Month December 2011

Doing well by doing good

Commercial fishermen in California and the Nature Conservancy are working together on the Central Coast Groundfish Project to help protect declining fish populations and their marine habitat by developing sustainable ways of fishing. Five years ago, the conservancy bought out…

Not so smart meters

The Office of the Public Advocate, a state-authorized advocacy group for utility customers in Maine, reported last week that Central Maine Power customers have contacted the group about interference within their homes from smart meters. The meters run on the…

The Southern California water dilemma

So, tell me, does this sound sustainable, or even sensible? Los Angeles purchases hydro power generated from the Hoover Dam, which is nearly 300 miles away in another state, to power giant pumps that hoist water from the Colorado River…