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==Heartland Institute== |
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On February 20, 2012, Gleick admitted |
On February 20, 2012, Gleick admitted being sent documents by mail from [[The Heartland Institute]], a conservative tax exempt 'think tank' which expose it as being heavily involved in lobbying and funding controversial scientists such as [[Fred Singer]] and [[Bob Carter]], and then had them sent by email, enabling him to perform a [[whistleblower]] role and publicly release them. |
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He described this act as "a serious lapse of [his] own and professional judgment and ethics." <ref name="gleick">[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-h-gleick/-the-origin-of-the-heartl_b_1289669.html The Origin of the Heartland Documents], [[Peter Gleick]], 2012-02-20, [[Huffington Post]]</ref> |
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[[Andrew Revkin]] wrote at the ''[[New York Times]]'' that "Gleick has admitted to an act that leaves his reputation in ruins ... " <ref>[http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/20/peter-gleick-admits-to-deception-in-obtaining-heartland-climate-files/ "Peter Gleick Admits to Deception in Obtaining Heartland Climate Files"] by Andrew Revkin, New York Times "Dot Earth", February 20, 2012.</ref> |
[[Andrew Revkin]] wrote at the ''[[New York Times]]'' that "Gleick has admitted to an act that leaves his reputation in ruins ... " <ref>[http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/20/peter-gleick-admits-to-deception-in-obtaining-heartland-climate-files/ "Peter Gleick Admits to Deception in Obtaining Heartland Climate Files"] by Andrew Revkin, New York Times "Dot Earth", February 20, 2012.</ref> |
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Dr. Peter H. Gleick (born 1956) is a scientist working on issues related to the environment, economic development, and international security, with a focus on global freshwater challenges. He works at the Pacific Institute in Oakland, California, which he co-founded in 1987. In 2003 he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for his work on water resources. Among the issues he has addressed are conflicts over water resources [1], the impacts of climate change on water resources, the human right to water, and the problems of the billions of people without safe, affordable, and reliable water and sanitation. In 2006 he was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
Gleick received a B.S. from Yale University and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Energy and Resources from the University of California, Berkeley, with a focus on hydroclimatology. His dissertation was the first to model the regional impacts of climate change on water resources.[1][2][3].
Gleick also produced some of the earliest work on the links between environmental issues, especially water and climate change, and international security, identifying a long history of conflicts over water resources and the use of water as both a weapon and target of war.[4][5][6]
Gleick is the editor of the biennial series on the state of the world's water, called The World's Water,[2] published by Island Press, Washington, D.C., regularly provides testimony to the United States Congress and state legislatures, and has published many scientific articles. He serves as a major source of information on water and climate issues for the media, and has been featured on CNBC, CNN, Fox Business, Fresh Air with Terry Gross [3], NPR, in articles in The New Yorker,[4] and many other outlets. He has also been featured in a wide range of water-related documentary films, including "Running Dry" [5], "Flow: For Love of Water" [6], accepted for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, and "Last Call at the Oasis" (from Participant Media) [7]. In 2010 his book "Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water" [8] was published by Island Press.
Gleick lectures dozens of times a year on global water resource challenges and solutions, climate science and policy, and the integrity of science. In 2008, he presented the Abel Wolman Distinguished Lecture at the United States National Academy of Sciences. He was a 2009 Keynote Lecturer at the Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College. In 2011, Gleick received the IWRA Ven Te Chow Memorial Award [9].
He is the brother of noted author James Gleick and editor Elizabeth Gleick.
Films
Gleick is featured in Jim Thebaut's documentaries Running Dry, Irena Salina's feature documentary Flow: For Love of Water, and Jessica Yu and Elise Pearlstein's 2011 feature documentary Last Call at the Oasis.
He served on the scientific advisory boards of Thirst, Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk, and other water-related films.
