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This past fall, the city council of Tucson approved regulations requiring all new homes being built in the city after mid-2010 to include plumbing for a graywater system. Graywater is the water that … more →

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the ecovillage at The Farm

Li Pallas wrote 5 days ago: Here are some lovely photos of the Ecovillage Training Center and some of the natural building proje … more →

Tags: Compost, Composting Toilet, earthen floor, Ecovillage, graywater processing ponds, green roof, Greenhouse, Natural Building, photo voltaics

Drop by Drop: Water Conservation Tips for your Barn — 1 comment

blackburnarch wrote 1 month ago: Recently, I spoke with LA Pomeroy, a writer from Holistic Horse Magazine to discuss Blackburn greenb … more →

Tags: Barns, Eco-Friendly, efficient, Energy Efficient, Environmental Protection Agency, greywater, Greywater system, harvesting rainwater, harvesting stormwater

Urban Homesteaders Plant Ideas at Film Fest. — 5 comments

Social Justice Teacher wrote 1 month ago: Jules Dervaes seeks his kid's input before answering a question from the audience after the fil … more →

Tags: an edible history of humanity, bike blender, California, convenience, cottonwood enivironmental film festival, Encinitas, federal assistance, food stamps, Foreign Policy magazine

Fate of Gray Water Reuse in California

Rob D wrote 2 months ago: There was much excitement last summer with the passage of Senate Bill 1258 (Lowenthal) in July of 20 … more →

Tags: Global, Green, Stormwater, water, California, gray water, grey water, greywater, Löwenthal

Watering Trees from my Washing Machine

Joe Linton wrote 4 months ago: That's my washwater, flowing out onto a mulch bed! A few weeks ago, the Greywater Guerillas vis … more →

Tags: gardening, Lessons, Water Conservation

they drink my bathwater.

dori wrote 5 months ago: i was never much of a bather. i guess i was too impatient to wait for it to fill, too much in a hurr … more →

Tags: spirituality, writing, sustainability, Magick, Homesteading, Ritual, Bathing, organic, gardening

Graywater in the Desert

Going Green Consultant wrote 6 months ago: This past fall, the city council of Tucson approved regulations requiring all new homes being built … more →

Tags: Water Conservation, Tucson

Graywater: A New Solution to a Vanishing Resource

Going Green Consultant wrote 7 months ago: graywater system Have you ever stopped to consider how much drinking water is being used for lands … more →

Tags: Water Conservation, Going Green

Mystery Unclogged Part I — 1 comment

citizengoat wrote 1 year ago: by Sarah at ProgressiveKid Spoiler alert: If you have maintained any illusions that your drains are … more →

Tags: Living Green, Consuming, Parenting, climate change, nitrogen, Phosphates, pathogens, bacteria, FLUSH

Gray water.

o0savantgarde0o wrote 1 year ago: Since the regional water shortage has been weighing heavily on my mind today, I figured this would b … more →

Tags: What to do, gray water, greywater, grey water, Conservation, Conserve, water, Shower, toilet

Comparing Apples and Oranges: A Problem for the New Green Consumer

frankschulteladbeck wrote 1 year ago: I make plans for my home with each new year. Much of these plans is an on-going project to improve m … more →

Tags: Mortgages/Finances, energy effieciency, Green Home, Saving Money

Cruise Ship Waste--EPA Comment period

Anastasia Tarmann Lynch wrote 1 year ago: Just in from EPA news briefs. For the next 45 days the public has a chance to comment on its Draft C … more →

Tags: Public Comments, Environment, oily bilge water, solid waste, hazardous waste, waste stream, Cruise Ships, invasive species, Discharge