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Water Efficiency Key to Saving Energy, Expert Says
Peak Oil News —
... according to water expert Peter Gleick. "Some of the cheapest greenhouse gas emission reductions available seem to be not energy-efficiency programs, but water-efficiency programs," said Gleick, president of the California-based Pacific Institute, a global water research center. Gleick notes, for example, that it may be cheaper for consumers to reduce the overall hot water usage in their homes than to replace their incandescent light bulbs with more energy-efficient alternatives. World Watch
DrumBeat: February 12, 2009
The Oil Drum —
... plummeted and designer clothes mostly stayed on the racks, sales of condoms in the U.S. rose 5% in the fourth quarter of 2008, and 6% in January vs. the same time periods the previous year, The Nielsen Co. reports
The sales bump squares solidly with one of the nation's most common trends during any recession: nesting. At the same time, condoms make for a relatively inexpensive form of birth control at a time many cash-strapped families are hesitant to grow.
Water Efficiency Key to Saving Energy, Expert Says
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Water Efficiency Key to Saving Energy, Expert Says
Worldchanging: Bright Green —
... . But the study predicts that as China follows through on its promise to expand water treatment facilities across the country, energy consumption will rise. "Reducing urban and other end-user water intensity could conserve both water and energy,...saving households money on water and energy and creating jobs elsewhere in the economy," said David Roland-Holst, an economist at the University of California at Berkeley who co-authored the study. Ben Block is a staff writer with the Worldwatch Institute . He can be reached at ...
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