Our local leaders are facing the pressing question of how to ensure a clean, reliable water supply for current and future generations. (americanrivers.org)
Almost certainly, the expected number of lives saved by the $ 1 million spent on planetary defence would be dwarfed by the same amount spent on, for example, clean, reliable water supplies in African or South American slums. (newscientist.com)
Many of the examples used in the Earthship model can be reproduced in houses throughout the community to provide natural heating without electricity and a more reliable water supply through rainwater catchment and storage for cooking and for growing crops. (treehugger.com)