Results for keyword: water use
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What is Xeriscaping?
The seven basic principles of Xeriscaping are explained
by Michelle Nijhuis, Aug 21, 2006 -
Saving water from the sky
In Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands, Tucson author Brad Lancaster gives a hands-on inspirational guide for how to harvest the desert Southwest’s rare moisture
by Marge Pellegrino, May 29, 2006 -
California, here we come
California has a lot to teach the Interior West – particularly about clean energy and water conservation
by Paul Larmer, May 01, 2006 -
Trouble in the Delta
The San Francisco Bay-Delta Authority votes to disband, even as the Bay-Delta itself -- beset by high water exports, disappearing fish and declining water quality – may be dying
by Matt Jenkins, Feb 06, 2006 -
Gray water, green living
Brian Moore has retrofitted his house in Phoenix, Ariz., to enable him to re-use water and live more sustainably
by Hilary Watts, Jan 23, 2006 -
The more the West changes, the more it stays the same
In DeVoto’s West, Edward K. Muller has collected 22 of Bernard DeVoto’s entertaining and thought-provoking Harper’s magazine columns about the West
by Laura Paskus, Jun 27, 2005 -
How low will Vegas go for water?
Patricia Mulroy of the Southern Nevada Water Authority has ambitious plans for getting yet more water for Las Vegas from intake pipes in Lake Mead
by Matt Jenkins, Jun 13, 2005 -
Uranium miners go back underground
With prices rising and government support, uranium mining is booming in western Colorado
by J.M. McCord, Jun 13, 2005 -
Idaho gets smart about water
Idaho is weathering the drought by taking a new, scientific approach to managing water use among its farmers
by Rocky Barker, Jun 13, 2005 -
A massive restoration program may have nothing left to save
Fish populations are plunging in the California Delta even as the CalFed Bay-Delta Authority considers exporting yet more water
by Matt Weiser, May 30, 2005






