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Wind Turbines!! http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/25/business/25climb.html?_r=1&em=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1261771639-8AxHTV/sHCzoDA1+AK/j/w If you're interested, Level 1 certification requires a week-long, $1300 training course, conveniently taught at Scala Inc., in Reno, NV.

The University of Arizona Water Sustainability Program is pleased to announce an upcoming workshop on Emerging Waterborne Pathogens , Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at the Marriott University Park Hotel in Tucson. Hear about the latest research findings on emerging pathogens, detection and treatment issues, new real-time technologies, source tracking, regulatory issues and more.

registration is now open for the International Drought Symposium, to be held March 24-26, 2010, at the Riverside Marriott Hotel. You may register on line at www.cnas.ucr.edu/drought-symposium/ . The website also includes a complete schedule of the symposium’s presentations and events, abstracts, biographies, and other information.

Two good papers on combining Moringa with Chlorine for water disinfection. Preston, K., Lantagne, D., Kotlarz, N. & Jellison, K. 2009 Turbidity and Chlorine Demand Reduction Using Alum and Moringa Flocculation before Household Chlorination in Developing Countries. J. Water Health (in press). Babu, R. & Chaudhuri, M. 2005 Home Water Treatment by Direct Filtration with Natural Coagulant. J. Water Health 3(1), 27-30.

CBC Research from the Arizona Cancer Center found that consuming concentrated amounts of green tea assisted in the body's defense of cancer-inducing toxins. It is part of a growing body of research identifying the benefits of green tea http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/12/14/f-research-coffee-tea-good-for-you.html Coffee and Coke has always made me nauseous and irritable, but this depends on the individual. The article neglected to mention that Drinking Too-Hot Tea May Raise Esophageal Cancer Risk . This study was done in Iran where it is culturally relevant to drink scalding hot tea. Hot Tea May Raise Esophageal Cancer Risk

California Releases 12-part Climate Change Adaptation Strategy California's Natural Resources Agency released a report last week recommending a 12-part climate change adaptation strategy that was endorsed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Google CEO Eric Schmidt, among others. Among the recommendations: creation of a climate adaptation advisory panel, staffed by business and government leaders, to further assess the level of risk facing California; pursuit of more reservoirs and water projects to address strained water supplies; implementation of a statewide conservation target to cut water use by 20 percent by 2020; a directive to state agencies to avoid new development in areas prone to erosion, flooding and wildfire; and expanded use of the California Environmental Quality Act to force managers of infrastructure projects to consider their contributions to greenhouse gas emissions. To view the report, visit http://www.energy.ca.gov/2009publications/CNRA-1000-2009-027/CNRA-1000-

Global Public Policy Network on Water Management publishes Water World: Why the Global Climate Challenge is a Global Water Challenge The Global Public Policy Network on Water Management (GPPN) has launched a report, Water World: Why the Global Climate Challenge is a Global Water Challenge , to make the case for water as a critical consideration for climate change. GPPN is a joint initiative of Stakeholder Forum and Stockholm International Water Institute, working with global stakeholders to identify priorities for the international water agenda, and communicate those priorities to decision-makers. This report focuses on six themes that address water as a cross-cutting consideration in response to climate change: water and livelihoods, water and land, water and transboundary resource management, water and water and energy, and water and gender. To access the full report, visit: http://gppn.stakeholderforum.org/fileadmin/files/GPPN_2008-9/Papers/Water_World_Why_the_global_climate_chal