Dear Fellow Sustainability Advocates: During our regular meeting on October 27, the Sustainability Alliance of Southern California adopted the following official policy position regarding graywater use in Southern California: “It is the policy of…
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Inspirational Urban Homesteading in Australia
I recently had the opportunity to meet Author and Innovator Michael Mobbs, Sustainable Home, at his inner city home in Chippendale, Sydney. Here he is off the grid for water. He catches rainwater for showering, cooking, and…
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Technology: a blessing or a curse?
A link was sent to me involving this great story about a shower that filters the water through a plant system and turns it into potable water. It looks fun and interesting to someone who…
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Sydney Water
Sydney receives an average of 40 inches of rain per year as opposed to our 10 inches. Sydney residents pay .007 cents per gallon of water. Up from .004 cents per gallon in 2005. This…
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Aquaponics
A couple days ago I met two lovely people, Peter and Julie, here in Sydney. They are enthusiastic Permaculturists. They installed an aquaponics system in their backyard. In a large tank, they are growing fresh…
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Water Tanks 101
San Diego gets an average of 10 inches of rain a year. Most people don’t think that’s worth catching. But a 1000 square foot roof can catch 600 gallons of water in 1 inch of…
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FLOW
Irena Salinas film FLOW: For Love of Water is a comprehensive look at water issues around the world. Both moving and informative, FLOW shows us the struggles that communities from Michigan to India are undertaking…
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