WaterWiredtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-6105032012-01-27T00:10:00-08:00All things fresh water: news, analysis, humor, and commentary from Michael E. 'Aquadoc' Campana, hydrogeologist, hydrophilanthropist, Professor of Hydrogeology and Water Resources at Oregon State University, Emeritus Professor of Hydrogeology at the University of New Mexico, Immediate Past President of the American Water Resources Association, and founder and president of the nonprofit Ann Campana Judge Foundation, an organization involved with WaSH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) in Central America. CYA statement: the opinions expressed herein are solely those of Michael E. Campana and not those of Oregon State University, ACJF, AWRA, or any other organization.TypePadTGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 21-27 January 2012 (Florida Edition)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bf80a53ef0168e624fb12970c2012-01-27T00:10:00-08:002012-01-27T15:45:05-08:00That day of the week again -Friday, time for last week's water news via my Twitter feeds. It's not the Florida Edition because of the Republican presidential primary, but because after all the rain in the PNW I'm ready for some Florida sunshine. Yeah, that's a picture of me in...AquadocRappin', Bloggin', and More from the Great White North: Okanagan Basin Water Board Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bf80a53ef0168e618301a970c2012-01-26T00:10:00-08:002012-01-25T20:00:39-08:00I received an email from Anna Warwick Sears, Executive Director of the Okanagan Basin Water Board, to let me know about the OBWB's blog, Building Bridges, where she tries "...to explain to the educated public all the strange nuances and complexities of water policy and management." Amen, Anna! An unrepentant...AquadocWhat's In a Word: Is the Word 'Sustainable' Unsustainable? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bf80a53ef01676108bf0c970b2012-01-25T00:07:00-08:002012-01-24T21:26:29-08:00From xkcd via Demian Ebert. One of my favorite quotes about the word 'sustainable' is from a former colleague of mine at the University of New Mexico, economist David Brookshire. Each time someone would use the word 'sustainable' (or 'sustainability'), he would sarcastically utter: "Which of the 32 definitions of...AquadocSurvey Says! Seven Minutes of Your Time for Datatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bf80a53ef016760fab538970b2012-01-24T08:13:09-08:002012-01-24T08:12:44-08:00Kaveh Madani, who Tweets and created SISWEBS (Scientific Information Syndication WEBsite, which includes WaterSISWEB) and Daene McKinney have asked me to post this. They have designed a short survey about data whose results will be reported at the upcoming Sixth World Water Forum. Dear Colleagues, We would like to bring...AquadocFor Whom the Pipe Toles: The Energy-Climate Conundrumtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bf80a53ef0168e5edeb77970c2012-01-23T00:10:00-08:002012-01-23T06:59:36-08:00Got this via Joe Romm's Climate Progress blog, originally from the inimitable Tom Toles. Read the blog comments, and also this Romm post from James Hansen last summer. Apologies to John Donne. "All across the world, in every kind of environment and region known to man, increasingly dangerous weather patterns...Aquadoc