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Why Waste Water?

On the news the other night there was a story about a drought ridden area in Texas where the wells had gone dry. Except for one family, everyone was having to truck water in just to exist. The one exception was a family that had installed a rainwater collection system. Even with little to no [...]

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Gray Water System Extraordinaire

The picture below is not a gray water system gone wild. In the arid parts of Texas you sometimes hear people say, “It rained 17 inches in these parts last year and I was here the day it rained.” The picture was taken on “The Day.” Our gray water system at Luna Azul did a [...]

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Red White and Blue and don’t forget Green

It’s time to get serious about 4th of July plans. For me at least, when I think back to waiting in long lines of traffic to get a prime blanket spot at the Mega Fireworks displays in Dallas and Ft Worth and then dealing with the heat,  I can’t help but contrast those to simple [...]

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Not a Harbor Seal!

New Weekly Column on Proven Green Strategies

Hi, I’m  Jim, a new contributor to Our Everyday Earth. This picture of me is included to show an unfortunately unforgettable example just how practical the strategies described in future posts to this column will be.  Real Problem ~ Solution stuff. “P ~ S” In this case, the problem  was my fear of Sharks.  My [...]

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