Jan 18
Power to the people…who united to protect hundreds of acres of green space around Cleveland. Get inspired: When the last big plot of open land in Parma, Ohio was slated for development, a group of proactive citizens formed to save the 80-acre stretch of land. And they didn’t stop there! Derek Schafer of the West …
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Jun 02
Wanna shrink that water footprint? Take a look at the food you’re eating. Listen up: Here’s some food for thought: More than 90 percent of our water footprint relates to water usage in agriculture—which means the food we eat is our biggest use of water. Fresh water comprises just 2.5 percent of the world’s supply, …
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Dec 20
Elevators and water slides for fish may sound straight out of Dr. Seuss—but they actually exist in Michigan. Listen up: Sturgeon go back to their home river to spawn. And for half the sturgeon in Lake Michigan, that means the Menominee River. But hydroelectric dams block the river, forcing the fish to lay their eggs …
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Sep 23
Chicagoans now have double the incentive to conserve water, thanks to a voluntary new metering program. Listen up: When there’s a flat rate for water, it’s easy to overlook how much you use—and therefore easy to inadvertently waste it. So the City of Chicago has a promising new solution up its sleeve. To give residents …
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Jan 12
The water that comes out of our taps is a drop in the bucket compared to the water that it takes to make the products and food we buy. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: Tracing your water footprint… …on this CurrentCast. It’s often said that the average American uses eighty to one hundred gallons of …
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