The experts say yes – and this could mean some really, really bad news for residents of Nevada and California. I just finished reading an article in one of my favorite magazines, Good, about how Lake Mead’s water level dropped 14 feet last year and the Bureau of Reclamation predicts it will drop another [...]
OK, don’t stop washing them – just stop washing them so often! This week’s Do One Thing is to advise you that when you wash your clothes too often, a few things happen:
1. Your clothes don’t last as long.
2. You use more water & detergent than necessary.
Water is one of our most precious resources, [...]
Dear EarthTalk: What effects do fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides used on residential lawns or on farms have on nearby water bodies like rivers, streams—or even the ocean for those of us who live near the shore?
With the advent of the so-called Green Revolution in the second half of the 20th century—when farmers began to [...]
This week’s Do One Thing is about something I have carried with me since I first moved to California – the use of water to clean off driveways and sidewalks. Could anything be more asinine than to use fresh water instead of a broom to remove debris? I often witnessed shopowners spraying clean, fresh [...]
