http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:28:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/20/a-milestone-worthy-of-a-party-the-municipal-water-plan-in-brazil/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/20/a-milestone-worthy-of-a-party-the-municipal-water-plan-in-brazil/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:36:55 +0000 Daniel Stellar http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=9962 I recently returned from a trip to visit our project site in Ceará, Brazil. While our project has included infrastructure construction, the heart of our work is a municipal water plan (PAM) for Milhã, an area in the central region of the state.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/20/a-milestone-worthy-of-a-party-the-municipal-water-plan-in-brazil/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/04/risky-business-2-municipal-bonds/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/04/risky-business-2-municipal-bonds/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:33:29 +0000 Daniel Stellar http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=8184 According to a recently released report, municipal bonds, which finance a large portion of the nation’s water utilities and infrastructure, may not carry ratings that reflect the growing pool of risk surrounding the nation’s water supply.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/04/risky-business-2-municipal-bonds/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/10/28/can-we-have-our-water-and-drink-it-too-exploring-the-water-quality-quantity-nexus/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/10/28/can-we-have-our-water-and-drink-it-too-exploring-the-water-quality-quantity-nexus/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:39:17 +0000 Daniel Stellar http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=8007 Water quantity and quality have generally been considered as separate problems and have usually been treated as such in policy-making and environmental restoration efforts. Increasingly, however, research and experience is beginning to show a strong link between water quantity and quality.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/10/28/can-we-have-our-water-and-drink-it-too-exploring-the-water-quality-quantity-nexus/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/06/lets-take-a-break-ny-senate-passes-moratorium-on-hydraulic-fracturing/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/06/lets-take-a-break-ny-senate-passes-moratorium-on-hydraulic-fracturing/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:12:02 +0000 Daniel Stellar http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=5335 Fracking is an interesting example of a topic we talk about frequency at the Columbia Water Center - the water-energy nexus. In this case, the link relates water quality to energy supply. While fracking in the Marcellus Shale could provide significant supplies of relatively clean energy (natural gas), it also creates a huge risk for groundwater quality. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/06/lets-take-a-break-ny-senate-passes-moratorium-on-hydraulic-fracturing/feed/ 7 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/08/beat-the-heat-but-with-bottled-water/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/08/beat-the-heat-but-with-bottled-water/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:04:26 +0000 Daniel Stellar http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/water/?p=3443 As temperatures in the Northeast finally begin to ease, we can assess the first heat wave of summer 2010. Here in New York, there was remarkably little drama. Through Herculean efforts, ConEd was able to avoid any serious blackouts or brownouts, and thankfully, there were no health emergencies. Neither were there any major heat-induced public safety disasters. One thing there was plenty of though, was bottled water.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/08/beat-the-heat-but-with-bottled-water/feed/ 4 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/01/the-playpump-what-went-wrong/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/01/the-playpump-what-went-wrong/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:54:21 +0000 Daniel Stellar http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/water/?p=3375 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/01/the-playpump-what-went-wrong/feed/ 8 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/16/obamas-oil-speech-what-wasnt-said/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/16/obamas-oil-speech-what-wasnt-said/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:41:43 +0000 Daniel Stellar http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/water/?p=3133 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/16/obamas-oil-speech-what-wasnt-said/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/28/beyond-market-economics/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/28/beyond-market-economics/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 13:26:18 +0000 Daniel Stellar http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/water/?p=2825 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/28/beyond-market-economics/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/20/irrigation-project-success-in-mali/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/20/irrigation-project-success-in-mali/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 16:34:37 +0000 Daniel Stellar http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/water/?p=2699 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/20/irrigation-project-success-in-mali/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/13/good-news-from-epa-no-fooling/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/13/good-news-from-epa-no-fooling/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:58:46 +0000 Daniel Stellar http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/water/?p=2258 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/13/good-news-from-epa-no-fooling/feed/ 0