Tips from a Greywater Guerrilla: the bathroom by Kirsten Dirksen on July 14, 2009 While there’s a growing trend to re-use our home’s water (except for what we send down the toilet), there are …
American cosmetics: a dumping ground for chemicals by Kirsten Dirksen on July 3, 2009 Personal care and cosmetic products in the U.S. are a dumping ground for mostly untested chemicals. “Under federal law, companies …
Chemicals in the U.S.: “innocent until proven guilty” by Kirsten Dirksen on July 2, 2009 The system for regulating chemicals in the United States is broken. “Chemicals in the United States are too frequently, almost …
Greywater 101: replumbing your kitchen sink by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 If you’ve decided to replumb your home to reuse your household greywater (everything but the toilet water), the first thing …
Living small: when home is a 150-square-foot RV by Kirsten Dirksen on April 6, 2009 They only get about 7-10 mpg, but RVs can be environmentally friendly… when parked. “What I use in electricity and …
Greywater 101: washing machines and happy raspberry plants by Kirsten Dirksen on November 10, 2008 “Washing machines are usually the best place to start with greywater because they produce a lot of water and they …
Greywater 101: how to replumb your bathroom by Kirsten Dirksen on October 15, 2008 Most of the water we use and dispose of in our homes is not really dirty, it’s simply grey. Greywater …
How to reuse your home's water by faircompanies on September 11, 2008 By, at times illegally, replumbing their bathrooms, kitchens and laundry rooms, “greywater guerrillas” worldwide are preventing millions of gallons of …
My new life: accidental "green" rep and writer by BioDieselHauling on August 21, 2008 I never set out, intended, nor expected to become a representative of the environmental movement, an activist, or really anyone …
Summary of not-very-thought-out rant on pending video by BioDieselHauling on August 1, 2008 A few weeks ago the creators of *faircompanies came to my home with cameras, and I gave a tour of my …
