UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/107629/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/107629/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> The Millennium Drought would forever change Australia’s relationship to water <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AdelaideWaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdelaideWaterUse</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AustraliaDrought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustraliaDrought</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BrisbaneWaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrisbaneWaterUse</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DarwinWaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarwinWaterUse</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drought</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DroughtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DroughtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DualFlushToilets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DualFlushToilets</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FarmingAndDrought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarmingAndDrought</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MelbourneWaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MelbourneWaterUse</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MillenniumDrought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MillenniumDrought</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PerthWaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PerthWaterUse</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SavingWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SavingWater</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SydneyWaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SydneyWaterUse</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WaterRestrictionsAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterRestrictionsAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WaterShortageAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterShortageAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterUse</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WaterUseAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterUseAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WaterUsePerCapita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterUsePerCapita</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WaterUsePerPerson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterUsePerPerson</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WaterSaving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterSaving</span></a></p>
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Canadian Association For Food Studies<p>Cultivating Community How discourse shapes the philosophy, practice and policy of water management in the Murray–Darling Basin</p><p>Featured in 2025 CAFS Social, Book Launch and Awards Ceremony <br>When: June 3, 2025, 7:00-9:30 pm <br>Where: And/Ore, 1040 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1H7</p><p>Details and tickets: <a href="https://foodstudies.info/news-conferences/upcoming-conference/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">foodstudies.info/news-conferen</span><span class="invisible">ces/upcoming-conference/</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CAFS2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAFS2025</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ACEA2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACEA2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AgriculturalWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgriculturalWater</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterUse</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Adaptation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Adaptation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SustainableAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableAg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WaterPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wetlands</span></a></p>
Glen L Creasy<p>Yuma County Arizona produces almost all of the winter leafy greens in the US, but there is increasing tension for access to the water: less arriving in the Colorado River (because of reduced rainfall & more use further upstream) and more demand for water by cities. </p><p>Increasing irrigation efficiency will only go so far, so the end result is higher prices for consumer's salads... </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/oOMA_a2Y_bI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/oOMA_a2Y_bI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://epicure.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/WaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterUse</span></a> <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/ColoradoRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColoradoRiver</span></a></p>
Alexander J. Stein<p>Production of meat & <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/meat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meat</span></a> products is a key driver of adverse <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> impacts (<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/landuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landuse</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/eutrophication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eutrophication</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/acidification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acidification</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/wateruse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wateruse</span></a>). Plant-based alternatives have lower GHG <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> than animal <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/protein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protein</span></a>... (1/2) <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fufo.2024.100410" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1016/j.fufo.2024.10</span><span class="invisible">0410</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LCA</span></a></p>
Ms. Que Banh<p>Where do we go from here?</p><p>Unlike the Cowichan River, the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Koksilah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Koksilah</span></a> is an uncontrolled <a href="https://beige.party/tags/river" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>river</span></a> with no storage and as such, there are limited options available to manage flows. The only options available to us are to change our current practices around <a href="https://beige.party/tags/LandUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandUse</span></a> and <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterUse</span></a>. Most importantly, the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/KoksilahRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KoksilahRiver</span></a> is challenging all of us to work together to collaboratively identify and implement solutions that will impact us all. New collaborations and partnerships are emerging.</p><p>An informal “Koksilah <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DroughtManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DroughtManagement</span></a> team” has been formed to discuss how to collaboratively make short term in-season decisions and work with water users to navigate periods of low flow. This ad-hoc group is comprised of representatives from <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FLNRORD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLNRORD</span></a>, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Cowichan Station’s Koksilah Working Group, BC Dairy Association, BC Agriculture Council, Cowichan Watershed Board, Farmland Advantage, Water Survey of Canada, Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre and private forestry representatives.</p><p>In the longer term, an innovative government to government partnership has been struck between Cowichan Tribes and the FNLRORD to explore and scope the feasibility of initiating a joint <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WaterSustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterSustainability</span></a> Planning process, an innovative new tool under <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCWaterSustainabilityAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCWaterSustainabilityAct</span></a> (2016).</p><p>For more information about the potential of Water Sustainability Plans, see Curran, D. and O.M. Brandes. 2019 Water Sustainability Plans: Potential, Options and Essential Content (2019) by Deborah Curran and Oliver M. Brandes, University of Victoria Environmental Law Centre and the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance.</p><p><a href="https://poliswaterproject.org/polis-research-publication/water-sustainability-plans/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">poliswaterproject.org/polis-re</span><span class="invisible">search-publication/water-sustainability-plans/</span></a></p><p>"As one element in the modernized provincial water regime, Water Sustainability Plans are a promising tool that can enable and enhance adaptive water management and new governance relationships that express core elements of government-to-government relationships for water and watersheds, as well as address the challenges of environmental flows, sustainable groundwater management, drought planning and protecting and enhancing watershed health."