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October 5, 2009
Posted by David Beckman in Health and the Environment
, Solving Global Warming
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- flooding, georgia, globalwarming, greeninfrastructure, greenroofs, lowimpactdevelopment, rain, raingarden, sprawl, stormdrains, stormwater
The floods that devastated Atlanta and surrounding areas recently looked like the aftermath of a powerful hurricane or tropical storm. In fact, they had a more routine source: plain old rain. A low-pressure system parked over Georgia, and for eight...
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...