Tag Archives: featured

The Cadiz Water Project has entered into a joint venture agreement with renewable energy company Lucid Energy to install electric generation technology in the first phase of their project. The first phase of the Cadiz Water Project includes the construction of a 43 mile pipeline to connect an underground aquifer …

The California drought has left many homeowners missing their lush, green lawn. Instead of ripping out their natural grass and replacing it with artificial turf, a new solution has arisen: painting lawns green. “I needed to get people to try and look at it [lawn painting] again to sell it …

Earlier this week, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed new landscape regulations in response to the California drought. The Board of Supervisors’ regulations prohibit new subdivision in unincorporated areas from having turf lawns. Lots must have drought-friendly landscaping and plants. The regulations also restricts the amount of recycled …

Last Friday, the United States Department of Labor approved an $18 million National Dislocated Worker Grant to the State of California. The money is to be used for workers who lost their job because of the California drought. “For so many in California’s growing regions, water has been their livelihood for …

As the California drought continues, water is becoming more and more of a scarce commodity. Residents in the Central Valley, the hardest hit area in the state, are now taking things into their own hands. Some are beginning to steal water from their neighbors. To try and combat the problem, homeowners have …

The City of San Diego Public Utilities Department is offering rebates for homeowners who install rain barrels to capture rainwater. In order to qualify for the rebate program, residents must: · Have purchased rain barrel after January 1, 2012. · Fill out the Rain Barrel Rebate Application. · Take before and after pictures, …