The Grey Water Project Newsletter aims to explore water issues and solutions from a variety of perspectives while constantly moving the needle towards sustainable living. This month, watch an interview with our Water Hero, Josh Newton, CEO of Josh's Water Jobs. He shares with us his success story and how he got interested in the water space. We also do a deep dive into the Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed into law in August, with Liza Danz from the Citizen's Climate Lobby to understand what it means to us. Have you wondered how to Invest Ecologically? This month Sandy Emerson & Dr. Richard Godfrey give us a sneak peek into SRIs. We haven't forgotten our garden and we don't want you to as well. Daniel O’Donnell from Chrysallis Gardens helps us get our winter garden ready for birds. |
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Water Hero of the Month We’d like to introduce Joshua Newton Founder of Josh's Water Jobs The goal of his organization is to help contribute to closing both the gender and human resources gap in the water and WASH community, helping to ensure a sustainable future with water for all. |
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Josh's Water Jobs Water is the source of life. Water sector jobs are often neglected in the climate world. But a career in water can span many fields ranging from an Environmental scientist, and Environmental engineer, to a career in a water agency, public policy , or even the UN. Josh’s Water Jobs began in 2011 as an informal listserv with a few dozen friends and colleagues, through which a job posting was received about every month. As the list grew in size – both in the number of recipients and in the number of jobs – it became clear that the list was filling a gap where a website focused on international water jobs should have been. As more people got jobs through the list, the more the initiative to create that website gained momentum, culminating in Josh’s Water Jobs being launched in June of 2016 (with Co-Founder Hank VanZile). The first JWJ website focused on connecting people with jobs. It did this very successfully and by April 2021, JWJ posted its 30,000th water job! Watch Shreya's interview with Mr. Joshua Newton in the link below |
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Inflation Reduction Act and What it Means to You In August, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. The Inflation Reduction Act is the biggest climate bill in U.S. history. The IRA allocates around $370 billion over ten years to invest in renewable energy, make EVs more affordable, address climate inequities, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help mitigate the climate crisis. There is more in the bill in the form of new credits to help households be more efficient or switch to clean energy. Shreya interviewed Lisa Danz from the Citizen's Climate Lobby, Fremont who discusses the salient features of the bill and also the work CCL has done. CCL is also celebrating an October Earth Day on October 22nd at Lake Elizabeth in Fremont. See more details here and join them in their Walk & Talk about the Climate |
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Where Should One Invest Ecologically? For many, Socially Responsible Investing, or SRI is a way to align their investments with their personal values and beliefs. Socially responsible investing (SRI) allows investors to curate their portfolio by investing in companies that do good for the environment. According to Morningstar, "The general premise is to give investors peace of mind by using screens based on moral criteria that create an acceptable universe of investment candidates. Gun manufacturers, distillers, Big Oil, and some pharmaceutical companies typically fail to pass those screens.” |
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Some Thoughts from Sandy Emerson – Fossil Free California & Dr. Richard Godfrey who offer a little more detail and guidance, since the options are always multitudinous. | | |
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Garden Prep for Birds in the Winter You’re all set for the fall weather. You've dusted off your jackets, checked your heater, and even brought out your Halloween pumpkins, but preparing for the fall weather doesn't stop there. It’s time to grab your gardening gloves and get busy in your backyard preparing your garden for the winter. |
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Worried it’ll take ages? I promise it won’t. You can even get the job done over a weekend. Let’s get started! Here are some tips to prep your garden for the birds this winter from Daniel O’Donnell, CEO, of Chrysallis Gardens | | |
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If you love these stories and have an incredible story of your own or would like to share your achievements or challenges -- send us an email to rshreya@thegreywaterproject.org Thank you for your continued support, helping us to drive awareness, action and education around environmental issues.
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