST9OP9 

Position Open: @USGS - Supervisory Hydrologist (Anchorage, AK). Closes: 26 Nov. http://is.gd/aDpSnC 

Position Open: World Water Council - Executive Director (Marseille, FR) http://is.gd/8hVxqf 

Position Open: NM Environment Dept. - Geoscientist, GW Quality Bureau. Closes: 23 Nov. http://is.gd/oaog9I 

Position Open: BLM - Ecologist (SLC, UT), Closes: 16 Novhttp://is.gd/vNP1Qq 

Position Open: DOE - FERC - Fish Biologist (Washington, DC). Closes: 26 Nov. http://is.gd/cfSref 

Position Open: Indiana Univ. of PA - TT faculty in Dept. Geog & Reg. Planning - Energy & Env. OUF; App rev: 1 Feb 2013.http://is.gd/OkTHri 

Position Open: Inter-Fluve, Inc. - River Restoration Engineer/Geomorphologist (Madison, WI). OUF. http://is.gd/OQYaki (tnx @drjerque)

Positions Open - Various - scroll down to 'Job Opportunities'http://is.gd/gO4HXh 

Position Open: Utah State University - Aquatic Ecologist/Project Manager. OUF; review begins 7 Dec. http://is.gd/6D1LCg 

Position Open: @usbr - Science Advisor, Office of Commissioner (DC or CO). Closes: 7 Dec, http://is.gd/2bK4Ij 

Position Open: @usbr - Assistant Area Manager (ID). Closes: 26 Novhttp://is.gd/NfdBrK 

Position Open: USDA-ARS - Research Ecologist (Mississippi). Closes: 16 Nov http://is.gd/xTXbz4 

Position Open: USDA-ARS - Research Soil Scientist/Research Agronomist (Mississippi) Closes: 14 Dec http://is.gd/RC0AOq 
 

Positions Open (2): Clean Water Services (OR) - Water Resources Specialists. Close: 30 Nov. http://is.gd/VezRfe 

 
Positions Open (2): Asian Inst of Tech - Faculty-water engineering & (hydraulic & irrigation) & mgmt. Close: 30 Nov http://is.gd/Oe4oRX 

Positions Open: Various - scroll down to 'Job Opportunities'http://is.gd/R1UIMi 

Position Open: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (New Caledonia) - Fisheries Development Adviser. Closes: 29 Novhttp://is.gd/hBcEM5 

Position Open: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Fiji) - Policy & Research Adviser. Closes: 26 November http://is.gd/e2BhSL 

Positions Open: Various - Scroll down to opportunities'http://is.gd/wmJAKf 

Position Open: Rutgers Univ - Postdoc in biogeochemiphysics. OUF; review begins 15 Nov. http://is.gd/k62d1y 

Position Open: AZ State Univ - TT Asst. Prof. Isotope Geochemistry Closes: 1 Dec http://is.gd/fLtCw

Position Open: @NOAA - Director, Climate Program Office (Silver Spring, MD). IPA sssignment. Closes: 28 Dec. http://is.gd/LTm1Nb 

Position Open: College of Charleston (SC) - TT Asst. Professor, Water Systems Science. Closes: 6 Jan 2013 http://is.gd/7v5LsG 

Position Open: Natural Heritage Institute (SF, CA) - Hydrologist/Water Reso. Engr. (Dam Reoperation). Scroll down pagehttp://is.gd/Obkbh8 

Positions Open: AZ State University - Interdisciplinary Postdocs (2 yrs) Closes: 31 Dec http://is.gd/bDNIan 

Positions Open: Various - scroll down to 'Job Opportunities'http://is.gd/oVVDz7 

Position Open: MWH (Sacramento, CA) Civil Engineering Leadhttp://is.gd/iPBInk 

Position Open: MWH (Sacramento, CA) Water Resources Internhttp://is.gd/5WmlyK 

Position Open: MWH (Sacramento, CA) - Associate Water Resources Engineer. http://is.gd/5nnOLM 

