Water Use

Mining Groundwater for Profit: The Cadiz Project

Peter H. Gleick | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Mojave Desert, Water Use, Water Use Efficiency, Water, Conservation, Groundwater, Aquifer, Cadiz, Cadiz Project Environment, Cadiz Project, Green News
Peter H. Gleick

If there were no adverse consequences of this kind of water mining, and if all that mattered was money, then perhaps using up this stock of water and turning it into a private good would make sense -- at least to the project owners.

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NY Times vs. Organic Farmers -- It's the Golf Courses Stupid!

Ann Gentry | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Water Use, Elisabeth Rosenthal, Larry Jacobs, Organic, Organic Farming, New York Times, Del Cabo, Water, Ann Gentry, Real Food Daily, Food News
Ann Gentry

NY Times vs. Organic Farmers - It's the Golf Courses Stupid! I'm always amused by PR efforts to demonize organic farmers. When I started Real Food Da...

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What Do You Know? Water Conservation and Efficiency Actually Work

Peter H. Gleick | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Water Use, Water Efficiency, San Diego, Water, Colorado River, Municipal-Water-Systems, Water Conservation, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Green News
Peter H. Gleick

The Colorado River basin still faces a seriously difficult future as long as population continues to grow, and as climatic changes become more evident, altering streamflow volumes, timing, and quality.

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Has the U.S. Passed the Point of Peak Water?

Peter H. Gleick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Water Use, Peak Water, Peak Oil, China, Water, Colorado River, Ogalalla, Green News
Peter H. Gleick

There is strong evidence that the United States may have already passed the points of peak water, including peak renewable, nonrenewable, and ecological water, in many watersheds, especially (but not exclusively) in the more arid West.

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Colorado River Water Consumption Now Exceeds Annual Supply

The Denver Post | Bruce Finley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Water Use, Drought, Climate Change, Colorado River Basin, Running Out of Water, Colorado River, Front Range, Water Rights, Water Conservation, Colorado River Water Conservation District, Denver News

Colorado River water consumed yearly for agriculture and by the 30 million Westerners who rely on it now exceeds the total annual flow. A growing a...

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Carbon Disclosure Project Asks Companies To Come Clean On Water Use

Mother Nature Network | E.B. Solomont | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Water Use, Carbon Disclosure Project, Company Water Use, Water, Water Shortage, Business Water Use, Climate Change, Corporations Water, Water Crisis, Green News

Hoping to capitalize on the success of its carbon-reporting program, a leading nonprofit is asking major corporations to disclose water consumption....

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Water Bills Go Up In Down Economy As Usage Drops

AP | CLARKE CANFIELD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Water Bills, Utility Bills, Utilities, Water Research Foundation, Water Use, Water Usage, Green News

PORTLAND, Maine — The grim economy is hitting some consumers in the wallet in yet another way: their water bills. Many water utilities are rais...

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Colorado Water Use Explodes On The Western Slope

The Denver Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nevada, Water Use, Drought, Colorado, Colorado River, Utah, Colorado Springs, Mountain States, Denver News

Colorado Front Range residents are using less water, but some parts of the Western Slope have seen per capita water use explode in the past decade, ac...

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Single LA fire Consumes One Year's Worth Of Water

news.xinhuanet.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Water Use, Wildfires, California Wildfires, Station Fire, Water Use Wildfires, Water, LA Wildfires, Natural Disasters, Green News

Firefighting aircraft have dropped about 1.7 million gallons of water and nearly 700,000 gallons of fire-retardant chemicals in an effort to put out t...

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Can The Dutch Help Us Avoid Another Katrina?

AP | TOBY STERLING | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Epa, Water Use, Water, Environment, Lisa Jackson, Green News

AMSTERDAM — The U.S.' chief environmental official said Tuesday that America can learn much from the way the Dutch manage water _ focusing more ...

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Reuse Water From Cooking Veggies

recyclethis.co.uk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food, Reuse, Water Use, Eating Matters, Reducing Waste, Water, Green News

Like with the freshly boiled water from Wednesday, it seems a waste of power to just power it down the drain when we're done. With pasta or potatoes,...

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River Reversal: Chicago's Special Anniversary

Debra Shore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mwrd, Asian Carp, Chicago River, Water Use, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Water, Chicago Rain Barrels, Chicago Water Supply, Great Lakes Compact, Chicago News
Debra Shore

For Chicago and our region to have a robust economy - and a healthy ecology - for the 21st century, we will be asked to embrace a new paradigm, that of stewardship.

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Solar Water Heater Connects Owners To The Changing Seasons

Treehugger | Sami Grover | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Solar Water Heater, Environment, Water Use, Water, Solar Power, Money Saving, Green News

Solar Connects You to the Seasons Earlier this week I shared my experiences of installing solar water heating, and included a quote from Transition To...

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Air Tanker Drops On Wildfires: Just For Show?

Los Angeles Times | Julie Cart and Bettina Boxall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Water Use, Waste of Energy, California Wildfires, Waste of Water, Helicopter Water Drops, Wildfires, Fire, Fire Department Helicopters, California, Extreme Weather, Green News

Fire commanders say they are often pressured to order planes and helicopters into action on major fires even when the aircraft won't do any good. Such...

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Stat Grok: Lawns by the Numbers

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Environment, Petroleum Use, Water Use, Lawns, Green News
Bill Chameides

We Americans love our lawns, no question. But maybe all that love is clouding our judgment.

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