“A few years ago, I made a serious effort to get better about turning off the lights in my house, and my wife’s and my electricity consumption went down by a noticeable amount. But our overall energy consumption didn’t fall,… — David Owen Copy Share Image
“There are too many people in the world, and too many more are on the way. This is an issue that, in the United States, both conservatives and liberals have often seemed eager to avoid--for conservatives, perhaps, because it raises… — David Owen Copy Share Image
“The gourmet infatuation with tiny vegetables has water and energy implications. So does the preference for organic produce, which, because the yields are lower,… — David Owen Copy Share Image
“One of the least meaningful and most overused words in the English language is 'sustainability.' For most Americans, it means something like 'pretty much… — David Owen Copy Share Image
“WHILE HOOVER DAM was under construction, California began building the Colorado River Aqueduct and Parker Dam. Arizona’s governor, Benjamin B. Moeur, viewed the dam… — David Owen Copy Share Image
“A few years ago, I made a serious effort to get better about turning off the lights in my house, and my wife’s and… — David Owen Copy Share Image
“With good land-use management, water scarcity can even be a useful tool for containing the heedless sprawl of human habitation. Unfortunately,” — David Owen Copy Share Image
“There are too many people in the world, and too many more are on the way. This is an issue that, in the United… — David Owen Copy Share Image
