Climate Change and Water Workgroup
Kerry-Lieberman Community Adaptation Sign-On letter
Attached is a draft sign-on letter urging senators to support community water infrastructure adaptation as an essential component of comprehensive climate and energy legislation. The letter also calls for direct funding to states and municipalities to help upgrade and adapt critical water infrastructure to a more volatile and uncertain climate. Kerry-Lieberman Community Adaptation Sign-on.
CWN at Energy and Climate Change Conference
CWN Executive Director Natalie Roy joined Walter McLeod from EcoCapitol LLC, Monique Dawson and other activists at the "Energy and Climate Change: Economic Implications and Opportunities" conference being held on Thursday, January 28th, 2010. This landmark Summit attracted leaders from prominent national organizations representing minorities and vulnerable populations in a dialogue aimed at developing a set of principles to be presented to key policy officials in Washington and around the country on climate change.
Food for Thought Articles
One of Clean Water Network's important roles is to share information as well as inspire and facilitate discussion on new ideas and approaches amongst our extensive and diverse membership. As part of that mission, CWN will periodically post to the website longer more in-depth articles on key topics and issues that are important to the clean water community. This first installment is an opinion/informational piece that is designed to foster discussion amongst CWN members on water pollution and agriculture.
Copenhagen's missing ingredient: water
Scientists stress water's profound link with climate change, yet delegates at next week's conference have deleted water from the working draft of a binding environmental treaty.
By James G. Workman
LA Times Op-Ed
November 30, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-workman30-2009nov30,0,1355625.story
Group Support Letter for American Clean Energy and Security Act
Letter supporting passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 signed by twenty nine groups that work with the Clean Water Network.
Legislative and Administrative Water Priorities
Comprehensive list of the Clean Water Network's legislative and administrative recommendations for the New Administration and 111th Congress.