Tag Archives: Water

Systemic Changes Needed to Water Delivery Services

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

By Matt Harrison We are presently confronted by challenges to meet immediate human needs without compromising the needs of future generations at every level of human organization, and cannot do so without developing innovative solutions to old problems. This is … Continue reading →

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Planning well into the future

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

by Marie Donahue, MPC Research Assistant John Dillon knows when something is going down … especially when that something is groundwater levels. “The water level here in Batavia has dropped about 200 feet in the last 30 years. We cannot … Continue reading →

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Ibsen play deals with water issues

Posted on March 16, 2011 by

Concern about water is more than just a contemporary issue: in 1882 Henrik Ibsen wrote An Enemy of the People, in which a small town struggles to confront its water quality problem.  Chicago’s Theater Wit is currently presenting Arthur Miller’s 1950 adaptation … Continue reading →

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Have you converted your tank toilet yet?

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

The average person flushes a toilet about 140,000 times in their lifetime.  That’s a lot of water.  There are a lot of super-efficient WaterSense toilets on the market, but before you start remodeling your bathroom, you might first check out … Continue reading →

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Lollapalooza offers lessons in water conservation

Posted on August 26, 2010 by

Chicago’s biggest music festival took impressive steps to reduce their reliance on bottled water for concert goers. Continue reading →

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