By Lance Green

We all have good reasons to be good stewards of our water resources. The Year of Water (2012) provides opportunities to learn about, improve, and conserve our precious water. Find facts, events, and tips for helping you, and your friends and neighbors, to take steps to improve the way we use and manage water.

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If you’ve received the mailings from Bed Bath & Beyond, your “Spock side” is probably appalled at all the products they sell that fill a need you don’t really have, but your “Homer side” (as in Homer Simpson, not the Greek author) is being led by the nose by the marketers. They know Homer’s there, even if you don’t. Doh! Look out!

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Everything you could ever want to know about having greener holidays. (Loads of info. Whew!)

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[ June 14, 2011; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Date: Tuesday – 6/14/2011
Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Location: Monona Public Library, 1000 Nichols Road

Learn how easy it is to install a barrel for rainwater harvesting. Scott Gear of Second Rain will do a ‘hands on’ demonstration at the Monona Public Library. Hosted by The Natural Step Monona and the Monona Public Library, the Green Tuesday [...]

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By Jonathan Beers, Madison Gas and Electric Company

Many consumers are confused about which actions will save the most on their energy bills. Here’s a top 10 list from Madison Gas and Electric (MGE), with the biggest savers listed first.

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The Natural Step Monona members share their “slightly (or not-so-slightly) non-traditional things they do to be more sustainable.”

This is about one-tenth of the things members shared. We’ll compile another list of quirky ideas in the future.

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“In the next month we will be bludgeoned with mixed messages. On one side we have the movement to consume less and decrease our carbon footprint. We keep hearing on the news and in the media that we should behave in a more sustainable way.”
“On the other side we are approaching the holiday season, with [...]

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