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August 26, 2009
Posted by David Beckman in Curbing Pollution
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- californiawater, cleanwater, erosion, greenjobs, laketahoe, lowimpactdevelopment, nativeplants, stormdrains, stormwater
I work in a world of impenetrable acronyms, most of which rarely get uttered outside of court rooms or policy negotiations. But a few weeks ago, I left the office behind and traveled to Lake Tahoe for a family vacation....
August 11, 2009
Posted by David Beckman in Curbing Pollution
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, Solving Global Warming
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- drought, energy, globalwarming, greencities, lowimpactdevelopment, runoff, stormwater, waterconservation, waterpollution, waterrationing
The good news is that in June, water use in Los Angeles fell to a 32 year low for the time of year, a remarkable savings considering the steady population growth the region has seen over that period. The bad...
February 12, 2009
Posted by David Beckman in Curbing Pollution
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- californiawater, climatechange, oceanpollution, southerncalifornia, sprinklers, stormdrains, urbanwater, virtualriver, waterpollution, waterrationing, waterrecycling
"Seems it never rains in southern CaliforniaSeems I've often heard that kind of talk beforeIt never rains in CaliforniaBut girl don't they warn yaIt pours, man it pours" A singer named Mike Hammond had a Billboard No. 5 hit...
January 29, 2009
Posted by David Beckman in Curbing Pollution
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- cleanwater, cleanwateract, permits, pollution, runoff, waterpollution, waterprogram, waterresources
Imagine your boss gave you a deadline, a really important one. The kind of deadline that affects the bottom line of whatever it is you do profoundly. And let's even imagine your boss tells you the deadline is imposed by...
January 8, 2009
Posted by David Beckman in Curbing Pollution
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- californiawater, cleanwateract, healthebay, toxicitytesting, waterpollution, waterprogram
My colleagues at Heal the Bay in Los Angeles have just released a terrific report on a key water quality issue: toxic discharges of pollution from industry and public wastewater treatment plants in the LA area. In "License to Kill:...
December 9, 2008
Posted by David Beckman in Curbing Pollution
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- cleanwater, drinkingwater, economy, oceanpollution, runoff, sewage, waterpollution, waterprogram
As Congress and state legislatures across the nation debate economic stimulus, investments in green infrastructure -- wind and solar power and expansion of mass transit, for example -- are getting well-deserved attention. The environment is, after all, the foundation of...