Monday, January 24, 2011
Water Scarcity and Conservation in the National News
There are many books, articles, and news stories about the whys and hows of water conservation. Here's a recent broadcast story by CBS news. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6073970n&tag=related;photovideo
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Beaver Creek -- from Ruin to Rehabilitation, Part 3
Green Infrastructure is Basis of Smart Growth
Note: The first three articles of this blog tell the story --12 years in the making -- of how a stream is making a comeback. The residents who live in the Beaver Creek watershed, about two dozen government agencies and community organizations, and a variety of scientists are bringing the degraded stream back to life. The Beaver Creek story shows what people can do when armed with both knowledge and know-how.
Village life has attractive attributes.
There’s something to be said for the ways of the past. With the hurried development that’s occurred in the last several decades, we may have forgotten about the beneficial aspects of small town life – the ease with which we could walk to the neighborhood deli for lunch, pick up a prescription at the pharmacy and purchase some locally grown fruits and vegetables at a produce stand.
Village life has attractive attributes.
There’s something to be said for the ways of the past. With the hurried development that’s occurred in the last several decades, we may have forgotten about the beneficial aspects of small town life – the ease with which we could walk to the neighborhood deli for lunch, pick up a prescription at the pharmacy and purchase some locally grown fruits and vegetables at a produce stand.
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