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A new way of thinking about sustainability
The journal Nature published a commentary on March 21 that argues for a new way of thinking about sustainability, with the traditional three pillars of economy, environment, and society instead...
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The Los Angeles River in one word
We asked people to describe “The LA River Today” in one word. Here’s what they said: When we asked people to complete the sentence “I want the LA River to be–” with one word, we heard some inspiring...
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Looking for some good news about climate change?
In a month of some truly depressing news about the environment and climate change, a bright spot appeared. But first, here are two illustrations of the trouble we are in. In early April, we read that...
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Is Natural Gas Our Route to Energy Independence?
Is Natural Gas Our Route to Energy Independence? Today a post from T. Boone Pickens promoting the 5th anniversary of his energy plan for America dropped into my inbox. His plan, which he touts in a...
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How do you shut down a river?
It boggles the mind to think that the Colorado River has been shut down for rafting. Can you imagine if water delivery was shutdown? Imagine if the tap was turned off to California, Nevada, New...
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Elmer Avenue Projects: A Look Back over Six Seasons
It’s now been over a year since the completion of the Elmer Paseo, a new, walkable alleyway that is designed to help water to soak into the aquifer. Even during the drought, the Paseo has weathered...
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The Real Benefits of River Parkways
It’s no surprise but always gratifying when a major study confirms something we’ve suspected – that living near an urban river parkway improves health. A new review of the research by Dr. Richard...
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Enhance Your Impact Through “Design Thinking”
nancysteele:At Council for Watershed Health, we use design thinking most visibly in our Water Augmentation research and demonstration program. In the research phase, from 2000 to about 2008, we...
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From Los Angeles to Athens: Exploring Climate Change in Mediterranean Cities
Our travels to Greece this summer for a conference on the Mediterranean City 2014: Adaptation Strategies to Global Environmental Change allowed us to explore the similarities and differences between...
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Fall Weather Got You Spooked?
For California Flood Preparedness Week, Drew Ready talked with the National Weather Service’s Eric Boldt about the wild weather we’ve had this summer and fall. Read on… Hurricanes that battered Baja...
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