Technology makes “droughtshaming” easier
Social technologies are making it easier for Californians to call out those they deem to be water wasters. Twitter hashtags such as #DroughtShame or #DroughtShaming not only verbally reprimand water …
“Not eating edible weeds is food waste. On farms, these plants are watered and fertilized accidentally, picked deliberately, then composted or discarded. They volunteer in yards, in parks and public …
California regulators adopt unprecedented water restrictions
Eyder Peralta (@eyderp) provides an excellent summary of the latest development in California’s drought story for NPR’s The Two-Way. Saying that state officials and residents haven’t done enough to curb …
A conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner Diana Marcum
For many Californians – and many people around the nation – Diana Marcum has emerged as one of the key voices talking about the state’s punishing drought. A writer for …
Experiment in Irvine takes crops’ water use to a new low
In the Southern California community of Irvine, vital water research is taking place at a 200-acre University of California research center. Darren Haver, the director of UC’s South Coast Research …
Protests over “unconscionable” bottled water business in California
As tension over the drought increases in California, residents are mounting protests against bottled water companies. This follows revelations that Nestlé and other big companies are depleting mountain streams and …
Near groundwater zero, a farmer draws on his resolve
From all the day’s news about California’s drought, this emerges: a deeply moving piece about Adam Toledo, a young farmer from near Terra Bella, in California’s Central Valley. His well …
Q & A: UC’s Doug Parker on California’s drought
“I find it rather disturbing that some people see this as an urban vs. agriculture issue. The California Constitution states that water belongs to the people of the state. It is …
Drought watch: a rogue’s gallery of water guzzlers
One response to California’s disastrous drought has been to point fingers at specific crops and frame them as villains. But it’s not that simple. For example, while almonds consume a …
Opinion: Seriously, stop demonizing almonds
In a clever, highly readable piece, Alissa Walker (@awalkerinLA) of Gizmodo debunks the controversy surrounding almond production and water use. She proposes a different way to value water. Her analysis …