keynote speaker: Cynthia Barnett

We are excited to have Cynthia Barnett, an award-winning journalist, as our keynote speaker. She will discuss her new book, Blue Revolution, scheduled to be released two days prior to the conference. In her book, Cynthia reports on the many ways one of the most water-rich nations on the planet has squandered its way to scarcity, and argues the best solution is also the simplest and least expensive: a water ethic for America.

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From backyard grottoes in California to sinkholes swallowing chunks of Florida, Blue Revolution exposes how the nations green craze has largely missed waterthe No. 1 environmental concern of most Americans. But the book is big on inspiration, too. Blue Revolution combines investigative reporting with solutions from around the nation and the globe. Reporting from San Antonio to Singapore, long-time journalist Cynthia Barnett illustrates how local communities and entire nations have come together in a shared ethic to dramatically reduce consumption and live within their water means. The first book to call for a national water ethic, Blue Revolution is also a powerful meditation on water and community in America.

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Barnetts clarion call to her fellow citizens imagines an America where its ethically wrong to waste water. Using compelling stories from around the globe, she shows that Americas future depends upon our coming to value water not only in the price we pay, but with profound appreciation for each drop.Robert
Glennon, author of Unquenchable: Americas Water Crisis and What to Do About It

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The roots of a new water ethic are found in the practices of millions of individuals, businesses, and other organizations around the world. Barnett shows how good water use practices can go viral, with massive benefits for society and nature. Blue Revolution offers affordable, practical, down-to-earth solutions for Americas water crisis.Stephen R. Carpenter, Director of the
Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Winner of the 2011 Stockholm Water Prize

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The book provides an eye-opening overview of the complexity of our water-use problems and offers optimistic but practical solutions.Publishers Weekly

topics:
A new water ethic? South Carolinas new water planning efforts. Legislative updates concerning water issues in North Carolina. Developing the longest urban whitewater course in the world in Columbus, Georgia. Restoration of the Reedy River and Falls Park in Greenville, SC Gas shale extraction. Status of the Georgia, Florida, and Alabama Water Wars. Water supply and FERC relicensing. Integrated water supply planning. Climate adaptation. Energy water nexus. Georgias statewide water planning effort.

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Networking event overlooking Reedy River Falls in downtown Greenville. Bonus pre-conference workshop on Low Impact Development for Stormwater management in the Carolinas and Georgia. Screening Chattahoochee from Water War to Water Vision documentary with the lmmakers.
Bill Holman, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions Billy Turner, past president of the Water Environment Federation and former president of Columbus Water Works Knox White, Mayor of the City of Greenville Rhett Turner, President of Red Sky Productions, Ed Saxon and Chris Petry, Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority Gerrit Jbsis, Southeast Regional Director for American Rivers Tom Fransen, North Carolina Division of Water Resources Dyke Spenser, General Manager of the Powdersville Water District Scott Willett, General Manager of the Anderson County Regional Joint Water System Linda MacGregor, Georgia EPD Gene Eidson, Ph.D, Clemson University Jim Calabria, Ph.D., University of Georgia David Baize, SCDHEC Bill Hunt, Ph.D, NC State Tanya Blalock, Georgia Power Company

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