Here’s a note from Brad:
“In an average year with 12 inches of rainfall, we harvest over 100,000 gallons of rain a year within the soils of our 1/8-acre site and the surrounding public right-of-way. Yet we (household of 3 people, plus many more using our neighborhood laundromat) use less than 20,000 gallons of municipal/well water a year. This way we give back or infiltrate more water into the community watershed than we take/pump out. That’s key to water sustainability. Give back more than you take.”
Some words to ponder:
Heat Island Effect: is a metropolitan area which is significantly warmer than its surroundings.
Bioremediation: any process that uses microorganisms, fungi, green plants or their enzymes to return the environment altered by contaminants to its original condition.
Brad’s website: harvestingrainwater.com
Similar to the Heat Island Effect, I have noticed that large paved parking lots tend to have the same effect.
Reflecting the sun’s rays, all that heat needs to go someplace.
Also, have you ever thought about the radio transmissions(from cellphones, tv stations, radio, etc). If a microwave can cook food simply by a high-frequency wave, I would think that the numerous current radio waves MUST be contributing a bit to the warming of the atmosphere. Am I way off on that one?
Any research in that area?
It’s a cold, wet morning in London and your video brought a breath of fresh air to my day.
Trees in our urban street are gradually disappearing, the council cuts them down, people move in and cut them down, none are replaced, front gardens are paved over for car parking, the bird life has decreased, and people wonder why the quality of life doesn’t feel too good - I think I might move to the desert.