Talk:Pacific Institute

Some proposed changes

Suggest replacing the first paragraph with this amended text: The Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security is a non-profit research institute created in 1987 to combine science-based research and analysis with active outreach to inform local, national, and international efforts to develop sustainable water policies. (Source: “About Us: Mission and Vision”. Pacific Institute. Retrieved 2017-10-23. http://pacinst.org/about-us/mission-and-vision/) The Pacific Institute’s stated mission is to “create and advance solutions to the world’s most pressing water challenges.” (Source: “About Us: Mission and Vision”. Pacific Institute. Retrieved 2017-10-23. http://pacinst.org/about-us/mission-and-vision/) Their main office is in Oakland, California (USA), with additional offices in Boulder, New York City, Seattle, and São Paulo. (Source: “Staff, Board, and Advisory Council”. Pacific Institute. Retrieved 2017-10-23. http://pacinst.org/about-us/staff-and-board/) 184.23.228.34 (talk) 23:15, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

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 Implemented I've added an infobox for the organization, and input information for a few of the categories for now. More can be added later. I suggest you peruse the infobox cell parameters to determine which additional information, if any, you'd like to have added. The article still needs additional sourcing that I'm sure it should have no problem obtaining; all the same, I've added the Refimprove template to alert other editors to this need. Regards, Spintendo ᔦᔭ 15:19, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

Additional proposed changes

Propose replacing the logo in the infobox with the current logo on pacinst.org (the Pacific Institute's 30th anniversary was in 2017). Also, propose editing the history section to the below text: The Pacific Institute’s stated mission is to “create and advance solutions to the world’s most pressing water challenges” (Source: “About Us: Mission and Vision”. Pacific Institute. Retrieved 2017-10-23. http://pacinst.org/about-us/mission-and-vision/). The Pacific Institute seeks solutions through interdisciplinary research, policy development, and strategic partnerships (Source: “Our Work: Our Approach”. Pacific Institute. Retrieved 2017-10-23). Since its founding, Pacific Institute staff has analyzed scientific and policy issues, published papers and reports (Sources: See, for example, reports in Science [2003] and Nature [2002]: Peter Gleick, "Global Freshwater Resources: Soft-Path Solutions for the 21st Century," State of the Planet, Science 302 (November 28, 2003): 1524–28. doi:10.1126/science.1089967. "Soft Water Paths," Nature 418 (July 25, 2002): 373), and provided both community workshops and high-level policy briefings around water, climate, energy, environmental security, and globalization (Sources: “Presentations, TV Stories, and News Shows”. Pacific Institute. Retrieved 2017-10-23. http://pacinst.org/multimedia/, “Newsletters: Talks, Panels, and Workshops by Pacific Institute Experts”. Pacific Institute. Retrieved 2017-10-23. http://pacinst.org/media-center/online-updates/talks/, “Media Center: Pacific Institute Press Releases”. Pacific Institute. Retrieved 2017-10-23. http://pacinst.org/media-center/press-releases/). Additionally, the Pacific Institute has developed and promoted new thinking about sustainable water resources management and use and defined the concept of peak water (Sources: Gleick, Peter H.; Palaniappan, Meena (2010-04-08). "Peak Water: Conceptual and Practical Limits to Freshwater Withdrawal and Use". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107 (25): 11155–11162. doi:10.1073/pnas.1004812107, Gleick, Peter H.; Palaniappan, Meena (August 2011). "On the Waterfront". Water Resources. 2: 41–49).

Jason Morrison joined the Pacific Institute in 1993 and now serves as president (Source: “About Us: Staff, Board, and Advisory Council”. Pacific Institute. Retrieved 2017-10-23. http://pacinst.org/about-us/staff-and-board/). He also serves as Head of the CEO Water Mandate, an initiative of the United Nations Global Compact, and is co-founder of the Alliance for Water Stewardship (Source: “Staff, Board, and Advisory Council: Jason Morrison”. Pacific Institute. Retrieved 2017-10-23. http://pacinst.org/about-us/staff-and-board/jason-morrison/). Peter Gleick co-founded and directed the Pacific Institute from 1987-- 2016 (Source: “Biography”. Peter H. Gleick. Retrieved 2017-11-8. http://www.gleick.com/about-peter-gleick.html).

Since 1987, Pacific Institute staff have published more than 100 Pacific Institute reports and peer-reviewed journal articles (Source: “See All Publications”. Pacific Institute. Retrieved 2017-10-23. http://pacinst.org/publications/see-all-publications/). Pacific Institute staff regularly present at general and academic conferences (Source: “Newsletters: Talks, Panels, and Workshops by Pacific Institute Experts”. Pacific Institute. Retrieved 2017-10-23. http://pacinst.org/media-center/online-updates/talks/). Pacific Institute staff have also testified at state and federal legislative hearings (Sources: “Testimony of Heather S. Cooley and Dr. Juliet Christian-Smith to the United States Congress”. Pacific Institute. Retrieved 2017-11-17. https://www.markey.senate.gov/GlobalWarming/files/HRG/061809agriculture/CooleyTestimony.pdf, "Seawater Desalination”. California State Assembly Select Committee on Coastal Protection and Access to Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-11-17. http://coastalprotection.assembly.ca.gov/seawaterdesalinationimpacts, “Comments on the Revised Draft EIR for the Cachuma Water Rights Hearing”. California State Water Resources Control Board. Retrieved 2017-11-17. https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/hearings/cachuma/comments_rdeir/pacific_institute/pi2007sept27.pdf).

73.162.132.38 (talk) 00:25, 5 January 2018 (UTC)