Category Archives: Water

While I love a steak, we need to eat more veggies.

Posted on 15 May, 2021 by Eclipse Now

This graph shows that land is only 29% of the surface of the earth, habitable land only 71% of the land (rest is glaciers and barren), and of that 50% is used for agriculture, 37% used for forests, and 11% … Continue reading →

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Regenerative agriculture is permaculture at the industrial scale!

Posted on 30 September, 2020 by Eclipse Now

It tells you to sell your sheep during a drought, and stops you getting into debt. It tells you how to manage your land so your ground-cover doesn’t blow away, so your land is immune to locust plagues, and so … Continue reading →

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Would you pay a little more for water?

Posted on 7 December, 2019 by Eclipse Now

Would you pay more for water if it meant less restrictions and more water reliability in periods of extreme drought like 2019/2020? Imagine being able to put the sprinkler back on, but just pay a little extra for that water. … Continue reading →

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“In the next 17 years, Sydney’s population is expected to grow by 1.5 million people”

Posted on 24 November, 2019 by Eclipse Now

Hang on, don’t we have a water crisis? A bushfire crisis? I mean, I’m convinced that with the right technology deployed we can feed a world of 10 billion, but don’t we have to deploy that first? And if ever … Continue reading →

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Adani approved at risk of losing desert oasis.

Posted on 15 June, 2019 by Eclipse Now

Wow, what a surprise. The Adani corporation have promised that they really truly wuly studied the water impacts on a local desert oasis wetlands. The Queensland government just rolled over and accepted their findings. I mean, Adani hired someone who … Continue reading →

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