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Obras de Wendy J. Pabich

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Although I'm getting impatient with the personal dramas of reduction that seem so prevalent these days, I do have to admire how thorough Ms Pabich was in researching beyond the household. She covers ground about product production water costs. So it's not just at the tap, but our purchasing choices too. That's a very important point. I could wish it was more succinctly presented.
Also offers a thoughtful cost benefit analysis of solar thermal and solar PV heating.
 
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2wonderY | otra reseña | May 17, 2013 |
The story of an environmental scientist in Idaho's Sun Valley area who decides to embark on a home water conservation project. Hippie scientist explores water conservation options in the west, basically. The Sun Valley area only gets about 16 inches of rain a year, so the habits she had from east coast living didn't translate well after she moved to Idaho. She narrates her investigations of options and her scientific exploration of her and her husband's water use (installing meters in the house to try and pinpoint the use per device, for ex.). They focus on the "reduce, reuse, and recycle" mantra, in that order. She shares brief interesting and unreassuring details about water troubles and conflicts in various locales, like the declining aquifer in her area, Atlanta, Bolinas CA, and Las Vegas. It's a pretty good read for those interested in the topic who don't want a how-to book, though I wouldn't rate it as the most riveting narrative nonfiction I've ever read. I could see it going better if it had illustrations & drawings, would have been quirky & fun and would have fit the tone of the book well. The author's evidently also an artist.

She installs new toilets, dishwasher and washer & dryer, finds funky devices for the shower to lower their use (such as the Every Drop Shower Saver to pause water while soaping), explores graywater use options and laws, solar thermal system, weatherproofing her older house, irrigation options for their veggie beds and landscaping (this is a tough one), rainwater collection options, and her "water footprint" via food and consumer choices. She's a scientist so it gets pretty left brained at times - there's a lot of data entering as she gets involved in the minutia of calculating use and potential savings - but I skimmed those and happily read on about her hippie friends and outdoor solar shower adventures in the yard. The only disappointing part was the landscaping aspect. I would have liked much more investigation and details about that. Gardening is not her forte, ah well.
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amanderson | otra reseña | Mar 31, 2013 |

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Obras
2
Miembros
19
Popularidad
#609,294
Valoración
½ 3.3
Reseñas
2
ISBNs
3