This summer I bought and then blended the idea combination of grass seed for my drive way. We have a large tree right in the middle of it which means paving it, putting in paving stones or really doing anything with it isn’t going to happen. Instead I decided to copy my neighbour across the [...]
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The Cost of Urban Water | The amount of people living in cities is constantly rising. This asks for good solutions in terms of water supply and management. This visualization looks at the cost of water in major cities and their development over the past 3 years. Related Wendy and I watched Season 1 of [...]
Rebate for low flow toilets?
Saskatoon’s environmental advisory committee is calling for a rebate to encourage citizens to cut back on water use. Rebates of $50 to $100 for people who purchase low-flow toilets are available in most western Canadian cities, the report notes, putting Saskatoon “significantly behind the curve.” The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority offers a $50 rebate for the [...]
Dam It Jim!
There are 2.5 million dams blocking U.S. rivers and streams and 85% of them are past their 50 year life expectancy. Popular Mechanics shows how the world’s biggest dam removal will return Washington’s Elwha River to its free-flowing state. In the fall of 2008, Lake Mills, the 415-acre reservoir above the Glines Canyon Dam, will [...]
The River That Once Ran Through It
Canadian Geographic has a great article on how the South Saskatchewan River is in danger of running dry. The true danger is hard to know. A 2009 report by World Wildlife Fund Canada called it the country’s most-threatened river. Yet record rains this year have caused floods and widespread crop damage. Amid such climatic uncertainty, [...]
