Thoughts on two days of water immersion WaterPalooza! 2021 featured a spectacular roundup of water industry luminaries, industry experts, municipal water providers, entrepreneurs, scientists, government officials, advocates, and educators speaking about conserving, making, and preserving water. Some key takeaways: Fix the leaks, transition thirsty landscaping to drought resistant plants, and don’t waste water! A diversified […]
The “old panels” taken down and set for a cleaning. & a Snazzy Solar Roof (w/drones) It started, as most things do, over a beer. And copious appetizers provided by wonderfully determined hosts. Al fresco dining near the barbecue, with reasonable social distance. Conversation with my wife’s friend’s husband (we’ll call him Abe) turns to […]
Sustainable Silicon Valley’s mission includes educating the public and fostering discussions among industry, academic, and government leaders, by hosting a series of webinars, talks, and conferences about Bay Area environmental topics. Video recordings of these events can be found on SSV’s YouTube Channel. This article contains a sample of recent videos. […]
Sustainable Silicon Valley’s mission includes educating the public and fostering discussions among industry, academic, and government leaders, by hosting a series of webinars, talks, and conferences about Bay Area environmental topics. Video recordings of these events can be found on SSV’s YouTube Channel. This article contains a sample of recent videos. […]
If your home or business catches fire, there is potential for water contamination, even if most of the structure survives the fire. During a fire, contaminants can enter the water system through structure or vegetation combustion, plastic pipes melting, and/or contaminated water from burned structures flowing back into the main pipe. […]
What exactly is wastewater? It is the water and sewage from toilets, tubs, showers, sinks, and appliances (washers, dishwashers, etc.) that flows down the drain into the sewer pipes. This article examines how wastewater is being used for COVID virus detection. […]
These days business as usual keeps clashing with life in interesting times, and for now the old curse is winning. In addition to the slow, slow, fast pace of a changing climate we all are dealing with the incredible logarithmic speed of global virus transmission. […]