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We’re Heading Into the Rapids All Wrong
Sandra Postel Jan 08, 2013
Lately, as I ponder our societal response, or lack of it, to the challenging times ahead – the droughts and floods and heat waves and crop failures, which we’ve tasted only as … >>
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Catch up on the latest expert post-carbon thinking with these articles by our Fellows and Advisors, published by Post Carbon Institute and other institutions.
Articles by Sandra Postel
Grabbing the Colorado From the “People of the River”
Sandra Postel Dec 23, 2012
Historical accounts suggest that four hundred years ago as many as 5,000 Cucapá were living in the delta. Today, perhaps 300 remain. Theirs is a culture at risk of extinction – and the primary reason is the colossal 20th-century grab of the waters of the Colorado River. ... >>
Grabbing at Solutions: Water for the Hungry First
Sandra Postel Dec 18, 2012
A spontaneous, largely under-the-radar blue revolution is gaining steam in sub-Saharan Africa and has the potential to boost food security and incomes for tens of millions of the region’s poorest inhabitants. ... >>
“Sewer Mining” – Efficient Water Recycling Coming to a Community Near You
Sandra Postel Jan 23, 2012
It sounds yucky at best, but mining sewage is growing in popularity, especially in Sydney, Australia, where a decade of drought forced some creative thinking about how to get, use and manage … >>
As Global Population Grows, Water Matters More - interview
Sandra Postel Dec 13, 2011
An interview with Post Carbon Water Fellow Sandra Postel and WWF senior vice president of market transformation Jason Clay. [Excerpt] NEIL CONAN: And Sandra, immigration - irrigation has helped … >>
Still Wild and Free, New Mexico’s Gila River is Again under Threat
Sandra Postel Sep 28, 2011
[Excerpt] In today’s world where most rivers are turned on and off like plumbing works, the Gila in southwestern New Mexico is a rare gem: one of the few remaining undammed rivers in … >>
Sandra Postel: Water World, Uncut
Sandra Postel Sep 07, 2011
An interview with PCI Fellow Sandra Postel, by Todd Reubold. [Excerpt]: Whether it’s 500-year floods or 100-year droughts, water has been one of the top news stories in 2011. Good … >>
Expect More Floods as Global Water Cycle Speeds Up
Sandra Postel Oct 12, 2010
[Excerpt] There is nearly 20 percent more freshwater flowing into the world's oceans than there was 10 years ago--a sign of climate change and a harbinger of more flooding. A new indicator has … >>
Lessons From the Field—Boston Conservation
Sandra Postel Mar 22, 2010
[Excerpt] It’s hardly in a water-short region, so it may come as a surprise that Boston, Massachusetts, stands out as one of the biggest success stories in urban conservation in the United … >>
Water for Life
Sandra Postel Oct 07, 2009
The phrase “water scarcity” now seems to roll off the tongues of corporate executives as often as it does those of environmental leaders. At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, … >>
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