Tag: wastewater problems

• All we are saying: Give oysters a chance

  

  The following was written by Ron Smolowitz, a Falmouth farmer and member of the Citizens for Ecological and Economic Sustainability addressing Question 1 on Falmouth’s May 20, 2014 ballot. There are many reasons one can be “against” sewers: they are expensive to construct and maintain and they use a lot of drinking water and energy…

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  May 7, 2014

  Falmouth, Public comment

  aquaculture, betterments, comprehensive wastewater management plan, cwmp, eco-toilet, Falmouth, Falmouth Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan, Little Pond, Ron Smolowitz, sustainable solutions, town of falmouth, wastewater problems

• The Costs of Clean Water

  

  Join the Falmouth Climate Action team for a forum on pollution in our groundwater, ponds and estuaries and what Falmouth voters can do about improving local water quality! Sunday, March 23 from 4 to 6 PM Falmouth Public Library, Main Street, Falmouth Hermann Meeting Room (downstairs) Presentations will cover background on why local water sources…

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  March 21, 2014

  Environmental Concerns, Event, Outreach

  aquaculture, cape cod, comprehensive wastewater management plan, education, estuary pollution, Falmouth, Falmouth Climate Action, Falmouth Climate Action Team, meeting, presentation, public, ron zweig, town meeting, town of falmouth, wastewater problems, water quality

• Waste Not, Want Not

  Consider…   10 calories of fossil fuel are spent for every calorie an American eats. The nutrients in pee are roughly the same ratio as those found in commercial fertilizer. Dried feces are an excellent source of carbon needed to build soil. An overload of nutrients in fresh and salt water chokes fish, prevents shellfish…

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  December 28, 2012

  Environmental Concerns

  alchemy farm, cape cod, climate, Eco Toilet Center, environment, science, town of falmouth, wastewater problems