tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-39205117834116542932008-07-21T10:27:00.000-07:002008-07-21T10:39:08.633-07:00<!-- put the first or teaser paragraph here -->As I noted in the previous two posts, the Public Policy Institute of California has just released a new report that is being used by everyone who has a mega-project idea for the solution to California's Water Problems. Today, it was the subject of the first hour of discussion on <a href="http://www.kqed.org/programs/radio/forum/">Forum</a> (KQED's call in talk show). Panel consisted of:<br /><ul><li> Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, campaign director for Restore the Delta</li><li> Ellen Hanak, associate director and senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California</li><li> Jeff Kightlinger, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California</li><li> Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific Institute</li></ul><span class="fullpost"><br />It was a very informative hour. The biases were easy to see. I was glad that Peter Gleick made the point that the environmental view is a weak player in the game of allocating water. The PPIC Report calls for the abandonment of many acres of prime farm land. <br /><br />Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla did a good job of pointing out the economic issues that had not been considered in the report. <br /><br />I would urge everyone to listen to the report later in the day or tomorrow. It is not yet available online, but will be. <br /></span>Weshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15684763427526399228noreply@blogger.com