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A Simple Step You Can Take: Install a Low Flow Shower Head

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If you’re like most Americans, you probably take a shower every day.
Unless you’re already using a low-flow shower head, you have an opportunity to save some money in addition to cutting back on your family’s environmental impact.
Low […]

Links from Readers

Sometimes readers send me links. I think it’s great because I get to know what interests people. Here are some recent ones:
Our twitter follower bythebayou @replied me a link to Co-op America. They look interesting — I like that they encourage people to take action.
Another twitter follower monkchips, sent this link on saving energy […]

The Role of Government, Part II

In an earlier post, we asked the question “What is Government’s role?” when it comes to forcing the behavior changes that will be required to get people to conserve resources. The discussion threads on that post debated whether government should reward good behavior, or punish poor behavior.
As a follow up, I thought it would be […]

Earth 911 reminds us…

That in the Summer it’s important to check your sprinkler for leaks. According a post this afternoon:
A broken sprinkler can waste thousands of gallons of water, not to mention bring you a hefty water bill.
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Water, Water everywhere — But not a drop to drink, shower, water the lawn…

The Aussie blog, A New Green Earth, has been doing a great job of keeping the world tuned in to the water crisis currently happening in Queensland, Australia.
According to a recent post:
South East Queenslanders have succeeded in getting their water usage down to 137 liters per person per day by saving water inside and outside […]