Position Open: Interested in #scipolicy? Apply for AGU Spring 2013 Public Affairs Internship starting Jan 2013 in DC http://bit.ly/U23USN 

Position Open: GeoCorps - GIS Specialist - NPS - Conservation & Outdoor Recreation (COR) Division in DC Apply now!http://is.gd/AFNfTQ 

Positions Open: Various - scroll down to 'Job Opportunities'http://is.gd/p3xv9t 

Position Open: OSU - Computational Modeling Researcher w/ PRISM group. Closes: 20 Dec; Full consideration: 30 Nov.http://is.gd/EcUN4B 

Positions Open: Western U. & U of Waterloo (Canada) - PhD & Postdocs in GW Hydrology,Biogeochemistry & Microbiology.http://is.gd/WS0URz 

Positions Open - Inst. for Global Environ. Strategies (Japan) is hiring a number of positions. Visit: http://is.gd/Xb2sTB 

Position Open: U of OK - PhD student for project 'Land Mgmt Impacts on WQ in NZ Rivers' Apply by 1 Dec http://is.gd/D6uwfS 

Positions Open: Various - scroll down to 'Job Opportunities'http://is.gd/NShzyR 
 

Position Open: HDR - Hydrogeologist or Water Resources Engineer (Seattle area). Closes: not indicated http://is.gd/fKHBfx 

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 

Positions Open: Various - Scroll down to 'Job Opportunities'http://is.gd/KAb4yQ 

RT @WorldBank Check out our new World Bank #jobs website, now easier to use: http://bit.ly/S9WEqT 

Position Open: Oregon Water Resources Congress (Salem, OR) - Policy Coordinator F-T. OUF; ideal start Dec 2012.http://is.gd/fzEHrU 

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 

Position Open: Water for Waslala (Nicaragua) - Project Manager. Starts: January 2013 http://is.gd/xEfDgz 

Position Open: Idaho Conservation League - Conservation Associate (Ketchum, ID). OUF. http://is.gd/56HAT6 

Position Open: UI @ Chicago - T-T Asst Prof, Atmospheric/Hydrological Sciences. For full consideration: 15 Nov.http://is.gd/WiAzKu

Positions Open: Various US agencies - hydrologists, civil engineers, and related. http://is.gd/gnEQ9c 

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: UCSC - Asst. Professor, Geochemistry or Crustal Dynamics. OUF; initial review: 7 Nov. http://is.gd/GBVB0Z 

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 

Position Open: Cornell University - Postdoc, bioenvironmental microsensor development (Fall 2012) http://is.gd/pDp9KX

 

Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Last Six Months
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 10 - 16 November 2012http://bit.ly/101rx37 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 3 - 9 November 2012http://bit.ly/SK09lK 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 27 October - 2 November 2012 http://bit.ly/SjXAXc 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 20 - 26 October 2012http://bit.ly/Y4OG3H 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 6 - 12 October 2012http://bit.ly/UQbpCH 

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, 18 - 24 August 2012 http://bit.ly/NkAseb 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 11 - 17 August 2012 http://bit.ly/NJhwBK 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 4 - 10 August 2012http://bit.ly/NPgVfz 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 28 July - 3 August 2012http://bit.ly/OujLIj

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 21 - 27 July 2012

http://bit.ly/Or1zQ4 

 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 14 -20 July 2012 http://bit.ly/NDj0iC

 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 7-13 July 2012 http://bit.ly/LOiBva 

  

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 30 June - 6 July 2012 http://bit.ly/PnMzYj

It's Baaack! TGIF! Biweekly Water News Summary, 16 - 29 June 2012 

http://bit.ly/NY3Bt0 
 

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 9 - 15 June 2012 http://bit.ly/KOAByx

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 2 - 8 June 2012http://bit.ly/LF5G9G

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, 28 April - 4 May 2012http://bit.ly/IK5W7e
 

Streams, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
@USGS pub: Strategies for Managing the Effects of Urban Development on Streams. http://is.gd/Yg7HdB 

@USGS pub: Effects of Urban Development on Stream Ecosystems in 9 Metropolitan Study Areas Across US. http://is.gd/FJME4J 

From MS ES student: 5-minute survey on dams in Columbia Basinhttps://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NSMWZF3 

MT @revkin 'No River Should Be Doing That' @msanjayan on Nairobi foam flood. http://nyti.ms/ZsXBh6  @dotearth: Hudson River foam heaps.
 

