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In Conversation with Peter Gleick: Water's Role in Violence and Peace · Zoom · Luma

I'll be in conversation with Burnt Island Ventures/Fundamental Molecule podcast on October 15 to talk about my new book: "When the Well is Dry: How Water Fuels Violence and Shapes Peace." Join us! luma.com/wkrn869q

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Join Burnt Island Ventures for a conversation with Peter Gleick — MacArthur Fellow, co-founder of the Pacific Institute, and one of the world's foremost…

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The corruption just goes on and on. It's so brazen because we have no justice department, no enforcement, and no consequences.

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I think someone on Eric Schmitt's staff is in trouble. Because these guys never take responsibility themselves.

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Of course it's artificial and it's certainly not super. What an idiot.

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Hey democrats: Two key words? Affordability AND Accountability

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A Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences.

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To the few Republicans now trying to put some daylight between themselves and Trump's policies. No. You were with him 100% when it mattered and we're going to remember.

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To the few Republicans now trying to put some daylight between themselves and Trump's policies. No. You were with him 100% when it mattered and we're going to remember.

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Israel facing water shortages caused by destruction of Gaza’s treatment plants

Israeli attacks destroyed most of Gaza’s #wastewater infrastructure, causing a massive discharge of untreated sewage. That sewage is now contributing to a worsening algae crisis affecting Israeli desalination facilities and cutting their #water supplies. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

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Five desalination plants shut down for days, while Gaza remains in grip of severe water and sanitation crisis

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Ranking Member Lofgren Urges Removal of Wielicki as Leader of Climate Research Office

Congresswoman Lofgren asks OSTP Director Kratsios to remove Matthew Wielicki from his position as leader of the US Global Change Research Program for his efforts to destroy the next National Climate Assessment. Unlikely, since that's exactly why he was appointed... lofgren.house.gov/media/press-...

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(Washington, DC) – Yesterday, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) sent a letter to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) Director, Michael Kratsios, urging him to remove Dr. M...

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Ranking Member Lofgren Urges Removal of Wielicki as Leader of Climate Research Office

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Wait, so it's NOT open? Trump was lying?

Headline: Donald Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

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Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" was released on this day 62 years ago. I have a first edition & come back to it often, including this paragraph in the chapter "Obligation to Endure." It's worth reading. "We urgently need an end to these false assurances, to the sugar coating of unpalatable facts."

The last paragraph in the Silent Spring chapter Obligation to Endure, reads, in part, " We urgently need an end to these false assurances, to the sugar coating of unpalatable facts... The public must decide whether it wishes to continue on the present road, and it can do so only when in full possession of the facts. In the words of Jean Rostand, "The obligation to endure gives us the right to know."

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So the Terminator movies were documentaries?

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Wonder how many of the bad typos in everyone's Bluesky posts would disappear if it had A) an edit button, and B) a slightly larger character limit? Or C) proofreading before posting...

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Just a little wildlife walking down my urban street at 11 in the morning.

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The corruption just goes on and on. It's so brazen because we have no justice department, no enforcement, and no consequences. V3

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The corruption just goes on and on. It's so brazen because we have no justice department, no enforcement, and no consequences. V2

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The corruption just goes on and on. It's so brazen because we have no justice department, no enforcement, and no consequences.

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Well that's the last time I'M going to send militarily top secret parts via UPS, I tell you.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If you're thinking about, writing about, or talking about how there have been no #hurricanes in the Atlantic this season, but not addressing how the hurricane season in the Pacific has been absolutely devastating and severe, you're missing the real picture. #climatechange

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Yeah, people died young, if they lived past childhood. The republicans, led by RFK Jr. are trying to move back to that?

Column chart of US life expectancy at birth from 1800 to 2020 by decade. Life expectancy in 1800 was less than 40 years; by 1850 around 40; by 1900 47; with increases each decade up to 2010 when it was just under 80 years. 2020 showed a slight drop due to the Covid pandemic. Data from CDC, NBER, and Our World in Data. Graphed by Peter Gleick.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Yeah, people died young, if they lived past childhood. The republicans, led by RFK Jr. are trying to move back to that?

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The cold plunge gets its deep dive in new book by Berkeley sports journalist

Thanks to the Berkeleyside for its story on my new book, "When the Well is Dry." "The work traces more than 4,000 years of water-driven violence, from ancient empires to modern crises... with solutions and recommendations to foster sharing and cooperation" www.berkeleyside.org/2026/09/21/t...

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Chris Ballard, who first plunged on the advice of Steph Curry, explores the history and benefits of frigid waters. Other new Berkeley books examine the golden era of Middle East archeology and how “wa...

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Here’s What California Is Learning From Solar Panels Built Over Irrigation Canals | KQED

There may be good reasons to build #solar panels over aqueducts and irrigation canals (location? access? temperature control? algae control?) rather than on adjacent land. But the #water savings are tiny. Really tiny. www.kqed.org/science/2002...

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California solar panels tower over canals in Turlock, proving to save water, produce clean energy and improve local water quality.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

A picture I took last night. Two things can be true. 1. Gas prices are skyrocketing because of Trump's illegal war and that's bad for consumers and the economy. 2. Gas prices should be higher because their cost doesn't include the massive environmental and #climate damages fossil fuels cause.

Photo of local gas station, with diesel at 8.999 a gallon and regular gas between 6 and $7 a gallon.

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You know what's most threatening to Trump and the GOP about Mandami? The idea that a progressive leader can show that government can actually work for people.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

I was lead author of the #water sector report of the very first of a series of US National Climate Assessments 25 years ago. Trump may kill the next one or put out a fake one, but the science of the #climate threats to the US is indisputable and can't be whitewashed. www.eenews.net/articles/tru...

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Trump team takes aim at crown jewel of US climate research

A top aide to the president-elect wants tighter control over the National Climate Assessment.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Note the name on the check?? It's a shell company to bypass bans on government contractor contributions to politicians.

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An important reminder that Netanyahu—like Putin—faces an arrest warrant from the ICC for war crimes. Strange that US media coverage so rarely describes him as "wanted for war crimes."

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

You know what? If someone has $1 billion in assets subject to California's Prop 40 tax of 5%, at the end of the day, they'll still have $950 million. Tax the (really) rich.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'm a long time progressive lefty from California, as are many of my friends, and I don't know one who would support Newsom for president. Just saying.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Trump is clearly mentally ill, on top of being corrupt and incompetent and dangerous. It won't happen because the GOP is captured by the cult, but a clearer example of the need to invoke the 25th Amendment will never be found.

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Is anyone going to TELL Trump he's not getting any coverage on TV and his media audio is off? Is anyone going to TELL Trump his polling has fallen to 30%? Probably not, since he lives in a sycophantic bubble of Natalie love.

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Constantly amazed by the confidence of conference organizers who invite me to give keynote presentations 6,000 miles away without paying a speaker's fee or travel expenses.

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Remind me. Wasn't the entire argument for paying for streaming services was that those payments were in lieu of advertising?

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