Even though to most of us draught may seem like something out of our place and time, because we have plenty of fresh water for all our daily needs, the fact is that 38 States of America presently are coping with draught problems! Moreover, many ecology experts believe that the biggest future deficit would not [...]
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I live in Winnipeg, a city in Canada of 650,000 people.
As a boy of 14, my Grandfather introduced me to investing by taking me to what was then called the “boardroom” of an investment house. It had a large electronic board and the bid, ask and trades of stock whipped across the board. My [...]
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What’s gray, clear and green all over, the best guilt-free way to water your lawn and garden? Instead of sending all that nearly clean water from your tub soak down the drain, send it out to soak your roses. Self-styled gray water guerillas have recycled household water on the sly for years. But now thanks [...]
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Kudos to L.A.! Faced with a dire water shortage from a brutal 3-year drought, Californians were asked earlier this year to cut their water usage by 10%, then another 10% and in some water districts 20%. That’s a tall order, but Los Angeles residents have far exceeded water conservation expectations. According to the Los Angeles [...]
As campers know, America’s national parks are not exactly known for their toilet facilities. Sure you can find flush toilets at visitor centers located near towns, but the farther out into the wilderness you travel, the more likely you are to encounter smelly pit toilets. You can’t travel much farther out than the wilds of [...]
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A three-year drought has California reeling under a water crisis that threatens to cripple the state. The water emergency has forced drastic mandatory cuts in water use and sent water rates soaring. Water shortages have forced the state to choose between supplying water to its people or its farms. It’s a choice more states will [...]
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Water footprints are making a big splash in environmental circles. “H2O is the next CO2,” said Nicholas Eisenberger of GreenOrder, a sustainable business consulting firm, in an article on The Christian Science Monitor online. Like carbon footprints, water footprints measure the amount of water used by a person, business or government.
Why the need for gimmicky measurements? [...]
We can learn much from our children. Many of the recycling and conservation practices we have implemented as a family started with information our children learned in school. Our children aren’t shy about pointing out things we could do differently to save water, recycle more, protect the environment or live a greener lifestyle. I’m reminded [...]
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You can get people to act by threatening them with a stick, but they’ll do what you want willingly if you reward them with a carrot. That’s the idea behind carrotmobs, a new grass roots phenomenon that’s sprung up to support eco-friendly businesses and products like SelectAFlush dual flush toilet retrofit kits.
Carrotmobs are an about-face [...]
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Climate change is happening now, top government scientists warn in a new report. Alarming changes are already occurring across the U.S. with devastating consequences for agriculture, water sources, the economy and Americans’ daily lives. And that’s the purpose of the report, to increase the country’s sense of urgency about the real threats posed by climate change [...]