Addressing the Accumulating Threats to the West’s Water Supply

May 21, 2016

Woods Co-Director Buzz Thompson and Woods affiliate David Kennedy explain the historical forces that have brought the entire region to this critical juncture, and explore some promising solutions going forward.

Stormwater as a Drought Solution

September 16, 2015

Stanford researchers are working with local and federal agencies in Los Angeles, Sonoma and other drought-stricken California cities in an unprecedented effort to capture and reuse stormwater. The approach could be part of a solution not only to water shortages but also to run-off laced with pesticides and other chemicals that can contaminate beaches and contribute to oxygen-choking, fish-killing algae blooms. Read more: http://stanford.io/1Kehbom

Professor Buzz Thompson on Need for Policy Changes to Combat Drought

April 9, 2015

Barton "Buzz" Tompson, Perry L. McCarty director of the Stanford Woods Institute, discusses California's historic drought and the urgent need for policy changes that encourage real conservation, better management of the state's water system, and incentives to foster new water technology research. He sites research done at Stanford as an example, where new technology has been developed to recycled water while also creating energy.

California Drought Panel - Water In The West

March 4, 2015

Next Generation Environmental Solutions | 10th Anniversary Symposium

November 11, 2014

Ten years ago, few researchers and experts crossed disciplines to collaborate in pursuit of environmental solutions. Today, thanks in part to the pioneering work of the Stanford Woods Institute, the landscape has changed dramatically. To mark that progress and lay the groundwork for future collaborative breakthroughs, Woods hosted a tenth anniversary symposium on Nov. 11, 2014. The event, moderated by School of Earth Sciences Dean Pamela Matson and San Jose Mercury News reporter Paul Rogers, brought together Stanford researchers, students and their colleagues in the water, conservation, sustainable development and public health fields.

Business of Sustainability Summit 2014 | Highlights

May 5, 2014

The Business of Sustainability Summit 2014 engaged a diverse cohort of 54 CEOs, chief sustainability officers, and business unit heads from 47 companies including AT&T, Annie's Inc., Airbnb, Chevron, Disney, Gap, General Motors, Kaiser Permanente, LinkedIn, McKinsey, Method, Starbucks, Wells Fargo, Yahoo and a small group of Woods faculty from all seven Stanford schools.. Watch more videos from this event.

Chris Field: Connecting the Dots

April 18, 2014

Senior Fellow Chris Field discusses major United Nations climate change report at Connecting the Dots, an event, co-sponsored by the Stanford Woods Institute, that brought together experts from a range of disciplines to discuss the interconnections and interactions among humanity’s need for and use of climate, energy, food, water and environmental resources. Field is co-chair of an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change working group that published in April 2014 a report on climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. Read more.

Dry Times Call For New Approaches

February 28, 2014

At a panel organized by Water in the West, a joint program of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Bill Lane Center for the American West, experts discussed causes, policy implications and possible responses to California's historic drought.
Read more: http://stanford.io/1n24iSa

Buzz Thompson: A federal role in state water management?

March 25, 2013

Presentation by Stanford Woods Institute Co-Director Buzz Thompson to Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review conference - March 22, 2013.