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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...continued→
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....continued→
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...continued→