I wrote about Brac back on Oct 31. It's a marvelous piece of technology that can save homes or businesses about 30% of their water consumption by recycling water from sinks, baths and showers for use to flush toilets. The "grey water" can also be used to water plants.
Now TreeHugger, one of my most watched blogs, ran a piece yesterday about Brac.
The next issue of New Homes and Ideas will highlight ways to cut water use and will mention Brac in the article, I'm told.
Yes, it's a great solution to cutting water use without changing your lifestyle. And yes, I sell them in North Carolina. Get in touch with me now if you are interested as there's an end of year sale on for the last remaining units in stock before the 2008 models come in at a price that's likely to be around $500 more. For now, at least, you can get one of these installed into a new construction for under $2000. Retrofits will typically cost a few hundred more for plumbing alterations.

According to the
Right here at NC State researchers are working on ways to genetically modify trees so as to make them a more viable source of cellulose from which to make ethanol.
I saw
The
My once home, Berkeley CA, just yesterday
For those of us who don't make it to Chicago this year for the
I thought
The nation’s foremost climatologist brings his urgent message for immediate action on energy and climate to North Carolina in November. Dr. James Hansen is head of NASA’s Goddard Institute and an outspoken proponent for rapid reductions in greenhouse gases. He will outline his five-step plan for solving the global climate emergency at upcoming forums in Charlotte and Chapel Hill. The forums are called “AVERTING CLIMATE CATASTROPHE: Power Plants or Clean Energy – Who Decides?” 
