The week that was, 8/3-9/2009

"Reflections, 2007." Click on the image for a profile of the artist, Anna Bliss, in the Salt Lake Tribune

New TV ads are encouraging Brazilians to save water — by peeing in the shower. – AP / Salt Lake Tribune and New York Times

One homeowner, for instance, insisted his three-day-a-week watering schedule was insufficient to create the large bill … He left out that he waters four times on each of those three days. — Denver Post

As the state entered a severe drought, many of the city of Sacramento’s biggest water users increased their watering dramatically … A Bee investigation reveals city government itself as the top scofflaw. — Sacramento Bee via Aquafornia

Think of our water supply as a giant milkshake glass. And imagine each demand for water as a straw in the glass. Most American states allow a limitless

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