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Water, it doesn’t grow on trees
This week, we celebrate World Water Day on March 22. Water , our most under-appreciated, under-priced commodity, is worth celebrating. It sustains us. And if you’ve been reading or watching the news...
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Harmful levels of arsenic and selenium found in water near gas fracking...
From Green Right Now Reports Texas researchers have found elevated levels of arsenic and selenium in drinking water near gas drilling sites in the Barnett Shale, according to a peer-reviewed study...
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Water: What’s really terrifying
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now This past week, about 300,000 people in West Virginia got to sample what life is like when you can’t just turn on a tap and draw out a stream of clean water for...
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How to dispose of excess, expired prescription drugs
GRN Reports Would like some mood stabilizers and anti-convulsants with your lunch? You might be getting some some in that glass of water you just ordered with your sandwich. It’s true. Various studies...
View ArticleSave water in the garden with this ancient method
Have you discovered ollas yet? Don’t worry if you haven’t, you’re only about 3,000 or so years behind the ancient peoples who used these in early agriculture. Here’s Austin’s Natural Gardener John...
View ArticleTour de Faux Pas: Lance Armstrong Becomes Austin’s Top HH Water Consumer
By Barbara Kessler Lance Armstrong may have to take his own advice and "dare to change" his life after being outed as the city's biggest water guzzler, using a whopping 222,900 gallons of water in...
View ArticleTighter energy guidelines for dishwashers
By Barbara Kessler Our refrigerators, which can be the biggest electricity hogs of all household appliances, have been getting the once-over from the Energy Star program for several years now, with...
View ArticleA flush of excitement greets composting toilets
It’s been a strange week. I'm blushing, because wherever I go, I am confronted by flushing. First came news that actor and green activist Ed Begley is endorsing two composting toilets. Leave it to Ed...
View ArticleAnti-fracking groups gear up for protest in New York
The New Yorkers Against Fracking coalition is planning a rally in Albany to urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo to keep fracking out of the state. Opponents of fracking in the Empire State are worried that draft...
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