Storm Water
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April 9th: The Day that Water Won! (USA)
Water harvesting earthworks at the WMG Learning Lab capture water after a rain For one day, we have the opportunity…
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Saving Our Animal Friends from Garbage and Goo!
‘Protected’ patches of land are the only spaces some creatures have left to explore, find food, and make their homes…
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Dredged Up
Never mind the evidence, we’ll do something eye-catching. by George Monbiot For a moment that rarest of beasts, common sense,…
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Drowning in Money
The hidden and remarkable story of why devastating floods keep happening. by George Monbiot We all know what’s gone wrong,…
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Wadi Mukheris and the Wonder of Gabions (Jordan)
The year 1999 was a busy one, with the potential of Y2K and “the end of world as we know…
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Free Water (Video)
Watch "Free Water" — a 3-minute film on the potential of urban water harvesting featuring Brad Lancaster, author of Rainwater…
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Overview of Brad Lancaster Homestead Water-Harvesting Strategies (Arizona)
A water-harvesting overview highlighting some of the strategies implemented at the Lancaster homestead to harvest street runoff, roof runoff (with…
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Water Retention Landscape Techniques for Farm and Garden
As the effects of climate change pursue, the necessity to build resilient communities and farms becomes ever more apparent. Often…
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Climate Change Adaptation Technologies – Permaculture Design Brings Results
//www.youtube.com/embed/RQkiv_U5AoU Climate Change Adaptation technology: Stone Lines (The Sahel)(More videos below) It’s uber exciting to see simple design solutions bringing…
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One Desert City Turns Stormwater into an Abundant Oasis using Green Infrastructure Practices
At 7:30 Sunday morning, April 21, 2013, people began to gather on a barren lot in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. The…
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Strawberry Fields Update: Flood Protection and Water Control in Ethiopia, Part II
We previously published a report on the development of our site’s flood control and defense infrastructure in October 2010. This…
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