Water Saving Tips When Planning a New Landscape If you are planning a new landscape or re-designing an existing landscape, these design tips can help you make every drop count.
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Make Every Drop Count when planning a new landscape.
Green for less: Water-saving solutions that make dollars and sense
No matter the size of your household, you’re probably flushing and washing away far more water than you need to. But as utility prices and seasonal water needs climb while drought thresholds fall, the EPA is giving both you and Mother Earth a break with a relatively new WaterSense labeling program that signals super-water-saving solutions. [...]
Simply using water to freshen up your looks…
Water is all you need….Just splash rain water and clean your face. Soap and water…which is a deadly combination because we all know that soap isn’t good for our skin as it doesn’t have sufficient oils to give our skin that radiant glow but water does. Just splash rain water and clean your face. Your [...]
If every American household washed laundry in cold water it would save 34 million tons of carbon and home owners up to 3% on energy bills.
Do laundry in the cold Don’t take cold showers, but we do suggest washing your duds in cold water, which expends roughly half as much energy as hot rinses. To save even more when doing the wash and fold: do laundry at night (during “off-peak” billing hours) and clean out the lint tray before starting [...]
Love is 92% Water
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Air Quality Awareness Week April 27 - May1st
Visit: http://www.epa.gov/airnow/airaware/
Visit: http://www.epa.gov/airnow/airaware/
EPA uses a color-coded guide: green means the air quality is good, red means it’s unhealthy for everyone to breathe. You can check it on theInternet, sign up for daily emails, or check out your local weather report.
Cities across the country also have Air Quality Action Days. These days tell you when you should [...]
☼ H20Tip:Turn off the water when brushing your teeth.
You can save up to 3 gallons per day by simply turning off the water while brushing those pearly whites!
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5 Scientific Ways To Make Water Do Magic
Water Can Explode, With No Explosives
Water Can Climb Walls and make Bridges
The Water and Whiskey Anti-Gravity Switcheroo
Make Instant Snow From Boiling Water
Instant Ice
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Environmental Concerns
More than Half of the environmental concerns are water related issues.
Chart and figures provided by USA Today 2009.
☼ H20 Tip
☼ H20 Tip:
Use a bucket to catch water while waiting for your shower to heat up. Use the water for your plants.
Exactly what happens if we run out of water?
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