On February 13, 2014, NASA Ames hosted the California Sustainable and Resilient Art/Speaker Tour. The Tour featured paintings by California artists Michael Killen and Harry Cohen. At the reception, John Laird, California Secretary for Natural Resources described California’s water strategy. A few days after the reception TV talk show host Michael Killen discussed Laird’s remarks with Brian Schmidt, Vice Chair, Santa Clara Valley Water District, on the TV program, Michael On Sustainability.