water conservation

From now until June 5th–World Environment Day–Budweiser is asking men to stop shaving and grow a beard in order to conserve water. Budweiser’s campaign, “Grow One. Save a Million.” is being powered in partnership with Chad Pregracke, the founder of the Environmental non-profit Living Lands and Waters, which helps protect,… Read the rest

Recently, I had a chance to interview Eric Karch, Chair of the River des Peres Watershed Coalition (mission of the coalition: promote awareness of rivers and respect for water) and Professional Engineer (Civil) specializing in Water Resources at Reitz & Jens, Inc., a 45-year-old St Louis firm specializing in geotechnical … Read the rest

Happy World Water Day!

Having grown up in the beautiful Chicagoland area in the 80s, my water needs were strictly as follows:
#1: Water from hose to power clown-face sprinkler, fill water balloons, and hose off muddy dirt-bike/self
#2: Water from faucet to occasionally brush teeth and occasionally make Hi-C… Read the rest

In our medal-count-leading country, Olympic athletes remind us that preparation leads to success. However, as seen in dealing with the financial crisis, the environmental crisis and the health care crisis, our politicians would rather put off preparation and prevention until well after it’s too late.
Politicians will be politicians.
Therefore,… Read the rest

I drink water. My pets drink water. My plants drink water. The list of water-based necessities goes on and on and on. And, inevitably, the amount of water gushing out of our faucets goes on and on and… you get it. But water is not… Read the rest an abundant resource and it