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• Eco Gadgets: Shower Brake puts a brake on shower time to conserve water

  
  Ecofriend — Authority: 620
  Eco Factor: Water saving shower reduces shower time. There is nothing better than a warm shower on a cold evening after a hectic day at the office. However, relaxing and craving for those few minutes of extra shower time costs us a fortune in terms of water use, a resource that should rather be preserved. The ...
  18 hours ago

• Shower Brake puts a check on your neglect to conserve water

  
  Green Diary — Authority: 489
  Sensing that you won’t do it yourself, designers Sang-in Lee and Dae Hyun Kim wish to mend your ways by applying brakes to your shower practices. They’ve designed the Shower Brake, which allows you to use a sparse amount of water and makes you more conscious about water conservation. The high-tech contraption ...
  18 hours ago

• Speed Blogging

  
  Aguanomics — Authority: 480
  Coke is introducing bio-plastic bottles (yay!) for bottled water (boo!) Brisbane writes a case study on saving water (from 87 gallons/capita/day down to 34 gcd). Mostly conservation measures and some harsh pricing. As Sewers Fill, Waste Poisons Waterways . Agencies complain that they cannot afford fines. Fine ...
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• 60 Seconds to Save the Earth

  
  TexasVox: The Voice of Public Citizen in Texas — Authority: 557
  Sixty seconds doesn’t seem like a lot of time; however, there are lots of things that can be done in sixty seconds or less.  For instance, an average adult can type 38 to 40 words and blink between ten and 30 times every sixty seconds (sometimes simultaneously).  Furthermore, an elite distance runner can run about ...
  1 day ago

• Twelve Tips for Saving Water in the Kitchen

  
  Green Prophet — Authority: 526
  Here at Green Prophet we are concerned about the current water shortage. Today I’m sharing twelve water conservation tips for the kitchen. If you use a dishwasher, always fill it completely and choose the fastest setting. Dishwashers use a minimum of water, but it’s possible to clean dishes just as efficiently ...
  2 days ago

• Trickle of hope in the parched Himalayas

  
  Srijan Foundation — Authority: 109
  Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Trickle-of-hope-in-the-parched-Himalayas/articleshow/5357550.cms —- POKHRI: It’s a sparkling morning, the dawn chill lifting as the sun’s rays light up this little village in Pauri Garhwal. Situated nearly on top of a hill, and facing east, the villagers get ...
  2 days ago

• Children’s fest carries message of peace

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Over 5,000 school children from over 30 countries came together to spread the message of peace at a children’s festival which ended in the capital Saturday.The 10th International Children’s Festival of Performing Arts organised by the Ryan Foundation began at the Bal Bhavan here Wednesday. ...
  3 days ago

• Valley in Jordan Inhabited and Irrigated for 13,000 Years (Science Daily)

  
  Desertification — Authority: 143
  Read at :http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091215155956.htmValley in Jordan Inhabited and Irrigated for 13,000 YearsScienceDaily (Dec. 18, 2009) — You can make major discoveries by walking across a field and picking up every loose item you find. Dutch researcher Eva Kaptijn succeeded in discovering — ...
  3 days ago

• Copenhagen climate conference’s giant globe: A sign of things to come?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  An enormous white globe dangled in Copenhagen’s Bella Centre, the location of the world’s largest ever leaders’ summit on climate change, could be an unintended yet chilling sign of things to come. An observant attendee made it clear by scribbling on the giant model of the earth that its designers forgot to ...
  4 days ago

• City of Los Angeles Approves Waterless Urinals for All Buildings

  
  Water conservation and Sustainable living — Authority: 106
  via City of Los Angeles Approves Waterless Urinals for All Buildings . And not just any urinals, the lucky winner is the H2Zero waterless urinal by Caroma , which beat out the competition to win this huge endorsement from one of the largest cities in the United States. Plus, green builders looking to get their ...
  4 days ago

• Twenty-Two-Year-Old Woman to Attempt Solo Row Across Atlantic

  
  Wend Blog — Authority: 520
  On December 28, Katie Spotz will begin rowing her boat across the Atlantic. If Spotz, 22, completes the 2,500 mile, 100 day trip, she’ll become both the first American to make the salty boat ride from Africa to South America and the youngest  to row across the sea solo. Beyond the personal achievements, Spotz is ...
  4 days ago

• Ed Begley Jr Helps You Avoid Holiday Arguments, Stop Sending Cards, and More

  
  Planet Green — Authority: 621
  Actor and environmentalist Ed Begley Jr. helps readers deal with global warming deniers over the holidays, perpetual Christmas cards, and water filters.
  5 days ago

• Sarkozy’s tough message on climate – did it get through?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  After one and a half days of mostly uninspired and often irrelevant speeches by world leaders, French President Nicolas Sarkozy walked to the podium at UN climate talks in Copenhagen and produced a seven minute rallying cry - focused, energetic and packed with more punch than the rest put together. Jabbing his ...
  5 days ago

• The strange spectacle of too many heads of government

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  There are around 120 heads of government at the Copenhagen climate talks, so many that it’s hard to keep track of the exact number. Their presence has been trumpeted as a sign of the world’s commitment to tackling climate change. But in return for showing up, they all want a chance to address the conference – ...
  5 days ago

• Auxiliary verbs at 10pm and the scarcest resource – sleep

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  The issues are global and urgent, but the bureaucracy can sometimes be mind-bogglingly slow and petty. After a day of stalled talks, the 193 nations at UN-led climate talks finally met for a plenary to discuss one of the main drafts floating around the summit, just two days (and two hours) from the deadline for a ...
  5 days ago

• Can you trust the science?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  Today we pose the question to our virtual panel of experts, “How far can we trust the science of climate change?” Join the debate and leave your comments below. Bjorn Lomborg , statistician and author of “The Skeptical Environmentalist”: The vast majority of climate scientists tell us that increases ...
  6 days ago

• San Francisco Launches Loan Program for Greener Buildings

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 166
  The program will offer residential and commercial building owners access to affordable, city-sponsored financing for energy efficiency, solar and renewable energy projects, and water conservation improvements. The repayment obligation will be attached to the property and will be paid back through property taxes over ...
  6 days ago

• Peter Gleick: Stealing Water from the Future – California’s Massive Groundwater Overdraft Newly Revealed

  
  Circle of Blue | WaterNews — Authority: 534
  A NASA report summarizing data collected from new satellites confirms what most water observers have known for a long time. Massive amounts of groundwater are being sucked out of California’s Central Valley groundwater aquifers — unreported, unmonitored, and unregulated. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Peter Gleick ...
  6 days ago

• International children’s festival begins in Delhi

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) A colourful spectacle at Jantar Mantar kicked off the 10th international children’s festival on performing arts in the capital Wednesday. Children from different countries came together, carrying placards on world peace as acrobats cavorted around inviting applause and cheer.The four-day ...
  6 days ago

• Dam Negotiations

  
  Thinking Outside — Authority: 132
  What takes more planning and discussion, building a dam or tearing one down ? The deadline to sign the agreements to tear out the Klamath River’s four main dams is only a month away. A few groups are still holding out and one has announced outright opposition. The two draft agreements were released in September, ...
  6 days ago

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