rain water

A green product for next summer: the rain barrel! Because it's probably a little late now, but with the consistent drought problem in places like California, saving whatever amount of natural rainfall during the year should be useful for the dry summer seasons especially with proposed plans to cut down water usage and higher costs for excessive use. Hopefully, with enough rain saved up, you'll never need to use the garden hose for an entire summer or more.

Speakers discuss national green infrastructure initiatives, local environmental programs underway in Alexandria, Va., including smart growth and transportation alternatives, as well as the growing involvement of religious organizations and members in the issues of environment and climate change.

Water butts in the shape of, well, butts. Because living green was much more fun when it was a slap in the face of the establishment, not just the latest middle class trend.