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How one man lives off water grid in Tucson

January 3, 2017 No Comments

Getting off the city’s supply meant a three-way approach: collecting, reusing, and NOT using water. Thought-provoking story about water use in the desert, thanks to David Stevenson, writer Elena Acoba, the Arizona Daily Star, and to Tim Stellar for posting the link on Facebook! Source: How one man lives off water grid in Tucson

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Did You Know: Arizona Navy Deployed | KJZZ

May 11, 2016 No Comments

“It’s the last occurrence in American history when one state took up arms against another no matter how unlikely it was that the arms would ever be fired,” said Southard. Source: Did You Know: Arizona Navy Deployed | KJZZ

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The City that Drank Lake Mead

April 26, 2016 No Comments

Robert Schulte posted a link this morning to Google Earth Engine and I played around with it a bit. This view appears to show a growing Las Vegas sucking down Lake Mead. Of course, Arizona and California helped a bit; and a long, continuing drought contributed. But it’s still interesting to see such a direct […]