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Irrigation Irritation
Agricultural Water Efficiency May Do More Harm Than Good Using water more efficiently in farming may ultimately increase long-term water shortages, warn some water experts. Although efficiency efforts — such […]
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More advice on recycling batteries
Dear Umbra, I’ve been turning in my used alkaline batteries at the local drug store’s photo department, mine being Savon here in Southern California. It appears they recycle their spent […]
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Umbra on tankless water heaters
Dear Umbra, While you were warning folks to plan ahead for a potential water-tank failure, I thought you should mention the natural gas heat-on-demand systems that they should use to […]
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Umbra on wood stoves
Dear Umbra, When you suggested that someone may want wood heat because it “makes you feel like a country stud,” you made an erroneous assumption — that your audience is […]
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That Ken-do Spirit
London’s Mayor Pushes Solar Panels London’s lefty mayor, known (either fondly or derisively, depending on whom you talk to) as “Red Ken” Livingstone, is calling for the “vast majority” of […]
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Streaming Media
Judge Bans Pesticide Use Near Northwest Salmon Runs A federal judge Thursday banned the use of a wide range of pesticides in and around thousands of miles of waterways in […]
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Leipzig Lizards!
World’s Largest Solar Energy Plant Planned for Germany The world’s largest solar energy plant — projected to meet the power demands of some 1,800 households — will soon start soaking […]
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English Beat
U.K. Sets Ambitious CO2 Reduction Goals The British government yesterday announced a plan to not only meet but beat Kyoto Protocol requirements for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The nation will […]
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Umbra on intransigent non-recyclers
Dear Umbra, I am a completely eco-friendly person and strive to have my family follow in those footsteps. We have a recycling system — one my canned-beer-drinking dad refuses to […]
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Umbra on recycling widgets
Dear Umbra, I am a huge fan of Guinness, often referring to it as Nectar of the Gods. Question is, are the cans with the cool nitrous plastic doohickeys in […]
