LeakBird

(Feb. 16, 2009, Tara Lohan, The Nation)
If you’ve read anything about the global water crisis, you’ve likely read a quote from Dr. Peter Gleick, founder and president of the Pacific Institute, and one of the world’s leading water experts. His name has become as ubiquitous as drought itself, which is suddenly making major headlines. [...]

(Feb. 5, 2009, TheNewSecurityBeat)

“The concept of ‘peak water’ is very analogous to peak oil…we’re using fossil groundwater. That is, we’re pumping groundwater faster than nature naturally recharges it,” says Peter Gleick in this short expert analysis from the Environmental Change and Security Program. Gleick, president and co-founder of the Pacific Institute and author of the [...]

(Feb. 5, 2009, Seacoast Online)

The subject is water — locally, nationally, internationally. The issue isn’t new but it is definitely moving front and center these days.
Ecologists worldwide are now using the term “peak water” in the same way as the phrase “peak oil” came into common parlance over a decade ago. Back in the year [...]

(Jan. 29, 2009, WorldChanging)
Looking for a way to update yourself on the state of the world’s water? On Wed., Feb. 4, Peter Gleick, one of the world’s leading authorities on water issues, will present The World’s Water 2008-2009 biannual report. This volume provides up-to-date information and analysis on water topics such as peak water, how [...]

(Jan. 23, 2009, Jeff St. John, GreenTechMedia)
The world’s poorest and richest nations alike need to find ways to conserve and use water more efficiently if they hope to avoid shortages and conflict, says noted water expert Peter Gleick.
The threat of “peak water” should be considered as big a threat – and opportunity – as the [...]

(Jan. 14, 2009, Urban Work Bench)
Over at Aguanomics there is a guest post by Damian Bickett, a PhD student from University of California Berkley. In this post Damian discusses the use of the term “Peak Water” in a book  by Peter Gleick (among others) of the Pacific Institute. You can read the whole post here, [...]