Southern African countries are pushing to sell ivory againBy Tony WagnerAugust 12, 2016CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty ImagesWhile some countries burn ivory in a show of conservation, others say they should be able to decide whether or not to sell it.POSTED IN: conservation endangered species ivory Africa read
Santa Barbara takes a second shot at desalinationBy Sarah GardnerJanuary 25, 2016Sarah GardnerA desalination plant built in the 90's mothballed when El Nino rains ended a drought.POSTED IN: desalination Santa Barbara conservation ListenreadDownloadDownload
U.S. mayors tackle water problemsBy Nancy Marshall-GenzerJune 19, 2015MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty ImagesConference will cover safety and conservation issues.POSTED IN: sustainability conservation water San Francisco ListenreadDownloadDownload
One California drought winner? The local car wash.By Lauren SommerJune 09, 2015Lauren SommerSan Jose has banned washing cars in your own driveway, but commercial car washes are okayPOSTED IN: California drought conservation ListenreadDownloadDownload
Startup tries to raise the dirt-cheap price of waterBy Sam HarnettJune 02, 2015Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesMeterHero wants to pay you to conserve.POSTED IN: start-up conservation drought ListenreadDownloadDownload
Nuclear renaissance ebbs at largest public utilityBy Blake FarmerApril 27, 2015Stephen JerkinsThe Tennessee Valley Authority is scaling back its plans for more nuclear power.POSTED IN: nuclear power natural gas energy conservation Tennessee Valley Authority ListenreadDownloadDownload
One way to ration water: raise the priceBy David WeinbergApril 07, 2015Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty ImagesNew limits on water usage could raise prices to four times their current rate.POSTED IN: drought california water conservation utilities ListenreadDownloadDownload
California drought prompts 25 percent mandatory cutbacksBy Sarah Gardner and Gina DelvacApril 02, 2015Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesLocal water districts will restrict residential use, not agriculture. POSTED IN: drought groundwater conservation water ListenreadDownloadDownload
Dirty 'frackwater' could yield lots of greenBy Reid R. FrazierNovember 12, 2014KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty ImagesThe market for cleaning up the briny waste water is likely to grow dramatically.POSTED IN: fracking conservation ListenreadDownloadDownload
