May 9, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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The loss of eastern hemlock from forests in the Southern Appalachian region of the United States could permanently change the area’s hydrologic cycle, reports a new study. Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 26, 2013
by Kate Poole
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Kate Poole, Senior Attorney, San Francisco
A couple weeks ago, the State of California released the first of three installments describing its new draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) for restoring the Bay-Delta estuary. The s… Continue reading
January 29, 2013
by Kate Poole
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Kate Poole, Senior Attorney, San Francisco
Where does your water come from? And why should you care? After all, the Har-Bowl is nearly upon us, and the Oscars are not far behind. What information about California water… Continue reading
November 18, 2012
by Kate Poole
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Kate Poole, Senior Attorney, San Francisco
My colleague Ed Osann blogged recently about how new tiered water rates approved by the California Public Utilities Commission will allow water users to save money and make better use of our sc… Continue reading
July 19, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
If you live in the US and have been outside lately, chances are you don’t need to be reminded that this is the hottest summer many of us can remember, and al… Continue reading
July 16, 2012
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Manufacturing a single car requires hundreds of gallons of water and thousands of kilowatt-hours of energy – adding up to more than most individuals consume in several months. But Ford is looking to shrink the footprint of four-wheeled transportation by setting ambitious efficiency goals at its manufacturing plants. In Ford’s annual sustainabilty report released earlier [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookJune 21, 2012
by Barry Nelson
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Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco
One of the surprising conclusions of NRDC’s new paper on proposed western water pipelines is the number of such proposals in the Colorado River Basin. W… Continue reading
January 9, 2012
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September 26, 2011
by Alice Henly
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Alice Henly, Research Fellow, New York
Last week, the Seattle Business magazine announced its first-ever “Washington Green 50”, a list of 50 companies and organizations in Washington State that are leaders in environmental a… Continue reading
August 18, 2011
by Barry Nelson
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Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco The Colorado River flows as a slender thread through one of the driest regions in America. In addition to supporting natural beauty, recreation and critical ecosystems, the r… Continue reading
Share on FacebookAugust 18, 2011
by Ed Osann
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Ed Osann, Senior Policy Analyst, Santa Monica How many alarms can you sleep through? Two or three, maybe? How about ten years’ worth, or twenty, or thirty? Over the last several decades, the weight of evidence has steadily grown… Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 12, 2011
by Barry Nelson
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Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Water Program, San Francisco After years of being the state’s forgotten water management stepchild, the need to improve California’s nation-trailing groundwater management is beginning to get the attenti… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 15, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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What can city governments and major companies do to improve efficiency of water use, reduce their environmental impact, and deal with a changing climate? On the occasion of World Water Day, March 22, the Sustainable Cities Collective presents an exclus… Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 22, 2010
by Rebecca Hammer
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The 2010 U.S. Census results, released today, provide us with lots of new information about how America has grown in the past ten years. In particular, we can see that a great deal of that growth has taken place in the Southwest. If you ran… Continue reading
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