Twitter, E-Newsletters, and E-Newspapers
RT @SustainAlberta The Sustainability Files is out!http://paper.li/sustainalberta 

RT @daviddavis The Poverty & Water Daily is out!http://paper.li/daviddavis/poverty-water … ▸ Top stories today via @Half

Read The @h2oMatters Weekly w/ stories via @NRDCWater@EndWaterPoverty @ImagineH2O @EPAwatersense http://buff.ly/PFzZPj 

RT @SERCAPWater is Life News is out!http://paper.li/SERCAPWater/1347886973 … … ▸ Top stories today via@wbsustaindev @myarmswideopen @bostridsberg

 MT @H2OTrust Clean DW SVDs Daily ▸ top stories via@WaterNetwork1 @DropInTheBucket @WaterWired @fridgefilters ▸http://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 …

H2OSU Newsletter - 12 November 2012: Conferences, Events, Opportunities, etc. http://is.gd/gO4HXh 

RT @ThePhoenixSun Daily is out! http://paper.li/ThePhoenixSun  ▸ Top stories today via @WaterWired

MT @H2OTrust Clean Drinking #Water SVDs Daily ▸ stories via@WaterWorldMag @WaterAid @waterwired @savethewater @UN ▸
http://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 … 

The @WaterStJournal Daily is out! http://paper.li/WaterStJournal  ▸ Top stories today via @melindagates @WaterWired

MT @H2OTrust Clean Drinking #Water SVDs Daily ▸ stories via@WaterWired @CircleofBlue @SavetheWater @TapitWater ▸http://paper.li/H2OTrust/1314278134 …

The @WaterStJournal Daily is out! http://paper.li/WaterStJournal  ▸ Top stories today via @melindagates @syrinixwater

@OSUCEOAS 'Making Waves' Newsletter - 16 November 2012http://is.gd/1AyZRe 

RT @worldresources From Our Twitter Community is out!http://paper.li/worldresources  ▸ Top stories today via @eroston

 

WaSH and Development 
Thinking outside the stall on @worldtoiletday http://is.gd/PCfKvb 

Water Supply, Use, Conservation, and Reuse
RT @BloombergNews Water shortages threatens viability of energy projects from the U.S. to China | http://bloom.bg/TVx3CN 

MT @H2OEthics: In @statesman - McCombs: Restrict water for TX rice farming http://shar.es/G5kXb  via @sharethis

RT @MySAWS LCRA Passes Compromise Plan to Release Water to Farmers http://ow.ly/fieAC  via @TexasTribune #txwater #drought

Check out Texas Alliance for Water Conservation - great program from @TexasTech http://is.gd/tWZXtN  @TAWC_TTU

Thesis: Plastic Mulch as a Water Conservation Practice in Northern China http://bit.ly/SOmSgp 

MT @gesagua Ghana: World Bank Insures Ghana Seawater Desalination Plant http://is.gd/Ub3bPf 
 

WTF?
RT @H2OEthics Britain's largest water companies pay little or no tax via @Telegraph http://soc.li/qvHEYrc 

 

"We couldn't wait for graduation day, Ohhhh no
We took the car and drove to San Jose
That's where you told me that you'd wear my ring
I guess you don't remember anything." 
   -- Beach Baby , by John Carter and Gil Shakespeare, recorded by The First Class in 1974 (arguably a little complicated to be considered bubblegum)