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Water Supplies

Off-grid systems 2.0 – water

December 15, 2020February 26, 2009 by Thomas Christiansen

How viable is it to be ‘off-grid’ with water? There are low-tech solutions which are a throwback to the way many of our great-grandparents must have lived. But consider instead Singapore’s “Four Taps” water strategy to decrease reliance on water imports.

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Washing Dishes at EntropyPawsed

December 15, 2020February 25, 2009 by Bonnie Gifford MD

At EntropyPawsed, we have a hand pump well. This reminds us at least daily of our water usage. This daily reminder encouraged us to develop our current system of dish washing in which we use about one gallon of water to wash the dishes.

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Water & environment – Feb 20

December 15, 2020February 20, 2009 by Staff

CERA and WEF: Water Resources a Growing Challenge for Energy
Los Angeles nears water rationing
A World Without Water
Australian householders to be charged for each flush of toilet

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China – Feb 19

December 15, 2020February 19, 2009 by Staff

China’s growing appetite for U.S.-style meat production
Less is more approach to fertiliser could boost farmers
Parched China to slash water consumption by 60%

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Food & agriculture – Feb 13

December 15, 2020February 13, 2009 by Staff

Our culture of wasting food will one day leave us hungry
Catastrophic Fall in 2009 Global Food Production
The Geopolitics of Food Scarcity

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Solutions & sustainability – Feb 11

December 15, 2020February 11, 2009 by Staff

How to Get Your Home Off the Water “Grid”
EntropyPawsed Water Use
“When Technology Fails” (book review)

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Water & climate – Feb 8

December 15, 2020February 8, 2009 by Staff

Peter Gleick on peak water
Tweet. Meet. Give (for water’s sake)
Ice collapse ‘could raise sea levels 20 feet’
Oceans are the new atmosphere
China declares an emergency amid worst drought in 50 years

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ODAC Newsletter – Feb 6

December 15, 2020February 6, 2009 by Staff

A weekly review from a UK perspective.

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Water & environment – Jan 23

December 15, 2020January 23, 2009 by Staff

When will the water run out?
Old-Growth Forests Dying Off in U.S. West
Ecologists warn the planet is running short of water

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Water – Jan 11

December 15, 2020January 11, 2009 by Staff

A sea of troubles (The Economist)
LA water cops hunt wasteful faucets, sprinklers
Flow: Who owns the world’s water?

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UK & Europe – Jan 2

December 15, 2020January 2, 2009 by Staff

UK: We’re wasting too much water
Green revolution stalls on cheap oil
Farming pesticide ban ‘too far too fast’

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Energy industry – Dec 23

December 15, 2020December 23, 2008 by Staff

State concerned about waste water from new gas wells
Amazon pollution case could cost Chevron billions
How the West’s Energy Boom Could Threaten Drinking Water for 1 in 12 Americans

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