Archive for the 'Water' Category


Contribute to the Joint City County Water Study

Monday, April 21st, 2008

The City of Tucson and Pima County invite your early input into the recently launched Joint City/County Water and Wastewater Infrastructure, Supply, and Planning Study. They invite you to share your input on how to make the study process open, inclusive and transparent by submitting your suggestions to us in writing or by attending the [...]

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Where to Water

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

By Katherine Kizilos, published December 5, 2007 by The Age (Australia)
The inventor of permaculture is among those calling for backyard farmers to be freed from water restrictions. Katherine Kizilos reports.
In a drought year, during an era of climate change, what does it mean to be a responsible gardener? Cactuses, paving and a sculpture near [...]

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The Climate Cycle is the Water Cycle

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Today, March 22nd, is World Water Day, an international observance that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. Worldwide, we see an abundance of water problems. We also see an abundance of solutions.
On this World Water Day, thousands of people, mostly children, will die from preventable [...]

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Sustainable Tucson to Follow Up Dr. Jackie King’s Visit

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

Co writers: Madeline Kiser and Lindianne Sarno
Sustainable Tucson will be holding a series of meetings is to follow up on Dr. Jackie King’s visit this past summer. City Councilwoman Karin Uhlich is particularly interested in Tucson’s followup to Dr. King’s visit. Below is an excellent article about her visit, which appeared in [...]

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Home Sustainable Home by Tim Vanderpool

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Here’s a story from the Tucson Weekly about Sustainable Tucson’s hero, Brad Lancaster.
Home Sustainable Home
A tour of eco-friendly Tucson houses shows the possibilities for a brighter future
By TIM VANDERPOOL
http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Currents/Content?oid=oid:88379
There’s an insurgent joy to the clipped power cables poking from Brad Lancaster’s home. And there’s a defiant beauty to the lush enclave that surrounds his [...]

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Emerging Water Shortages by Lester Brown

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

Africa’s Lake Chad, once a landmark for astronauts circling the earth, is now difficult for them to locate. Surrounded by Chad, Niger, and Nigeria—three countries with some of the world’s fastest-growing populations—the lake has shrunk by 95 percent since the 1960s. The soaring demand for irrigation water in that area is draining dry the rivers [...]

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