Los Angeles Times Reporter Bettina Boxall

I Cover Water. And I Can’t Stand Hearing You Talk of Our State’s ‘Water Wars.’

Bettina Boxall is the water and environmental reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Before moderating a panel on how California and the world can learn to live with less water, she offered a warning in the Zócalo green room: If you know what’s good for you, you won’t mention “California’s water wars” in her presence.

Chance of Rain Publisher Emily Green

How Mad Cow Disease Changed My Life

Emily Green is publisher and editor of the website Chance of Rain. Previously, she was a staff writer for The Independent and The New Statesman in the U.K. and a …

Environmental Attorney Peter Culp

What Do You Call 10 Lawyers Chained Together at the Bottom of the Ocean?

Peter Culp is a Phoenix-based attorney who practices in the areas of water and natural resources, environmental, and federal Indian law. Before participating in a panel on how much water …

Occidental Biologist Gretchen North

She Studies the Ecology of Plants, But That Doesn’t Mean She Can Grow Them

Occidental College biologist Gretchen North studies the ecology of arid-land plant species. Before participating in a panel on water’s deadly force, she offered her thoughts on L.A.’s most underrated and …

Westlands Water District’s Jason Peltier

He’s Not a Fan of L.A., But He Likes Feeding Angelenos

Jason Peltier is chief deputy manager of the Westlands Water District, which provides agricultural water for over 600,000 acres in the western San Joaquin Valley. Before participating in a panel on …

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Robert Lempert

A Decision-Making Expert Who’s Pretty Pleased With His Own Choices

Robert Lempert is a senior scientist at the RAND Corporation and director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for Longer Range Global Policy and the Future Human Condition. He was …