Archive for the 'Water Ecology' Category
The Mike Nowak Show: Confidant to the Nascent Gardener, Organic Ambassador to the World
1 Comment Published by Seamus Ford April 15th, 2009 in Diet/Nutrition/Eating, Recycling, Social Responsibility, Water Ecology, landscaping.I was thrilled by how knowledgeable Mike Novak and I even got to even share about Low Carbon Home on the radio.
John McCain’s awful environmental record
0 Comments Published by gadfly September 21st, 2008 in Commentary, Politics/Voting, Social Responsibility, Water Ecology.Joseph Romm’s post at Salon today, pretty much sums it up as “John McCain’s Hot Air“.The Sales & Marketing folks that have bombarded the US with McCain = Maverick pitch have only helped themselves rake in cash. The rest of us are left holding the bag – and believe me we don’t know what’s in [...]
When you put something in the trash, what are you really throwing away?
0 Comments Published by Seamus Ford July 23rd, 2008 in Activism, Commentary, Trees, Water Ecology, Wilderness.It is often said that forests are renewable resources. While this is technically true, it is not unconditional.
The massive efficiencies that we have been able to create in developing our modern society are truly amazing. But meeting the demands of an ever increasing population is putting a burden on the natural [...]
Why are people talking about Rain Barrels?
0 Comments Published by Seamus Ford July 13th, 2008 in Activism, Home, Water Ecology, landscaping.I live in the Great Lakes region and for the millions of us who do, water is abundant, rain is regular and plentiful, so why would a non-profit organization in Madison, Wisconsin be advocating the use of rain barrels?
A rain barrel acts as cistern that captures rain water from your downspout and and [...]
