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LET'S REFRAME THE DISCOURSE OF WATER CONSERVATION
July 31, 2009
BY MADDALENA SERRA Let's be more conscious about water by reframing our discourse. We in Southern California are living in a permanent state of water scarcity. We have to change our mindset and think of water conservation in a different way. Think...
TAKE ACTION: REPORT WATER WASTE
July 31, 2009
We've all witnessed water abuse: broken sprinklers flooding a sidewalk, sprinklers spraying on rainy days, hoses left running.With the state of California in its third year of drought, and with imported supplies of water in decline, cities and...
Still Thrill-Seeking After 90 Years
July 31, 2009
Angeles Chapter Historian Bob Cates and Joe Douglass holding his Birthday Cake. PHOTO BY BOBCAT THOMPSON On July 15, about 22 Midweek Hikers met to climb four miles up the Pacific Crest Trail to Big Buck Camp near Mt. Gleason in the...
WATER COMMITTEE CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY WITH A WIN
July 31, 2009
This wise, water-loving owl created by the Water Conservation Committee raises awareness about water conservation throughout Southern California and throughout this issue of Southern Sierran. The Water Committee celebrates its first...
THE WATER-ENERGY NEXUS
July 31, 2009
In Southern California, water use is inextricably linked with energy consumption PHOTO BY RAQUEL RANCIER Treating and distributing water in California requires 19% of the electricity used in California, and 30% of natural gas consumed in...
TIPS
July 31, 2009
TIP #1 It seems that no matter how hard we try, we cannot get away from plastic jugs or bottles. So how about combining your water saving and with reusing your waste? Any plastic bottle with a cap will do, but the larger the better. Here...
California Clean Water Law
July 31, 2009
Vice Chair, Conservation Legal Committee Restoring Protections for Wetlands and Impermanent Streams. California was in the forefront of environmental law when it enacted the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act in 1970. This law set up state...
L.A. Wants to Go Coal-Free; How You Can Help!
July 31, 2009
Vote with your feet: show up to support solar power in L.A. and the green jobs it will bring. Would you like to help bring more solar energy to Los Angeles? Now thereâs a way for you to make a big difference in switching our city from...
Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Water
July 31, 2009
Replanting areas subject to heavy erosion improves watersheds and water PHOTO BY TIM WORLEY John Muir famously said, Tug on anything at all and you'll find it connected to everything else in the universe. Gifford Pinchot, a contemporary...
INCENTIVE PRICING A KEY COMPONENT TO REDUCE WATER USE
July 31, 2009
BY DAVID CAMPBELL Water Committee In spite of the frequent news and announcements about the lack of snow on the State's mountains, low levels in reservoirs, and the resulting damage to farms and fish, many urban residents are complaining about, or...