Dirty Water Bill
August 8th, 2011 by Michelle Ly in General
Earlier this month the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favour of HR 2018, largely along partisan lines, by a count of 239 to 184. The Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011, nicknamed the “dirty water bill” by many concerned environmental groups, rolls back many safeguards that were part of 1972’s Clean Wate...
June 2nd, 2011 by Racquel Foran in General
To read the headlines one would think that oil is the world’s most important resource. Everything revolves around oil production and prices – the co...
Tags: endangered, oil, rivers, water
April 15th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Friday File
April is Arizona’s Water Awareness Month, and the Arizona Department of Water Resources is celebrating with a whole month of water conservation ideas. Th...
Tags: Arizona, Conservation, water
April 4th, 2011 by Susie Hill in General
Invasive species are popping up all over North America, leaving lawmakers desperate to find solutions to this ever-increasing problem.
In Eastern Canada th...
Tags: emerald ash border beetle, invasive, trees, water, zebra mussel
March 4th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Friday File
Arizona’s Park & Co.’s website is all about water conservation. They also have a webpage filled with games and fun information.
Tip Tank is a fun concentra...
Tags: Conservation, games, water
Voters Favor Environment
March 1st, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
A new survey has found that a majority of voters in the Rocky Mountain region regard clean water, air and land that sustains wildlife as very important, despite a poor economy, reports the Denver Post.
Two thirds of surveyed voters in Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah...
Fun Water Conservation
January 7th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Fun Stuff
Fairfax Water has some fun water conservation information available on their website. They remind us that our bodies are 70% water, and our lungs are 90% water. Thus, people can live only a few days without water. And without water, our planet would...
Tags: Conservation, water
Mali Humanitarians
December 8th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Humanitarian
There’s an interesting article in JOM Magazine about some Iowa State University students who went on a two week humanitarian project in Mali, Africa. Mali is one of our world’s ten poorest countries, and the students were helping a village work ...
Tags: Africa, energy, Humanitarian, remote communities, student, water
Conservation Agriculture
December 6th, 2010 by Susie Hill in Conservation
A recent study published in the Trocaire Development Review focuses on three semi-arid districts in Zimbabwe in order to demonstrate the positive effects of conservation agriculture on farmers in developing countries.
Conservation agriculture has bee...
Tags: agriculture, Climate Change, Conservation, farm, sustainable, water
Water Conservation
November 8th, 2010 by Maryam Fejvai in Conservation
Tucson, Arizona has been recognized for its water conservation program, reports Tuscon Citizen.com. The ‘Arizona Water Meter’ considered fifteen Arizona communities and evaluated them using seven criteria including per-capita water use and community-based co...
Tags: Arizona, Conservation, garden, pesticides, plant, water
Questions for Political Candidates
October 12th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley and Caitlin Hill in General
In a recent Q & A period with Colorado’s three gubernatorial (political) candidates, several environmental, conservation and wildlife groups raised important questions in regards to conservation, energy and the economy, reports The Colorado Indepen...
Tags: candidates, Colorado, Conservation, energy, environmental, political, questions, water, Wildlife
Water Economics
September 16th, 2010 by Susie Hill in Climate Change
Los Angeles is one of the busiest cities in the world and is home to natural wonders such as the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Monica Mountains, not to mention Hollywood. Many people dream of living in such a beautiful place. Yet, according to an article in...
1.9 Million Gallons of Water
September 9th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in General
Four Paradise Valley, Arizona, families managed to save a total of over 1.9 million gallons of water in just one year, reports MarketWatch. Even as I cheer them on, I am also shocked at just how much water 4 Arizona families could have blown through in 1 year if they didn’t care. Maybe that’s what happe...
Water Footprints
August 25th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
It’s August, hot in many places, and “everyone” is talking about water. A lot of water may be used in summertime for lawns and swimming pools, but we all have a year round footprint that uses an amazing amount of water. As WWF Canada recen...
Tags: energy, environmental, petition, sustainable, water, WWF Canada
Wilderness Safaris Responds
July 28th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in General
Chris Roche of Wilderness Safaris contacted me following our article “Assessing Puma’s Practices”. You can read their 5 page press release responding to a 3 page letter from Survival International, and some additional information, online at...
