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Conserving Water Lowers Greenhouse Gas Footprint - Significantly
treehugger.com - 10/22/2009
Conserving Water Lowers Greenhouse Gas Footprint - Significantly
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Lawn irrigation spray head. Image credit: Louss Sprinklers This headline seems confusing but is easily explained. Water did not magically show up at your shower on the 31'st floor. It was pushed up to your bareness by a series of massive electric pumps. Water your lawn in the suburbs: same ...
Bottled water is best
thecrunchychicken.com - 10/23/2009
Bottled water is best
— thecrunchychicken.com — I've come to the hideous conclusion that we are all being duped about bottled water. I first... was made aware of the bottle water issue when the City of Seattle stopped providing bottled water to its employees, stating that it was for financial and ... (more) Bottled water is best

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Dreaming about Installing a Solar Hot Water System?
green-talk.com - 10/29/2009
Dreaming about Installing a Solar Hot Water System?
— green-talk.com — Attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ukinitaly/ / CC BY-ND 2.0 Solar Hot water Evacuated tube collectors seem to be the rage... at the International Builder’s Show last winter. I don’t know why, but those gleaming dark tubes just caught my eye. The more I learned about ... (more) Dreaming about Installing a Solar Hot Water System?

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Would You Drink Bottled Water If It Came in a Recyclable Paper Container?
treehugger.com - 10/27/2009
Would You Drink Bottled Water If It Came in a Recyclable Paper Container?
— treehugger.com — Image via: One Drink at a Time There are many reasons that the hair on the back... of your neck might stand up when someone says the words bottled water - all that wasted plastic, the people harmed in the making of said plastic, the communities ... (more) Would You Drink Bottled Water If It Came in a Recyclable ...

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Green Daily — ... Green in a Flash: Wanna help GM name the Volt's first factory paint color? SF's mandatory composting law is being touted as a success. Conserving water is even more tied to our greenhouse emissions than previously thought. Permalink | Email this | Comments

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