Mar 4, 2013 | Ocean Desalination, Water Conservation, Water News Highlights
Posted on 4 March 2013 By By Ray Hiemstra Many people in Southern California think that we are in a perpetual drought and will not have enough water to sustain ourselves. Unfortunately, this common fear is fueling misguided support for ocean desalination, the process...
Feb 6, 2013 | Water Conservation, Water Legislation, Water News Highlights
The ozone hole—the thinning of ozone in the lower stratosphere above Antarctica—has changed the way that waters in the Southern Ocean mix. And that has the potential to change how much CO2 the ocean sequesters from the atmosphere. Hence the course of global climate...
Jul 30, 2012 | Water Conservation, Water News Highlights
The worst U.S. drought since 1956 has been affecting the taste, smell and appearance of tap water across the country. So far officials in places as far flung as Southern California and Connecticut claim that drought-caused water quality problems are an issue of taste...
Jul 25, 2012 | Water Conservation, Water News Highlights
In envisioning a road to a new water future, it may be helpful to study the experience of other countries that have made radical changes in their water portfolios. One such country is Israel. Israel has suffered a chronic water shortage for years and has embarked on a...
Jul 20, 2012 | Cadiz, Sierra Club California, Water Conservation, Water News Highlights
Posted on 20 July 2012 By J. Robinson Don’t steal Mojave Desert water for Orange County lawns and pools! Orange County’s Santa Margarita Water District and The Cadiz, Inc. are proposing to divert precious Mojave Desert water resources. This project is an...
Jul 10, 2012 | Event Galleries
Jul 9, 2012 | Cadiz, Water Legislation, Water News Highlights
Posted on 9 July 2012 By From Sierra Club reports ACTION The Chapter’s Water Committee actively opposes the Cadiz Inc. water-pumping plan. To become involved in this campaign, contact Charming Evelyn at bcharmz@aol.com. More than 30 years ago, a company called Cadiz...
Jun 30, 2012 | Water Conservation, Water News Highlights
Posted on 30 June 2011 By James Gross One of my reasons for joining the Angeles Chapters Water Committee has to do with a strong interest in water Since Southern California is at best a semi-arid region, I hold water conservation to be highly important. I have lived...
May 11, 2012 | Event Galleries
May 11, 2012 | Water Legislation, Water News Highlights, Water Quality
Posted on 11 May 2012 By Tom Williams In a rush to keep developing more natural gas and oil, oil and gas companies are relying more heavily on a technique of stimulation and extraction known as hydraulic fracturing or fracking. Using this process, companies that...
Mar 22, 2012 | Water Conservation, Water News Highlights, Water Reuse
Visit the Japanese Garden with Tillman Water Reclamation Facility and see the beautiful things that happen to your waste water! Our household waste water first gets processed at the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant near the Japanese Garden (Photo by Gayle Dufour) Next...
Mar 22, 2012 | Events, Water News Highlights
I am proud to represent the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter in standing up for our public water systems. Recognizing that water is basic to all life, we seek to ensure sustainability of water resources and natural ecosystems, to protect water quality, to promote...
Mar 12, 2012 | Water Conservation, Water News Highlights, Water Quality
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Feb 14, 2012 | Water Conservation, Water News Highlights
“The Water Conservation Project” by Abha Nath, Braden Currey and Viabhav Verma “The Water Conservation Project” by Abha Nath, Braden Currey and Viabhav Verma The Water Conservation Committee is proud to present and recognize the work of...
Feb 4, 2012 | Events, Presentation, Water News Highlights
In Chasing Water, photojournalist Peter McBride sets out to document the flow of the Colorado River from source to sea. A Colorado native, McBride hails from a ranching family that depends on the Colorado for irrigation, and this is the story of his backyard....
Feb 3, 2012 | Water Conservation, Water News Highlights
City Water Conservation Measures The Sierra Club Angeles Chapter has released a Water Conservation Measures Scorecard that rates the cities in Los Angeles and Orange counties, California, by the number of mandatory water conservation measures enacted. Cities are...
Feb 1, 2012 | Kids, Water Conservation, Water News Highlights
“The Water Conservation Project” by Abha Nath, Braden Currey and Viabhav Verma The Water Conservation Committee is proud to present and recognize the work of Abha, Braden and Vaibhav, the authors of “The Water Conservation Project”. They are...
Nov 3, 2011 | Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Water News Highlights
The 2009 Delta Reform Act (SB7X 1; Water Code secs. 85000 et seq.) established the Delta Stewardship Council as an independent state agency. (The “independence” presumably means that the Council is not part of the Natural Resources Agency, and it is not...
Jul 10, 2011 | Water Conservation, Water News Highlights
By Joseph Romm Drought is the most pressing problem caused by climate change. It receives too little attention. Which impact of anthropogenic global warming will harm the most people in the coming decades? I believe that the answer is extended or permanent drought...
Jun 30, 2011 | Water Conservation, Water News Highlights, Water Quality
Posted on 30 June 2011 By The Editor Methodology: All ordinaces were reviewed between August 2009 and November 2010 by volunteers of the Water Conservation Committee, Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club and students from UCLA. All ordinances were reviewed at multiple...
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