“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
“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
