The Dreaded Mosquito! How To Stay Safe.
You have worked hard to conserve water and now you may have to work even harder to eliminate any mosquito breeding grounds [...]
What Is This Funny Colored Pipe?
Purple pipe is for recycled water that is not potable—meaning not for drinking. The water has been cleaned just enough so [...]
Cactus, Cactuses, Cacti—It’s All Good
Cactus are good! It’s time to get serious about cactus. Our drought conditions are likely to continue even with a [...]
Save the Trees!
Trees everywhere are dying. Combine the pests that are killing California oaks with the prolonged drought and other [...]
Save Water With Fresh Perspective
We’ve all worked hard to reduce our water usage in the garden. I thought I had done just about all I could [...]
El Nino Garden Realities
El Nino’s effects on the weather changes can be felt around the world. With or without an El Nino, we have to come [...]
The Garden Hose Dilemma
California is still in a drought and the current guidelines require that all garden hoses have a nozzle attached. [...]
To Fountain or Not to Fountain? That is the Question…
Should you have a water feature during the drought? During our extreme heat and drought where every drop of water [...]
El Nino – Friend or Foe?
El Nino’s effects on the weather changes can be felt around the world. With or without an El Nino, we have to come to [...]
California Is On Fire, Literally!
When I wrote this, there were more than 25 fires burning in our state and Gov. Brown declared 15 California [...]
Is Drought Shaming Good?
Is Drought Shaming Good? Drought shaming is the new social tool to stop water wasters. Or is it? The very word “shame” [...]
Will the Salton Sea Live or Die?
The drought in the southwest is pushing the Salton Sea—the largest lake in California–closer to death. The [...]
80/20 or 50/40/10
Who’s using up California’s water? Some conservatives say it’s the tree huggers wasting it to save obscure species [...]
A Green Perspective on Grass
The California drought has put our lawns on the hot seat. Government wants the new California landscape to look very [...]
Battle of the Bottles–Starbucks vs. Nestle
California may be in the middle of a historic drought, but that hasn’t stopped the bottled water companies from [...]
Blame? And the answer is…
Our state’s population now exceeds 38 million, which is 12 million more than the next most populous state, Texas [...]
The California Drought is Serious
The California drought is serious. Our state’s mild climate has helped make California one of the top producing [...]
Future Water Wars – Mega Rich vs. Everybody Else
A few months ago, I visited East Porterville, a California town where hundreds of residents have no water—except for the [...]
Avocados – The New Caviar?
Avocado groves have long been a staple of my hometown of Fallbrook. The town even calls itself the Avocado Capital of the [...]
Rainbow vs. FPUD – Does it Really Matter?
For the most part, both Rainbow Municipal Water District and Fallbrook Public Utility District buy their water from the same [...]
Toto Toilets Go All In!
In Japan, many women are extremely private about their bodily functions. Because of this, they would flush the toilet [...]
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