Final installment of a series examining the impacts of a “dewatering system” on an eco-system. The series began with “We have met the enemy and he is us” This post introduces the topic of the impacts of a “dewatering system” on the infrastructure of a city. Part II “It’s all related” continues the discussion with [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Killing me softly with…PVC
Posted in Business, Earth, Green, Sustainability, Water Efficiency, tagged dewatering systems, Marriott, PVC, river, water on October 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
What watt?
Posted in Business, Energy, Power, Sustainability, tagged carbon, dewatering systems, kWh, Marriott on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Part Three of a Series: “We have met the enemy and he is us” introduces the topic of the impacts of a “dewatering system” on the infrastructure of a city. Part II “It’s all related” continues the discussion with the impacts on water and rivers. So what does a water issue have to do with [...]
It’s all related!
Posted in Business, Energy, Green, Rivers, Sustainability, Water Efficiency, tagged Combined Sewer, dewatering systems, John Muir, Marriott, Pogo on October 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In my previous post “We have met the enemy and he is us“, I discussed the “dewatering system” that was built for the new Marriott Hotel in downtown Indianapolis and the impact this system will have on the Combined Sewer Overflow system. Today, let’s examine some of the other impacts this system and others like [...]
We have met the enemy and he is us! -Pogo
Posted in Business, Earth, Green, Rivers, Sustainability, Water Efficiency, tagged Carmel, Combined Sewer, Indianapolis, John Muir, Marriott, Pogo, river, White River on October 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
What was true in 1970 when Pogo first uttered his immortal words is truer still today. At the time of this writing, my city, Indianapolis (ok, yes I live in Carmel, but much to the chagrin of many Carmelites, Indianapolis STILL is the major metropolitan city in this area), is in the midst of a [...]