Sierra Club decries plan for Texas ‘Water Grid’ that would pipe water around...
GRN Reports Sierra Club warned today that a proposed law that would pave the wave for a Texas ‘water grid’ — a system of pipelines, reservoirs to pump water around the state — is a ‘California-style...
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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