Heartland Institute
On February 20, 2012, Gleick admitted being sent documents by mail from The Heartland Institute, a conservative tax exempt 'think tank' which expose it as being heavily involved in lobbying and funding controversial scientists such as Fred Singer and Bob Carter, and then had them sent by email, enabling him to perform a whistleblower role and publicly release them.
He described this act as "a serious lapse of [his] own and professional judgment and ethics." [7]
Andrew Revkin wrote at the New York Times that "Gleick has admitted to an act that leaves his reputation in ruins ... " [8]
Honors
- 1999 Elected Academician of the International Water Academy, Oslo, Norway.
- 2001 Named by the BBC as a "Visionary on the Environment" in its Essential Guide to the 21st Century.
- 2001 Appointed to Water Science and Technology Board of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
- 2003 MacArthur Fellow "Genius Award".
- 2005 Elected Fellow of the International Water Resources Association.
- 2006 Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
- 2006 Elected Member of the United States National Academy of Sciences.
- 2008 Selected to Present the Abel Wolman Distinguished Lecture at the United States National Academy of Sciences, April 23, 2008, Washington, D.C.
- 2008 Named by Wired Magazine as "one of 15 people the next President should listen to." Wired Magazine: The 2008 Smart List
- 2009 Keynote Lecturer at the Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN. [10]
- 2010 Named "Visionary: A Catalyst for an Enlightened Future" in the Los Angeles Times Magazine Section, January 3, 2010.
- 2011 Winner, along with his Pacific Institute of the first U.S. Water Prize.
- 2011 Winner of the IWRA Ven Te Chow Memorial Award.
Books
- Peter H. Gleick (editor), Water in Crisis: A Guide to the World's Fresh Water Resources. Oxford University Press, New York, 1993.
- Peter H. Gleick, The World's Water 1998-1999 (Volume 1): The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources. Island Press, Washington D.C., 1998.
- Peter H. Gleick, The World's Water 2000-2001 (Volume 2): The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources. Island Press, Washington D.C., 2000.
- Peter H. Gleick and associates, The World's Water 2002-2003 (Volume 3): The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources. Island Press, Washington D.C., 2002.
- Peter H. Gleick and associates, The World's Water 2004-2005 (Volume 4): The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources. Island Press, Washington D.C., 2004.
- Peter H. Gleick and associates, The World's Water 2006-2007 (Volume 5): The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources. Island Press, Washington D.C., 2006.
- Peter H. Gleick and associates, The World's Water 2008-2009 (Volume 6); The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources. Island Press, Washington D.C., 2008.
- Peter H. Gleick and associates, The World's Water (Volume 7): The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources. Island Press, Washington D.C., 2011.
- Peter H. Gleick, Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water. Island Press, Washington D.C., 2010 Bottled and Sold
References
- ^ Gleick, P.H. (1986). "Methods for evaluating the regional hydrologic impacts of global climatic changes". Journal of Hydrology. 88. Journal of Hydrology: 97–116.
- ^ Gleick, P.H. (1986). "The development and testing of a water balance model for climate impact assessment: Modeling the Sacramento Basin". Water Resources Research. 23 (6). Water Resources Research: 1049–1061.
- ^ Gleick, P.H. (1986). "Regional hydrologic consequences of increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide and other trace gases". Climatic Change. 10 (2). Climatic Change: 137–161.
- ^ Gleick, P.H. (1989). "Greenhouse warming and international politics: Problems facing developing countries". Ambio. 18 (6). Ambio: 333–339.
- ^ Gleick, P.H. (1989). "The implications of global climatic changes for international security". Climatic Change. 15 (1/2). Climatic Change: 309–325.
- ^ Gleick, P.H. (1993). "Water and conflict". International Security. 18 (1). International Security: 79–112.
- ^ The Origin of the Heartland Documents, Peter Gleick, 2012-02-20, Huffington Post
- ^ "Peter Gleick Admits to Deception in Obtaining Heartland Climate Files" by Andrew Revkin, New York Times "Dot Earth", February 20, 2012.