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In America, Clean Water Is Becoming a Luxury

In America, Clean Water Is Becoming a Luxury Our water system’s collapsing—and I found out the hard way. Getty I can’t forget to turn the kettle on before bed. In the morning, I’ll need that water to wash my hands and brush my teeth. The rest I’ll carefully store in the fridge, away from light and […]

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Permaculture sewage treatment – first aid and future proofing for our rivers and seas

Permaculture sewage treatment – first aid and future proofing for our rivers and seas Given our love of conversation about the weather, we’re never happier than when there’s a big storm brewing on the Atlantic and pushing our way. Now that we’ve taken on the North American convention of naming our storms after innocent bystanders […]

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The Haunting Legacy of South Africa’s Gold Mines

The Haunting Legacy of South Africa’s Gold Mines  Thousands of abandoned gold mines are scattered across South Africa, polluting the water with toxics and filling the air with noxious dust. For the millions of people who live around these derelict sites, the health impacts can be severe.  The name is derived from “happy prospect” in Afrikaans, […]

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How Sustainable Can Cities be When TheyCan’t Even Deal With Their Own Shit?

How Sustainable Can Cities be When TheyCan’t Even Deal With Their Own Shit? A sewage treatment plant in Hamburg, Germany: The shit never looked so pretty (photo by Mark Michaelis) The Dr. Pooper Papers, Issue #3: Just this past week the City of Toronto wasinformed by the Ministry of the Environment that it must now notify the […]

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