Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Mon, 21 Mar at 7:31am.

Residents around Sausal Creek between the Leimert Bridge and El Centro Avenue in Oakland's Dimond District are worrying because of the huge amount of sewage that has run through the creek in the past week, turning it a poop-filled sewer. 

Blog entry by Ryan Van Lenning.
Last updated at Tue, 20 Apr at 2:15am.

Oakland Institute Fellow Jeff Conant, an award winning journalist, is working with Global Justice Ecology Project and a coalition of grassroots groups to deliver daily news from the World Peoples' Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in Cochabamba, Bolivia between April 19th - April 22nd, 2010.

Article by Ryan Van Lenning.
Last updated at Wed, 24 Mar at 6:19am.

Monday marked the beginning of a week-long greywater installation course at the Humanist Hall. The day was jokingly deemed "Laundry Day." No, not the day to throw dirty clothes in the wash. Rather, the goal was to create a basic and inexpensive system to carry excess water from your washing machine to a drum, then into your yard for irrigation.

Blog entry by Ryan Van Lenning.
Last updated at Fri, 19 Mar at 9:18am.

During this week leading up to the Spring Equinox, find your balance with a mix of cultural, artistic, political, and relaxing events.

Blog entry by Meg Bertoni.
Last updated at Tue, 16 Mar at 8:48am.

The first day of spring will present a paean to our most precious resource with "Ripple Effects," an evening of music, art and education about water.

In addition to offering music by Justin Ancheta, Strange Angels Blues Band, Koralie "Sugar" Hill and Walter Ogi Johnson, and artwork by Christina Bertea, Design Action Collective, Doug Minkler, Juana Alicia, Matthew Kertesz, Matlena Hourula, Phoebe Ackley, Street Art Workers and Sven Atema, the event is a benefit for multiple organizations.

Article by Ryan Van Lenning.
Last updated at Tue, 16 Mar at 8:42am.

Visualize for a moment your morning shower. The warm water runs gently and momentarily over you, then falls to the drain. It goes on its merry way to...well, to a place most of us rarely think about. It simply goes "away" after our brief contact with it. Similarly, think about that last load of laundry you did. How much water did it take to complete these mundane tasks and where did it go?

Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Wed, 10 Mar at 8:06am.

From the Measure DD Community Coalition, a local group that promotes access to the Oakland-Alameda waterfront:

Blog entry by Bay Localize.
Last updated at Tue, 12 Jan at 4:19pm.

Breaking news!

Just got a text from my colleague Aaron Lehmer: