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Smart Water; New Jobs
Posted by Peter Gleick on February 14, 2013 Invest in the future. And especially, invest in sustainable, effective job creation in the water sector. The result will be millions of new jobs – a significant result. That is the key message from a new analysis just released today by the Pacific Institute on sustainable water jobs in the United States. That study, Sustainable…
Accuracy, precision, and significance: The misery of cholera
Posted by Peter Gleick on February 13, 2013 We’re bombarded with numbers every day. But seeing a number and understanding it are two different things. Far too often, the true “significance” of a figure is hidden, unknown, or misjudged. I will be returning to that theme often in these blog posts in the context of water, climate change, energy, and more. In particular,…
The Keystone XL Pipeline: Red herring, symbol, or a piece of a puzzle?
Posted by Peter Gleick on February 10, 2013 It is time we just said “no.” There is growing attention to climate change in the media; and there is a growing realization that decisions we make today will have a lasting effect on the world’s climate tomorrow. But there is still a gap – a chasm really – between the reality of climate change…
Welcome to “Significant Figures”
Posted by Peter Gleick on February 8, 2013 Welcome to the first post in my new National Geographic ScienceBlogs column “Significant Figures.” I look forward to sharing my thoughts with you on a wide range of environmental science-related issues, data, and people, and to a productive and constructive interaction. My background? I’m an environmental scientist by training and inclination, with experience in engineering,…