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Taking on Water Book Events
While my formal book tour has concluded, I continue to give water-related talks at various venues across the country. Stay tuned.
About the book
When Wendy Pabich received a monthly water bill for 30,000 gallons (for a household of two people and one dog), she was chagrined. After all, she is an expert on sustainable water use. So she set out to make a change. Taking on Water is the story of the author's personal quest to extract and implement, from a dizzying soup of data and analysis, day-to-day solutions to reduce water use in her life. She sets out to examine the water footprint of the products she consumes, process her own wastewater onsite, revamp the water and energy systems in her home, and make appropriate choices in order to swim the swim.
Part memoir, part investigation, part solution manual, the book is filled with ruminations on philosophy, science, facts, figures, and personal behavioral insights; metrics, both serious and humorous, to track progress; and guidelines for the general public for making small (or perhaps monumental) but important changes in their own lives. Told with humor and grace, Taking on Water offers a raw account of how deep we need to dig to change our wasteful ways.
Water for a Viable Future in Lincoln and Otero Counties
"Water for a Viable Future in Lincoln and Otero Counties" will provide a variety of speakers who are scheduled to address specific aspects of water in the two counties. Each talk will be about 30 minutes in length and will include a question and answer period. The April 26 conference at ENMU-Ruidoso will include an update on the status of water for the village of Ruidoso. The event is free and open to the public.
During the lunch hour, the keynote speaker will be Wendy Pabich, the author of "Taking on Water: How One Water Expert Challenger Her Inner Hyprocrite, Reduced Her Water Footprint (Without Sacrificing a Toasty Shower) and Found Nirvana." The environmental scientist authored her book after she received a monthly water bill for 30,000 gallons for a household of two people and a dog. She embarked on a mission to revamp her water use. Pabich will speak at noon, where a lunch is available for $10. Reservations for her talk, with or without purchasing lunch, are required.
Press
Water wise keynote speaker anchors renewable energy conference
While my formal book tour has concluded, I continue to give water-related talks at various venues across the country. Stay tuned.
About the book
When Wendy Pabich received a monthly water bill for 30,000 gallons (for a household of two people and one dog), she was chagrined. After all, she is an expert on sustainable water use. So she set out to make a change. Taking on Water is the story of the author's personal quest to extract and implement, from a dizzying soup of data and analysis, day-to-day solutions to reduce water use in her life. She sets out to examine the water footprint of the products she consumes, process her own wastewater onsite, revamp the water and energy systems in her home, and make appropriate choices in order to swim the swim.
Part memoir, part investigation, part solution manual, the book is filled with ruminations on philosophy, science, facts, figures, and personal behavioral insights; metrics, both serious and humorous, to track progress; and guidelines for the general public for making small (or perhaps monumental) but important changes in their own lives. Told with humor and grace, Taking on Water offers a raw account of how deep we need to dig to change our wasteful ways.
November 29, 2012
Water for a Viable Future in Lincoln and Otero Counties
"Water for a Viable Future in Lincoln and Otero Counties" will provide a variety of speakers who are scheduled to address specific aspects of water in the two counties. Each talk will be about 30 minutes in length and will include a question and answer period. The April 26 conference at ENMU-Ruidoso will include an update on the status of water for the village of Ruidoso. The event is free and open to the public.
During the lunch hour, the keynote speaker will be Wendy Pabich, the author of "Taking on Water: How One Water Expert Challenger Her Inner Hyprocrite, Reduced Her Water Footprint (Without Sacrificing a Toasty Shower) and Found Nirvana." The environmental scientist authored her book after she received a monthly water bill for 30,000 gallons for a household of two people and a dog. She embarked on a mission to revamp her water use. Pabich will speak at noon, where a lunch is available for $10. Reservations for her talk, with or without purchasing lunch, are required.
Press
Water wise keynote speaker anchors renewable energy conference