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Getting People to Save Water: What Works?
A new poll out today found two-thirds of Californians support mandatory water cuts -- IN THEORY. But, more than 4 out of 10 homeowners say they can’t cut back. So what would it take to close the gap between what you should be doing and what you’re actually doing? Higher water rates? Fining? Public shaming? Positive reinforcement?
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readA new poll out today found two-thirds of Californians support mandatory water cuts -- IN THEORY. But, more than 4 out of 10 homeowners say they can’t cut back. So what would it take to close the gap between what you should be doing and what you’re actually doing? Higher water rates? Fining? Public shaming? Positive reinforcement? The psychology of getting people to save water.
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The full episode
3 of 5L.A. Minimum Wage Vote, Getting People to Save Water, and Mammoth Clones- 0:00The Underground Economy and the Minimum Wage
- 10:47Immigration Courts Face Unprecedented Backlog
- 19:37Getting People to Save Water: What Works?You’re reading this
- 28:21De-Extinction: Will Scientists Really Clone the Woolly Mammoth?
- 44:53The Valley's Restaurant Scene Heats Up