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Cash for Crappers: TheGreenGrok’s Cash for Crappers program asks you to “just say no” to wasteful toilets while stimulating the ailing bathroom appliance industry. by erica — last modified Sep 08, 2009 08:57 AM — filed under: toilets, waste, natural resources, dual-flush, low-flush, water, sustainability, water savings, Do It Yourself, technology — Relevance: 1%
Is There Enough Water to ‘Grow’ Ethanol?: <p>A recent study points out that when it comes to water usage, where your ethanol is brewed really matters.</p> by erica — last modified Jun 23, 2009 02:02 PM — filed under: natural resources, energy, corn, corn ethanol, legislation, water, ethanol, biofuels — Relevance: 1%
Drought Blues: In the US of A, most of us have been glued to our TV sets riveted by the political battle being waged in DC and beyond over the stimulus package. For others, ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 11:59 AM — filed under: water, Australia, farmers, floods, global warming, United Kingdom, China, heat waves, wild fires, California, drought — Relevance: 1%
A Visit to Ground Zero in the Climate Change Sweepstakes: I visited Nepal last week for the first time in 15 years. Back then, Nepal was a cool place to test your metal on a trek. Today, it is a disaster-in-the-making ... by erica — last modified May 06, 2009 09:39 AM — filed under: grok video, climate change, Himalayas, Nepal, global warming, research, water, glaciers, science, rivers — Relevance: 1%
Hong Kong Journal: This is my second dispatch from Hong Kong, where I am helping City University of Hong Kong develop a new Energy and Environment program. Hong Kong is known as ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:59 PM — filed under: waste, air quality, business, air pollution, Pearl River, energy, natural gas, water, global economy, Guandong Province, water pollution, factories, Hong Kong, industry — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Lawns by the Numbers: It’s summertime, and the living is easy -- unless you live in a neighborhood like mine, where the endless drone of lawnmowers, leaf blowers, and other assorted ... by erica — last modified May 04, 2009 03:07 PM — filed under: toxins, Statistically Speaking, water, statistically speaking, health — Relevance: 1%
The U.A.E. and the U.S.: While in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on business last week, I expected to find an alien country. What I found instead was a place maybe not so foreign after ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:55 PM — filed under: oil, business, natural gas, United Arab Emirates, energy, recycling, water, coal, solar, renewable energy, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Go Green by Eating More of Your Greens: A recent statistic from the American Museum of Natural History's new water exhibit got me thinking about one of the boldest steps any of us can take to lead a ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:22 PM — filed under: animals, food, climate change, energy, greenhouse gases, global warming, water, health, water pollution, methane — Relevance: 1%
Tapping the Wind and Sun to Save Water: Everyone knows we need green energy to fight global warming. But there’s another big reason to tap renewable power sources –- not enough water. by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:26 PM — filed under: natural gas, climate change, energy, Yellowstone River, Alabama, Texas, electricity, nuclear, Montana, renewable energy, Oklahoma, power plants, Georgia, Florida, water, solar, drought, industry, Rio Grande, coal, Gulf of Mexico, Anasazi, wind — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Water: Water is essential to life -- in more ways than we think. Our first installment of Statistical Grok tells quite a story. by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:22 PM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, statistically speaking, water, natural resources — Relevance: 1%
Environmental Roundup: From coastal wetlands and "green" tissue paper to getting the lead out, here are four environmental news items theGreenGrok thought you might want to know ... by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 02:25 PM — filed under: wetlands, air quality, lead, air pollution, water, health, recycled paper, Environmental Protection Agency, waste — Relevance: 1%
Grok Image: The Aral Sea – Geo-Engineering Gone Awry: Pop Quiz: How do you turn the world’s fourth largest lake into three salty lakes and a desert? by erica — last modified Jul 23, 2009 06:38 PM — filed under: Lake Huron, Aral Sea, Aral Karakum Desert, Army Corps of Engineers, desertification, Utah, lakes, Uzbekistan, geo-engineering, health, water, Kazakhstan, Great Salt Lake — Relevance: 1%
Forget Mackerel. Holy Bass.: The Clean Water Act is no longer keeping our water clean. by erica — last modified Sep 16, 2009 05:08 PM — filed under: intersex fish, Richard Nixon, dead zone, policy, fish, legislation, endocrine disrupters, water, Clean Water Act, water pollution, nutrient runoff, fertilizer, politics, waste, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Living on the Edge: Are there limits to how much we can grow as a society and survive? by erica — last modified Sep 28, 2009 03:39 PM — filed under: social science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, climate change, nutrient runoff, water pollution, climate disruption, agriculture, Anthropocene, The Limits to Growth, boundaries, particulate matter, ocean acidification, carbon dioxide emissions, oceans, global warming, water, chemical pollution, Holocene, climate, biodiversity, Thomas Malthus, ozone hole, Club of Rome, pollution — Relevance: 1%
On Thinner Ice: New satellite, new instrument, same result: glaciers are thinning. by erica — last modified Sep 29, 2009 01:31 PM — filed under: sea level rise, Greenland, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, pulse of the planet, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, water, ice sheets, Antarctica, ice, temperatures — Relevance: 1%

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