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San Diego Coastkeeper team at Happy Earth Hours in Pure Project Balboa Park

Happy Earth Hour: A Deep Dive into San Diego’s Waters

On Tuesday afternoons throughout April, our advocacy and outreach teams connected with our communities and reflected on our relationship with water in our region. With support from Hunter Industries and Pure Project Balboa Park, we celebrated Earth Month with a series of educational happy hours exploring our waters’ past, present, and future.

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Drought Safe San Diego Ride the Tide San Diego Coastkeeper

Fighting Climate Change From Your Backyard

San Diegans learn how to use rainwater tanks, greywater systems, and thoughtful landscaping to create beautiful, climate-resilient neighborhoods.

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Water fountains in front of San Diego County building

Flaws in Forecasting San Diego’s Water Demand

For the last 40 years, state and local water agencies have preached water conservation to Californians. They created drought-tolerant demonstration gardens, funded low-flow toilet replacements, subsidized artificial turf installations, supported high-efficiency plumbing fixtures and appliance requirements, ran school education and public information campaigns, and much more.

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Meet the pipeline project that wants to chew up San Diego’s backcountry

THE RCS RAISES ITS UGLY HEAD San Diego Coastkeeper has a long history of advocating for San Diego to have a sustainable, climate-smart water supply that doesn’t further exacerbate the climate crisis or degrade our …

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Integrated Water Management and the Water-Energy Nexus

Editor’s note: Congratulations for being the kind of person who would click on a title like that. Despite the fact that it’s actually a very interesting and dynamic topic, it’s virtually impossible to write a …

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Can preventing industrial pollution also save water? You bet.

Setting The Scene: Industrial Pollution in San Diego County Here in San Diego County, urban runoff is the largest contributor of pollutants into our region’s waterways. Stormwater runoff from industrial facilities in particular significantly contributes …

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California’s Water Use: How do we compare?

WATER USE: IT’S COMPLICATED It’s no secret that water supply, water rights, and water use are complex issues in the state of California. But more broadly speaking, how does water use in California measure up …

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The Water in Your Energy

THE PRICE GASOLINE IS HIGHER THAN YOU THINK Water and energy, two of the most essential elements in our modern society, are inextricably linked. In our prior articles regarding the water-energy nexus, we discussed the …

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Pure Project: In pursuit of a more sustainable brew

CHEERS TO SUSTAINABILITY San Diego is known as the Beer Capital of America, and with 155 craft breweries, it is clear why.  While the brewing process can be environmentally taxing – using numerous gallons of …

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The Water You Wear

The ocean, rivers, and you As individuals, we can make lots of choices to help our ocean, rivers, and streams — like choosing to ditch single-use plastics, using reusable water bottles, or opting for reef-friendly …

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San Diego Coastkeeper team at Happy Earth Hours in Pure Project Balboa Park

Happy Earth Hour: A Deep Dive into San Diego’s Waters

On Tuesday afternoons throughout April, our advocacy and outreach teams connected with our communities and reflected on our relationship with water in our region. With support from Hunter Industries and Pure Project Balboa Park, we celebrated Earth Month with a series of educational happy hours exploring our waters’ past, present, and future.

Read More
Drought Safe San Diego Ride the Tide San Diego Coastkeeper

Fighting Climate Change From Your Backyard

San Diegans learn how to use rainwater tanks, greywater systems, and thoughtful landscaping to create beautiful, climate-resilient neighborhoods.

Read More
Water fountains in front of San Diego County building

Flaws in Forecasting San Diego’s Water Demand

For the last 40 years, state and local water agencies have preached water conservation to Californians. They created drought-tolerant demonstration gardens, funded low-flow toilet replacements, subsidized artificial turf installations, supported high-efficiency plumbing fixtures and appliance requirements, ran school education and public information campaigns, and much more.

Read More
Mount Laguna 700p

Meet the pipeline project that wants to chew up San Diego’s backcountry

THE RCS RAISES ITS UGLY HEAD San Diego Coastkeeper has a long history of advocating for San Diego to have a sustainable, climate-smart water supply that doesn’t further exacerbate the climate crisis or degrade our …

Read More

Integrated Water Management and the Water-Energy Nexus

Editor’s note: Congratulations for being the kind of person who would click on a title like that. Despite the fact that it’s actually a very interesting and dynamic topic, it’s virtually impossible to write a …

Read More

Can preventing industrial pollution also save water? You bet.

Setting The Scene: Industrial Pollution in San Diego County Here in San Diego County, urban runoff is the largest contributor of pollutants into our region’s waterways. Stormwater runoff from industrial facilities in particular significantly contributes …

Read More
california coast unsplash - 700p

California’s Water Use: How do we compare?

WATER USE: IT’S COMPLICATED It’s no secret that water supply, water rights, and water use are complex issues in the state of California. But more broadly speaking, how does water use in California measure up …

Read More

The Water in Your Energy

THE PRICE GASOLINE IS HIGHER THAN YOU THINK Water and energy, two of the most essential elements in our modern society, are inextricably linked. In our prior articles regarding the water-energy nexus, we discussed the …

Read More

Pure Project: In pursuit of a more sustainable brew

CHEERS TO SUSTAINABILITY San Diego is known as the Beer Capital of America, and with 155 craft breweries, it is clear why.  While the brewing process can be environmentally taxing – using numerous gallons of …

Read More

The Water You Wear

The ocean, rivers, and you As individuals, we can make lots of choices to help our ocean, rivers, and streams — like choosing to ditch single-use plastics, using reusable water bottles, or opting for reef-friendly …

Read More