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One of the key solutions to our water problems is to use the water we have more efficiently. Research we've done at the Pacific Institute has shown this over and over again in every sector of society. But in all the work we've done, we've stayed away from recommending that people reduce water use by changing behavior. We've never, for example, calculated how much water c... Keep Reading »

As homeowners, many of us have experienced walking outside in the morning and noticing the ridges of pushed up dirt across our yard. Moles, those little tunneling, lawn-damaging critters have struck again.

Moles are small, fur covered mammals that spend most of their lives underground. Even though they may look like a mouse or rat, the... Keep Reading »