College Students Take Big Strides to Conserve Water
The average person in the U.S. uses anywhere between 80 and 100 gallons a day, and Columbia Gorge Community College [where I now work where I used to work] is no exception. The college used an average...
View ArticleWater for the Ages Gets a Brand New (out)Look
Start: In September 2007, I decided to create a blog to better understand global water problems with the hope of finding solutions. I built the Water for the Ages blog as a place to compile...
View ArticleThe Case for Pay Toilets (in Portland, Oregon)
This is an opinion piece on pay toilets. It was written for the PHLUSH blog in response to an article published in the Portland Mercury called When You Gotta Go. This post talks about my experiences...
View Article#wwweek Talk Brief: Sanitation and Water for All
The first event I tuned to was the Sanitation and Water for All: Global Decision-makers Unite on WASH talk. Volunteering with PHLUSH, I wanted to get some info on global sanitation initiatives, and I...
View ArticleAbuello Grillo vs. The World
Words aren’t needed when watching this animation convey water justice issues using universal languages of imagery and sound. This animation was created at The Animation Workshop by a group of animators...
View ArticleWater and Food – PSA-a-thon Series
In honor of this year’s World Water Week and World Water Day themes of Water and Food Security, it’ll be fun to see some Public Service Announcements conveying a similar message. It was actually a bit...
View ArticleTalking Poo with You: World Toilet Summit 2012
It seems a little progress is being made in getting the world to talk poo. Some people know that 2.5 billion humans lack safe access to toilets and over 4,000 kids die each day from diarrhea illnesses...
View ArticleWhat kind of world do we want after 2015?
Sometimes it can feel difficult to make our voices heard on this big planet. But I just found out about a new website created by the United Nations with civil society groups to collect ideas for...
View ArticleEmpowerment and Gender Equality in Water and Sanitation: What does it mean?...
If you know of work done by non-profit or governmental organizations globally, you have likely heard the words - empowerment and gender equality. Groups worldwide use these terms in apparent pursuit...
View ArticleUC Student Workers Union Letter of Solidarity with Detroit Water Activists
[Reposting this open letter written by my union of student workers at University of California. UAW 2865 is formed of teaching assistants, tutors, and other student workers. This letter was shared with...
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