Our Love Affair With Our Lawns Is Hurling the U.S. Toward Water Crisis
We spend $40 billion annually on our lawns and spend $10 billion more on pesticides and fertilizers keeping them green. But worse, they're draining diminishing water resources.
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We spend $40 billion annually on our lawns and spend $10 billion more on pesticides and fertilizers keeping them green. But worse, they're draining diminishing water resources.
From the obviously good news department - the great state of Oregon has just passed a law proclaiming the legality of reusing bath and kitchen water on gardens.
Oprah's personal trainer, Bob Greene, has a health program (Best Life) that is sponsored by Nestle's Pure Life bottled water. I would like to convince him that this is a mistake. Join me in writing him a letter about the unhealthy aspects of bottled water.
When most small homes look for cost cutting tips, they usually overlook their HVAC systems.
A: Have you ever ordered a plate of fried food, then asked for a diet soda? Funny that so many of us think all manner of dietary infractions are forgiven if we don't drink a sugary soda. Well, here it is: diet soda is not good for you, and it might even be worse for you than regular soda.
Inventor and water-treatment expert Michael Pritchard watched the devastating 2004 Asian tsunami and hurricane Katrina in 2005 leave many without clean drinking water in the wake of horrific natural disasters, leading him to develop the Lifesaver bottle.
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CURRENT :: GREEN - "Water is something I've taken for granted all my life. It comes from the tap, and flows for as long as i want it to. What would it be like not to have access to unlimited clean water every day? I want to know how the lack of water would affect my life." Paulina Turvo
Yes, chlorine kills bacteria - But at what cost? Yes, chlorine kills organic matter - But we are organic matter too.
"No matter where we live, the Great Lakes affect us all. And as species of fish disappear and rates of birth defects and cancer rise, it seems one thing is clear: the Great Lakes are changing and something is not quite right with the water." - Waterlife
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