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PacificInstitut New study: Some US States Could Run Out of #Groundwater in 30 Years via @alaskadispatch #drought alaskadispatch.com/article/perman… about 4 hours ago via Tweet Button Retweeted by PeterGleick and 2 others
@pacificinstitut researcher discusses serious risks of #groundwater depletion. Policy gaps now worse than science gaps. bit.ly/NiCiYk about 4 hours ago via web
Earl Scruggs and now Doc Watson. End of a bluegrass era. Very sad. But the music they've left with us? Eternal. 11:26 PM May 29th via Twitter for Android
What is the true measure of a civilized society? Fancy cars? Large homes? Fat bank accounts? It is safe, clean, affordable #water for all. 11:43 AM May 26th via web
The National Water Research and Development Initiative bill, just submitted to Congress. bit.ly/JK49wM. Prognosis? "1% chance" Sheesh 3:05 PM May 25th via web
Water The (preventable!) water & sanitation crisis claims more lives through disease than any war claims through guns. #whywater 7:00 PM May 24th via Sprout Social Retweeted by PeterGleick and 72 others
Not clear to me who would agree to pay for a Peripheral Canal/Tunnel without knowing full costs and benefits first. Is it clear to anyone? 1:30 PM May 24th via web
President Johnson Sirleaf is a #water hero. She understands the vital need to meet basic human needs for water. bit.ly/JA8CZn 10:18 AM May 24th via web
So why are robot spam twitbots from Amazon promoting my book #bottledandsold? And why are their avatars always pretty women? (duh...) Weird. 1:09 PM May 19th via web
thinkprogress Vermont becomes first U.S. state to ban fracking thkpr.gs/KgqBPY #icymi 5:40 PM May 18th via TweetDeck Retweeted by PeterGleick and 144 others
LastCallOasis Still wondering what to do this weekend? Find out if Last Call at the Oasis is playing near you: lastcallattheoasis.com/#screenings 4:07 PM May 18th via web Retweeted by PeterGleick and 3 others
A good example of how to do well something perhaps we shouldn’t be doing at all. on.mktw.net/JWmDOJ Lawn watering tips. #water 5:22 PM May 17th via web
SusanLealH2O EPA finds Bay Area waters far more polluted than once thought ow.ly/aX844 #cawater #green 9:17 AM May 16th via HootSuite Retweeted by PeterGleick and 6 others
MT hat tip to @jfleck. I thought Saudis had cut their groundwater mining. Not so much. Awesome Landsat imagery 1.usa.gov/K2yPKP #water 5:23 PM May 15th via web
Cartoonist Tom Toles strikes again on #climate and science. He gets it. gocomics.com//tomtoles/2012…. 7:52 AM May 15th via web
Who says students are apathetic? Another college to phase out #bottledwater. bit.ly/J596Ft. Restore trust in our tap #water. 7:47 AM May 15th via web
circleofblue ' #Water wars' are killing an avg of 1 person each day in #drought hit NE #Brazil: @AFP su.pr/75ct1j 5:05 PM May 14th via Su.pr Retweeted by PeterGleick and 5 others
Severe drought eases (somewhat) in east Texas, spreads in Southwest and Southeastern US. droughtmonitor.unl.edu. 4:52 PM May 14th via web
Wow! Octopus DNA, paleoclimate science, "Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapse Recorded In Octopus DNA"! Isn't science cool? bit.ly/J596Ft 2:56 PM May 14th via web
@ProtoRealist @LastCallOasis sorry you didn't stay. hope you enjoyed (!) the film. 12:54 PM May 13th via web in reply to ProtoRealist

Name Peter Gleick
Location Bay Area, California
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Bio Co-founder Pacific Institute; climate/water scientist; member National Academy of Science, MacArthur Fellow; author of Bottled and Sold. My tweets are my own.