Category Archives: water

We Built a Wall

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Pam Lazos

My sister and her husband have started a new business. I’ll let her explain: We Built a Wall…. Not all walls are built to keep things in our out. For years now I have wanted a green wall. Also for … Continue reading →

Posted in aquaponics, renewable, Sustainability, Sustainable Living, Uncategorized, water, water conservation, water purification, water quality | Tagged aquaponics, Etsy, happy hands, Nature, Outside In, plant wall, Sustainability, water, water conservation, water purification systems, water quality, We Built a Wall, wood working | 59 Comments

Amigos por Agua

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Pam Lazos

Amigos por Agua Imagine what it would be like to have running water for the first time in your life. The feeling of sheer joy and exhilaration. That’s exactly what these kids, residents of Chinandega, Nicaragua are feeling. … Continue reading →

Posted in NGOs, organic farming, United Nations, water, water conservation, water purification, water security | Tagged Amigos for Christ, Amigos por Agua, Chinandega Nicaragua, donate, NGOs, sustainable development goals, UN SDGs, United Nations, wH2O Journal, women bear the burden | 49 Comments

Rounded Up, But Definitely Not Ready

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Pam Lazos

Rounded Up, But Definitely Not Ready The first verdict came in August 2018 when a San Francisco jury told Monsanto that it had to pay $289 million in damages to a Dewayne Johnson who developed non-Hodgkins lymphoma after years … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, air, biocides, ecosystems, endocrine disruptor, environment, environmental conservation, environmental effects, food, Glyphosate, herbicides, organic farming, pesticides, Sustainability, Uncategorized, water, water purification | Tagged Bayer Science Corp, clean air, clean water, conservation, Glyphosate, hericides, lawsuits, Monsanto, organic farming, pesticides, Roundup, roundup ready | 31 Comments

Plastic-Free Life

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Pam Lazos

[Fruits for a plastic-free life unite.] Plastic-Free Life I think I’m just one of those people that needs a mission. This week I decided that if I’m ever going to even approach a Zero Waste Life, I need to find … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, environment, environmental conservation, environmental effects, plastic bag, plastics, saving the world, single use plastic, Uncategorized, waste, water, water conservation, zero waste | Tagged #save the world, #startamovement, conservation, environment, environmental conservation, plastic, plastic bags, single use plastic, waste, water, water conservation, zero waste | 22 Comments

Be Like Water

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Pam Lazos

Be Like Water When I was born, I shared the water on this planet with just over 3 billion people. Today, I’m sharing it with 7.7 billion and growing — at a rate of 85 million people per year — … Continue reading →

Posted in 7.7 billion people, blog, blog challenge, bottled water, conservation, environmental conservation, four days without water, Kabbalah, metaphysics, regeneration, Sustainability, Uncategorized, waste as a resource, water, water conservation | Tagged #AtoZ, #atozchallenge, #WATWB, baptism, be like water, forewarned is forearmed, Kabbalah, metaphysical, mystical, reclaim the commons, reusable water bottles, water, water conservation, water is big business, water is fluid, water is life | 21 Comments

P3

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Pam Lazos

P3 The Ancient Romans knew that if all roads were eventually going to lead to Rome that they were going to need a little outside help in making it happen. Creating or redesigning large public works systems is no easy, … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, public private partnerships, public works, ROI, Uncategorized, water, water conservation, water security | Tagged #AtoZ, #atozchallenge, Ancient Romans, bioswales, blog, blogging, collaboration, Costco, Culver City, macro projects, micro projects, problem-solving, public private partnerships, public works, rain gardens, return on investment, ROI, water conservation, water security | 9 Comments

World Water Day

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Pam Lazos

WORLD WATER DAY Today, March 22, is World Water Day. [photo by Stacey Lazos] Not to be a downer, but water statistics suck. By 2050 we will have more plastic in the ocean than fish which is going to be … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, aquaponics, insecticides, Uncategorized, WASH, water, water conservation, water security | Tagged agriculture, aquaponics, clean water, plastics, pure water, WASH, water, water conservation, water rights, water security | 33 Comments

A New Year, A New Earth and Hamilton

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Pam Lazos

A New Year, A New Earth, and Hamilton I read Eckhart Tolle’s, A New Earth, Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose, way back in January, meandering through it slowly as if I were on vacation, reading the same paragraphs over and … Continue reading →

Posted in clean water, climate change, Hamilton, mass extinction, musical, water, writers | Tagged A New Earth, a new path, A New Year, Broadway, climate change, Deus Ex Machina, Eckert Tolle, Hairspray, Hamilton, hip hop, into the unknown, journal, Lin-Manuel Miranda, musical, My Shot, water conservation, water crisis, writing | 29 Comments

When Fish Poop Feeds the World

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Pam Lazos

When Fish Poop Feeds the World If you or your kids have ever won a goldfish at a carnival, chances are you took it home and stuck it in a glass bowl where it swam happily for years. We had … Continue reading →

Posted in aquaponics, ecosystems, farmed fish, fertilizers, fish, organic vegetables, overpopulation, science, Sustainability, Sustainable Living, water, water conservation | Tagged aquaponics, clean water, ecosystems, farmed fish, fertilizers, fish, fish poop, gofundme, goldfish, grow light, herbs, nutrients, overpopulation, pesticides, save the fishies, Sustainability, toxic chemicals, vegetables, water conservation, when fish poop feeds the world | 44 Comments

Water Wars

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Pam Lazos

Water Wars How’s this? In the future we will fight wars for water. Sound plausible or more like SciFi? Probably no one really thought we’d fight a war for oil, but then Iraq happened and that strange … Continue reading →