Saving Water with Wind

The post below was originally posted on Wednesday 7/6/2011 on Scientific American’s blog Plugged In.   This year, residents of Austin, Texas celebrated their 4th of July with plenty of beer and BarBQ – but there were no fireworks over Lady Bird Lake as a burn ban prohibited even sparklers from being sold in the area. Texas has just moved through its driest 8-month period on record.... Read More