</p><p>Deborah Curran & Oliver M. Brandes <br>Water Sustainability Plans: Potential, Options and Essential Content (2019)</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BackroadAdventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackroadAdventures</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/river" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>river</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Shawnigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shawnigan</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DayAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DayAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DayTrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DayTrip</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PacificNorthwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificNorthwest</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ProtectWatersheds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectWatersheds</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VanIsle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VanIsle</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Cascadia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cascadia</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NaturesPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturesPower</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ProtectWatersheds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectWatersheds</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ProtectNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectNature</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Hydro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hydro</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/RiversOfBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiversOfBC</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/RiversOfVancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiversOfVancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Historical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Historical</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Cowichan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cowichan</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WaterFlow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterFlow</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/RiverFlows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiverFlows</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HydrologyManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HydrologyManagement</span></a></p>
Ms. Que Banh<p>The Current Challenge.</p><p>Summer flows in the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/KoksilahRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KoksilahRiver</span></a> have been exceptionally low in recent years at times when demand for water is the greatest. This threatens the survival of resident and anadromous <a href="https://beige.party/tags/salmonid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>salmonid</span></a> species and the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AquaticEcosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AquaticEcosystem</span></a>.</p><p>In August 2019, Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FLNRORD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLNRORD</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/biologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biologists</span></a> determined that the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WaterFlow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterFlow</span></a> levels were too low to support adequate <a href="https://beige.party/tags/habitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>habitat</span></a> conditions. A Ministerial Order to cease using water was issued to specific water users (both surface and groundwater licensees and unlicensed groundwater users) to protect fish populations. The Order was issued on August 16th, 2019 and repealed on September 18th, 2019 when <a href="https://beige.party/tags/RiverFlows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiverFlows</span></a> increased.</p><p>Over the last number of years, FLNRORD staff, <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CowichanTribes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CowichanTribes</span></a>, community members, organizations and consultants have undertaken several initiatives to better understand and encourage voluntary reductions in <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterUse</span></a>. While these initiatives have improved awareness and our collective understanding of the complex <a href="https://beige.party/tags/hydrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hydrology</span></a> of the system, the factors affecting the flow rates are still unclear.</p><p>There is a need to better understand the relationship between water users, watershed residents and the watershed.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BackroadAdventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackroadAdventures</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/river" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>river</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Shawnigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shawnigan</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DayAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DayAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DayTrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DayTrip</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PacificNorthwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificNorthwest</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ProtectWatersheds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectWatersheds</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VanIsle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VanIsle</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Cascadia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cascadia</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NaturesPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturesPower</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ProtectWatersheds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectWatersheds</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ProtectNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectNature</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Hydro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hydro</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/RiversOfBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiversOfBC</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/RiversOfVancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiversOfVancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Historical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Historical</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Cowichan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cowichan</span></a></p>
Old Hippie Ⓥ Resistance!<p>52% of <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/ColoradoRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColoradoRiver</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> is used for <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> (32% is used to produce hay and alfalfa for livestock). <br><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farming</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/WaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterUse</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-03-28/alfalfa-hay-beef-water-colorado-river" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latimes.com/environment/story/</span><span class="invisible">2024-03-28/alfalfa-hay-beef-water-colorado-river</span></a></p>
Larry Neufeld<p>Traditional ornamental turfgrass lawns are one of the most prominent landscapes in Canadian towns and cities — so “normalized” that some people can’t imagine any alternative. That needs to change <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/lawns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawns</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/wateruse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wateruse</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesticides</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/lawnshare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawnshare</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://davidsuzuki.org/take-action/act-locally/lawnshare/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">davidsuzuki.org/take-action/ac</span><span class="invisible">t-locally/lawnshare/</span></a></p>
Susi Arnott<p>Does beneficial change in <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/albedo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>albedo</span></a> outweigh impacts of <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wateruse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wateruse</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/plasticwaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plasticwaste</span></a> ? <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FredPearce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FredPearce</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <br><a href="https://e360.yale.edu/features/greenhouses-cooling#:~:text=As%20agricultural%20greenhouses%20proliferate%2C%20researchers,damage%20that%20greenhouses%20can%20cause" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">e360.yale.edu/features/greenho</span><span class="invisible">uses-cooling#:~:text=As%20agricultural%20greenhouses%20proliferate%2C%20researchers,damage%20that%20greenhouses%20can%20cause</span></a></p>
Cat<p>An academic/activist crowdsourcing request:</p><p>Who is critically researching, writing or doing cool activism on *the environmental impacts of AI*?</p><p>I’m particularly interested in finding UK-based folks, but all recommendations are appreciated 💕 🙏</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>academicchatter</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKHE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKHE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mapstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mapstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LLMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLMs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environmentalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environmentalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterUse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Activism</span></a></p>
Auscandoc<p>While a weekend weather system — which dumped 20 centimetres of snow in the city and more than that in the mountains — will take the edge off enduring drought conditions, it’s not enough to head off an early imposition of <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/WaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterUse</span></a> limits, said Nicole Newton, the city’s manager of natural environment and adaptation.”</p>
Matt Willemsen<p>Groundwater Levels Are Dropping Around the World<br><a href="https://eos.org/articles/groundwater-levels-are-dropping-around-the-world" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eos.org/articles/groundwater-l</span><span class="invisible">evels-are-dropping-around-the-world</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hydrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hydrology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/groundwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groundwater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterUse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aquifers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aquifers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NotGood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NotGood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NotGoodAtAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NotGoodAtAll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StartRecharging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StartRecharging</span></a></p>
Bentley<p>"<a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Watersheds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Watersheds</span></a> and <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/WaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterUse</span></a> intersect with absolutely everything in the province and we do a fairly poor job of understanding and managing all of those cumulative impacts to our watershed."</p><p>PODCAST: <a href="https://www.podcastics.com/episode/275939/link/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">podcastics.com/episode/275939/</span><span class="invisible">link/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yyc</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/AlbertaDrought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlbertaDrought</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a></p>
Larry Neufeld<p>Move to sustainable food systems could bring $10tn benefits a year, study finds <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/foodsystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodsystems</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/wateruse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wateruse</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/landuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landuse</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/deforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deforestation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farming</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/foodsystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodsystems</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/29/sustainable-food-production-economic-benefits-study?CMP=share_btn_tw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/jan/29/sustainable-food-production-economic-benefits-study?CMP=share_btn_tw</span></a></p>
Larry Neufeld<p>The factory farm model isn't sustainable in Canada either. We need to have food systems that don't waste food or resources <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/wateruse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wateruse</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/foodsystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodsystems</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/soildepletion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soildepletion</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farming</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/landuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landuse</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://countercurrents.org/2024/01/the-animal-feed-industrys-impact-on-the-planet/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">countercurrents.org/2024/01/th</span><span class="invisible">e-animal-feed-industrys-impact-on-the-planet/</span></a></p>
Sun Cloud<p>“... while 1 billion people in the world don’t have access to clean drinking water, Americans are flushing 2.5 trillion gallons a year down a toilet.”</p><p>From <a href="https://solarcene.community/tags/NoImpactMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoImpactMan</span></a> by <a href="https://solarcene.community/tags/ColinBeavan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColinBeavan</span></a> 2009</p><p><a href="https://solarcene.community/tags/WaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterUse</span></a></p>
Dr. Jürgen Knödlseder<p>Hey <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> users, you are destroying our planet! <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/WaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterUse</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/PlanetaryBoundaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryBoundaries</span></a></p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/chatgpt-gpt4-iowa-ai-water-consumption-microsoft-f551fde98083d17a7e8d904f8be822c4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/chatgpt-gpt</span><span class="invisible">4-iowa-ai-water-consumption-microsoft-f551fde98083d17a7e8d904f8be822c4</span></a></p>
Stan Stewart aka muz4now<p>What is Water Sustainability: An Ultimate Guide to Efficient Use<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterUse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NaturalResources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalResources</span></a> <br><a href="https://theimpactinvestor.com/water-sustainability/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theimpactinvestor.com/water-su</span><span class="invisible">stainability/</span></a></p>
Sabine Hiller<p>Fascinating global <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/FoodSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSystem</span></a> analysis by Joseph Poore. It exposes the inefficiency of the current food system, and shows that a <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/plantbased" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plantbased</span></a> system would reduce global <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/farmland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farmland</span></a> by more than 75%, freeing up vast areas of land for <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rewilding</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/PlantBasedDiet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantBasedDiet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GHGs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GHGs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/eutrophication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eutrophication</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/acidification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acidification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/LandUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandUse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WaterUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterUse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/plantbasedTreaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plantbasedTreaty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateEmergency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAction</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/tXwt6vQ0Gi8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/tXwt6vQ0Gi8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Xenophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xenophobia</span></a> posing as positive policy: AZ revokes water drilling permits, for company growing <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Alfalfa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alfalfa</span></a> to ship to Saudi Arabia whose <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aquifers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aquifers</span></a> dried up in 2014 because of bad <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> policy around <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CattleWrecked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CattleWrecked</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/landscapes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landscapes</span></a>, instead of dealing with the #1 <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wateruse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wateruse</span></a> in the arid west. </p><p><a href="https://www.agdaily.com/crops/arizona-revokes-saudi-arabian-companys-well-drilling-permits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">agdaily.com/crops/arizona-revo</span><span class="invisible">kes-saudi-arabian-companys-well-drilling-permits/</span></a></p>
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