Topic: Peter Gleick
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Heartland Institute's digital billboards make bombastic comparisons (+video)
New billboards designed by the Heartland Institute compare climate scientists to the Unabomber, and other mass murderers. Climate scientists and other writers respond.
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Climategate sequel? Scientist lies to get Heartland Institute documents.
Climate scientist, Peter Gleick, lied to acquire – then leak to the press – documents from the Heartland Institute, an organization that argues that global warming poses no threat.
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Global warming: Middle East's vital wet winters are disappearing
Global warming is playing a significant role in diverting much-needed wet winter weather away from the increasingly dry Mediterranean, a new study led by a NOAA scientist suggests.
10/28/2011 09:12 pm -
Green Economics The Southwest is parched. Would pricier water help?
If the price of water were allowed to rise naturally, you'd see fewer green lawns in Arizona and fewer pools in L.A.
01/11/2011 11:05 am -
California lawmakers pass sweeping water reforms
New water reforms passed by the California Legislature Wednesday include repairing infrastructure, providing more reliable resources to a growing state, and protecting the environment.
11/04/2009 12:00 am -
Pressure builds over bottled water
Towns around the U.S. fight firms that want to soak up a local resource.
10/22/2009 01:00 am -
Sunrise for solar heat power
Four technologies aim to use heat from the sun to make electricity. But which one has the edge?
08/18/2009 01:00 am -
Is water becoming ‘the new oil’?
Population, pollution, and climate put the squeeze on potable supplies – and private companies smell a profit. Others ask: Should water be a human right?
05/29/2008 01:00 am -
Lakes Mead and Powell could run dry by 2021
It's a 50 percent possibility, a new Scripps study finds, which would squeeze water supplies in Arizona, California, Nevada, and New Mexico.
02/13/2008 12:00 am -
In Florida, lukewarm welcome for drought-resistant landscaping
The lawn-free look conserves water, but takes some getting used to for those accustomed to manicured grass.
08/17/2007 01:00 am
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