Parched California (11/14/13)

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🗓️ 21 November 2013

⏱️ 37 minutes

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"The Bay Delta debate sucks all the oxygen out of the water discussion," according to Lester Snow, executive director of the California Water Foundation. While the Bay Delta needs to be addressed, it doesn’t fix California’s long-term problems, Snow said. With population increasing in a parched state, California needs to focus on efficiency, groundwater policy and wastewater recycling. Some areas will eventually turn to desalination plants, but "there is a real risk to doing it too soon," according to Heather Cooley of The Pacific Institute. This conversation explores the solutions and resilience the state needs to prepare for extreme weather and declining snowpack. When it comes to climate change, “water’s going to be the thing that translates it for people into a real experience,” said Bob Wilkinson, an adjunct associate professor at UC Santa Barbara. Heather Cooley,Water Program Co-Director, The Pacific Institute Brandon Goshi, Manager of Water Policy and Strategy, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Lester Snow, Executive Director, California Water Foundation (invited) Bob Wilkinson, Adjunct Associate Professor, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California on November 14, 2013 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.2	How will we power our future? Can we create a healthy and clean economy?
0:35.1	Climate 1 at the Commonwealth Club is at the forefront of the global debate about energy, economy, and the environment.
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0:47.9	With thoughtful and insightful discussions on policy, business, science, and culture, Climate One founder Greg Dalton gets to the heart of the matter.
0:56.4	It's our future. It's time to come together.
0:59.3	I'm Greg Dalton, and today on Climate One will peer into the future of fresh water in California.
1:04.5	Droughts have long been a part of California's history, but 2013 could be the driest year on record.
1:10.4	Rain will come, but experts say water supplies will be more volatile and less predictable than it has been in our lifetimes.
1:17.7	The carbon pollution, wafting from our cars, homes, and dinner plates is disrupting the Earth's climate,
1:22.9	and that's impacting snow and rainfall.
1:25.5	Over the next hour, we'll wade into California's rivers and aquifers
1:29.0	with our live audience at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. This program is underwritten
1:34.0	by the Stephen D. Bechtel Fund and the Pisces Foundation. We're pleased to be joined by four
1:38.5	water experts. Heather Cooley is the co-director of the water program at the Pacific Institute.
1:43.7	Brandon Goshe is manager of the water policy and strategy at the Metropolitan Water District
1:48.6	of Southern California.
1:50.4	Bob Wilkinson is an adjunct associate professor at the Bren School of Environmental Science
1:54.9	and Management at UC Santa Barbara.
1:57.7	And Lester Snow is executive director of the California Water Foundation.
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