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India's Water Future
Are Interbasin Water Transfers a Solution? India’s magificant Himalayan mountains Water flows in abundance from the rooftop of the world Photo: Michel Dalle Editor’s Note: India and China have...
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Affordable Green Homes
A few months ago we toured the “Idea House,” sponsored by Sunset Magazine, located in the lower Mission District of San Francisco. The building was fascinating – two units, three stories – with one...
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Only an extreme libertarian would claim there is no role for government. In the face of population growth, aging infrastructure, and myriad new, cleaner and more sustainable ways to deliver energy,...
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Sustainable High Density
Modern urban centers from Manhattan to Hong Kong now boast neighborhoods that house well over 100,000 people per square mile, while providing their inhabitants an excellent quality of life. As world...
View ArticleWater Requirements are an Issue for Adopting Renewable Energies
TONOPAH, Nev., Oct. 2 (UPI) — Renewable energy solutions, while answering the energy problems of the United States, also can require billions of gallons of water annually and could cause conflicts over...
View ArticleCalifornia's Napa Valley Vineyards Losing Water
ST. HELENA, Calif., Dec. 21 (UPI) — Slowing the rate of delivery would reduce the amount of water lost in vineyards in California’s Napa Valley, a Stanford researcher said. Using water efficiently is a...
View ArticleRain Harvesting Saves Tucson Water Supply
TUCSON, Dec. 28 (UPI) — Tucson’s push to use rainwater to meet landscaping needs could serve as a model for dry regions throughout the nation, Arizona environmentalists said. Beginning next year, new...
View ArticleLos Angeles Eyeing Rainwater Ordinance
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 (UPI) — A proposal by the Los Angeles Department of Public Works would make builders of developments and new homes capture and reuse rainwater runoff, official said. The ordinance,...
View ArticleSydney's $1.7 Billion Desalination Plant
SYDNEY, Feb. 1 (UPI) — A $1.7 billion desalination plant has opened in Sydney, expected to supply up to 15 percent of the area’s water needs. The seawater reverse-osmosis facility in the southern...
View ArticleThomas, Etheridge Support Water Initiative
LOS ANGELES, March 10 (UPI) — U.S. singers Melissa Etheridge and Rob Thomas are to take part in the global water initiative Dow Live Earth Run for Water. Live Earth, organizer of the Dow Live Earth Run...
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