Agua en el mundo: eficiencia, regulación, derechos y precio by Nicolás Boullosa on June 1, 2011 Por su valor estratégico, el agua dulce es a menudo comparada con el petróleo. A diferencia del combustible fósil, el agua es …
New suburb beauty: lawn care law, native lawn & groundcover by Kirsten Dirksen on February 4, 2011 We have a problem with grass in our country (pardon the bad pun), but we’re tackling symptoms, instead of the …
Why give up turf (mostly): a bluegrass lawn = parking lot by Kirsten Dirksen on January 13, 2011 In the resort area of Sun Valley, Idaho- like in so many American towns- the standard of backyard beauty is …
How native plants create drought-tolerant yards in Sun Valley, Idaho by Kirsten Dirksen on January 8, 2011 Sun Valley, Idaho landscape expert Kelly Weston likes to make clear native landscapes don’t have to be messy. “I have …
Urban composting toilet: poo from loo to garden in 1 year by Kirsten Dirksen on December 2, 2010 Flush toilets allow us to avoid confronting just how archaic our sewage systems are. Ninety percent of the world’s sewage …
Mark Twain’s "hideous place": the case for Mono Lake by Kirsten Dirksen on July 24, 2010 When Mark Twain visited Mono Lake in the 1860s he called it a “lifeless, treeless, hideous desert… the loneliest place …
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 …
How-to: rainwater collection system on my RV trailer by BioDieselHauling on March 22, 2009 I was inspired partly by a book lent to me by the first person I ever went out on a …
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 …
