On AlterNet: conservation
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "conservation"
Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. November 4, 2009.
It is possible to improve the efficiency of water use and such improvements eliminate the need for expensive and environmentally damaging new supply.
Tina McCarthy, EcoSalon. October 14, 2009.
Find out facts like how many million gallons per day the Tiger Woods Golf Course uses or the amount of water you can save by cutting your shower just one minute.
Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. September 28, 2009.
Recently, Australia drastically reduced its per capita water usage. So what's the holdup stateside?
Melinda Burns, Miller-McCune.com. August 3, 2009.
The state has got a plan to cut water use 20 percent by 2020. Is it realistic? And will rate increases spur revolt?
Tom Kenworthy, Kari Manlove, Climate Progress. April 10, 2009.
The relationship between energy and water use is beginning to get more attention by U.S. policymakers.
E.B. Boyd, Conscious Choice. February 2, 2009.
From an Amazonian rainforest to a Santa Cruz Canyon, activists are discovering if you can map it, you can save it.
Abigail Brown, Water For The Ages AlterNet: PEEK. January 5, 2009.
A water activists sees if she can live on 13 gallons a day -- the minimal amount of water deemed necessary for healthy living.
Carole Bass, Yale Environment 360. December 5, 2008.
The world's biggest untapped energy source, according to energy expert Amory Lovins, is efficiency. But don't call it "conservation."
David Korten, YES! Magazine. June 27, 2008.
In a time when the old order is shattering, a global movement is emerging to challenge the use of war as a tool of statecraft.
Enrique Gili, IPS News. June 24, 2008.
The Southern border region is inundated with trash, the waste of two large cities, illegal dumping and maquiladoras.
A Siegel, Energy Smart AlterNet: PEEK. April 30, 2008.
In Montgomery County, energy-smart building codes are opposed by local builders with the backing of the EPA.
Tara Lohan, AlterNet. March 22, 2008.
What's your water footprint? Add up your water use with the H2O Calculator.
Jennifer Jaquet, The Tyee. February 24, 2007.
With fish suppliers changing the names of seafood to avoid catch limits, the only way to preserve fish stocks is by electing politicians committed to conservation and tight regulation.