August 15, 2012
This video shows how a rainwater harvesting system works, from rooftop to rain garden. See how to set up a 3-tank system with a first flush […]
January 10, 2011
Image ©serpico via morguefile We think that cutting out your bottled water habit is the perfect New Year’s goal for 2011. So does the Environmental Working […]
November 29, 2010
Much of the global groundwater pumped out of aquifers for household use and irrigation ends up in the world’s oceans, depleting the aquifers faster than they […]
October 22, 2010
Dr. Kent Butler explains the benefits of rainwater harvesting. Water Rhapsody specializes in water conservation systems that include rainwater systems, rainwater tanks and gray water recycling […]
September 28, 2010
You don’t have to build your own home or spend a fortune to live a little more sustainably. Even if you’re renting there are a number […]
September 26, 2010
On a visit to South Africa, I walked into some Nigerian street hawkers in Johannesburg. One of them, noticing I was just visiting, commented, “Do you […]
September 25, 2010
Severe Water Shortage Think the arid West [USA] has cornered the market on water shortages? Think again. Thirty-six states foresee water shortages by 2013, as Americans […]
September 23, 2010
The newly introduced carbon tax policy is one of the urgent public policy responses that will assist the country in its efforts to reduce its carbon […]
August 30, 2010
Johannesburg – The SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has suspended a national strike in the water sector until Wednesday, a union official said on Monday. “Samwu […]
August 7, 2010
The provincial government plans to have 15 percent of all electricity used in the Western Cape generated from renewable energy sources – like wind, wave and […]
August 5, 2010
A team of 100 women have undertaken to spend a year cleaning up the Luvuvhu River in Thohoyandou, Limpopo. Addressing the launch of the Luvuvhu Adopt-A-River […]
July 15, 2010
Green roof design is being incorporated into more and more modern buildings. However, even an old roof can be modified into a green roof, watch the […]
July 12, 2010
Here’s an example of a homemade bio-sand water filter that is used for filtering rainwater collected in rain barrels. See an earlier post that explains how […]
June 23, 2010
Solve your hard-water hair problems with rainwater. People have been washing their hair with rainwater for years. Some claim it has mystical benefits, that your hair […]