The world’s driest desert is expanding in Chile
California is not the only place yearning for rain and snow fall. In Chile, Santiago city, which consists of 7 million people, is experiencing its driest year since 1996. The Andes mountains supply most...
Good News California!
According to LA times, there is finally some good news about California’s drought and water usage. According to the officials who track water usage, in the month of May California’s residents were able to...
Student uses solar power to create safe drinking water
Science & Technology News Since 1998 posted an interesting article about an MIT PhD student, Natasha Wright, who studied mechanical engineering, and designed a solar powered system that makes water safe to drink for rural,...
A Community in California Unites to Conserve Water
“Now is the time for Water Conservation,” says the village manager from a spiritual community called Ananda, located in Northern Sierra Nevada foothils just outside of Nevada City. The Ananda community of 800 acres of land consists...
NASA’s Satellite Systems show we’re all running out of water
BIG news! The Washington Post article by Todd C. Frankel on June 16 says, “more than half of Earth’s 37 largest aquifers are being depleted, according to gravitational data from the GRACE satellite system.” What are...
Politics and Obama’s New Clean Water Act
There’s an informative post by The Washington Post (June 7) about Obama’s administration releasing new regulations for the New Clean Water Act (CWA). The new law is designed to protect specific bodies of water...
Reusing Gray Water
What is gray water? According to the article posted by U.S. News, it’s typically the”…gently-used runoff from bathroom sinks, showers, bathtubs and washing machines.” Why reuse your gray water? Well if you’re a Californian...
FLUORIDE IN WATER CAUSING SPLOTCHY TEETH
Fox News posted an interesting article on Health and the effects of fluoridating water on teeth, especially for children. “One study found about 2 out of 5 adolescents had tooth streaking or spottiness [due...
ALL CALIFORNIANS NEED TO STEP UP
The Wall Street Journal posted an article on Apirl 19th, about cities in California that follow Gov. Brown’s notice to cut back on water will receive rewards for doing so early on. “All Californians...
CALIFORNIA’S FARMERS AND WATER USE
The Sacramento Bee posted some interesting water facts: “According to the Public Policy Institute of California, about 9 million acres of farmland in the state are irrigated, representing about 80 percent of all...
A SIMPLE SOLUTION FOR CALIFORNIA’S DROUGHT
Could charging realistic prices for water drastically change the way people choose to use water today? For Californians, it may just be the solution for saving water. If you had to pay a lot...
Water Conservation Not Taken Seriously
According to the article posted by FENIT NIRAPPIL, Associated Press, the month of February was the worst month for California’s water conservation since last summer, despite the horrendous effects of the drought state-wide. The...
California’s Summer Looks Dangerous For Fire Season
More than 50 million people in the Northern United States are affected by the drought, according to the article posted by The Washington Post on April 1st. Gov. Jerry Brown is strongly announcing new...
SAVING WATER
Let’s get to it. The time is past when we can be nonchalant about wasting water. A little or a lot isn’t the bigger issue. That we stop wasting any of it is. When...
WATER PIPES GENERATE ELECTRICITY
Portland Oregon, in partnership with Lucid Energy, has installed water pipes with turbines in a portion of its water distribution system. What a great concept for hydropower! Let’s get this going all over the...
WATER SURVEY FOR CALIFORNIANS
According to another post by ACWA, a statewide survey was just posted by Public Policy Institute of California, which indicated that about 66% of Californians say, “…the water supply in their region is a big problem...
CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCY NEW POLICY
ACWA (Association of California Water Agencies) is working on a new policy to help California cope with the changes from its fourth year of drought. California’s continually changing climate and risk of destructive...
$1 BILLION IN FUNDING FOR DROUGHT RELIEF
The latest news on California’s drought is that Gov. Jerry Brown and Legislative Leaders have passed a bill that will help devastated communities in two ways: 1) $1 billion in funding will be used for drought relief,...
NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT WATER HEATERS
According to an article posted by Erin Cargile for kxan on March 10, 2015, “The U.S. Department of Energy will start enforcing new energy efficiency standards for hot water heaters April 16. The updates to...
THE LATEST NEWS FOR CALIFORNIA’S DROUGHT
The latest news about California entering its fourth year of drought is that many farmers (and thus everyone in the States who eats produce) will be widely affected. According to a CNBC Agricultural article...
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