Tag: "water"
Where Water Runs Uphill
Harvey O. Banks Pumping PlantI'm standing in the Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant, part of the State Water Project (SWP), looking at a set of huge pumps that slurp water from the Delta and hoist it 244 feet to the mouth of the California Aqueduct. The sensation is a little akin to the how I [...]
Post on Jun 05, 2008 by Ann Dickinson
Reporter's Notes: Mercury in the Bay - Part 1
View Larger Map In honor of Earth Day, we wanted to take a big look at a chronic environmental issue in the Bay Area, tracing it from its origins to the contemporary strategies to solve it. Mercury was the obvious choice: It's been flowing into the Bay since before California joined the union, and it [...]
Post on Apr 18, 2008 by Amy Standen
Up A Creek: an exploration of your watershed
Raise your hand if you live in a watershed! Are all of your hands up? We all live in a watershed, an area of land that all water (from rain, snow and springs) flows across, under and through on its way into a common body of water, such as a creek, river, bay or ocean. [...]
Post on Apr 09, 2008 by Amy Gotliffe
Stop Energy Going Down the Drain
Here are three of the DWHR devices tested, showing the headers: Left to right, the Retherm S3-60, GFX G3-60, and PowerPipe S3-60. Credit: Charles ZaloumI don't think there is one big solution to our energy problems and the environmental problems related to the use of fossil fuels–there are lots of little solutions that in the [...]
Post on Apr 04, 2008 by Jim Gunshinan
The Tech Museum's Tech Challenge goes global
Guest blogger Lisa Croel of The Tech Museum in San Jose, CA sits in for Dr. Barry Starr this week. I remember loving science class as a kid. The paper-maché messes, the bubbling baking soda, all of the wonderful experiments… I loved it all. Now, many grammar school kids are lucky to get 15 minutes [...]
Post on Feb 18, 2008 by Dr. Barry Starr
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