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Peter Gleick: Deal With the Water Crisis Now
Among the challenges facing the next president, few are more complex—scientifically, politically, and economically—than the unsustainable global demands on fresh water supplies. Sources are drying up in the US and worldwide, raising the specters of hunger, disease, and international conflict. No one has a clearer view of these issues than Peter Gleick, president and cofounder of the Pacific Institute, an Oakland, California-based environmental think tank. So what will the new president need to understand about water? Here are eight slides from Gleick’s hypothetical PowerPoint presentation.
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Barack Obama’s campaign yesterday rushed to proclaim his support for “clean coal” technology after remarks by running mate Joe Biden cast doubts on Democratic friendliness to the coal industry.
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