Understanding Your Water Use
Do you know how much water you use each day … and what it is used for ? Turns out it is closer to 2000 gallons per DAY.
Check out the graphic to the right for the details >>> LINK and follow the interactive to see how your usage grows during the day.
By understanding where water is used you can make choices to save water and know where to make the biggest impact !
“ … biggest surprise may be that 95 percent of your water footprint … from the food, energy and products you use every day. C…”
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Nike collects and recycles old sneakers. You can drop sneakers off at Nike Stores (
G / MULCHING / COMPOSTING rather than landfilling your tree.
Some Home Depot stores in Texas and the western US will carry Southwest Windpower’s Skystream 3.7 home sized wind turbines. This makes wind power – 100 % renewable energy – readily available to consumers. 
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Seventh Generation is known for its green products and low impact manufacturing. Their paper package for 4X detergent takes this to a new level. 
“OPOWER … is working with Facebook and the Natural Resources Defense Council to create an app that will let people share data about how much -- or little -- electricity they're using at home.”
Peninsula Packaging uses recycled materials and green energy. I recently saw some apples packed in one of their clamshells that noted the plastic was 70 % recycled and made with 50% solar energy.
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The King of Prussia Mall, in King of Prussia PA is getting EV charging statins.
I found this interesting guide to building a green roof. I have not tried it (I do not have a flat roof) but it seems do-able.
The University of Delaware is working on technology to enable EV owners use their cars batteries as storage / stabilizing capacity for the grid.
Temple University and Sodexo launched (Sept. 19th) the Waste Not Project. The program has multiple goals including portion control and nutrition.
he bark (cork) is harvested approx every 10 years from trees that can live for 300 years.
Ecotricity is a green UK energy supplier. 
es is matched by an equivalent, guaranteed CO2 reduction through a carbon offset project." 
The other day while walking in the city I noticed an interesting large green sticker on a intercity bus. It was from the Green Coach Initiative and promoted the bus line's "support being and acting green."
The Dow Chemical Company and Cobblestone homes have collaborated to build Michigan's FIRST Net Zero Energy Home. The home uses techniques like "...insulation, sealants, geothermal heating and solar generation."
le not at home or the office. If you make it easy folks will recycle.
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The First National Bank of Omaha (Nebraska) has as green focus. They have a fuel cell powered data center that is a GHG free power source. They also offer paperless / online banking which can reduce your impact on the environment.
ns of our planet are the biggest garbage dump ... 30-40% of the objects used for the hotel were found on the beaches of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain ..."
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a Trek store for recycling.
in a parking lot with the Sustainable Waste Solutions and knew there would be a blog post there. SWS is a local company with a Souderton, Pa address that turns waste to energy (W2E).
h electricity from waste to power tens of thousands of homes per day ..."
According to the Scott's web site 17 billion toilet tissue tubes are thrown away each year ..." That's enough to fill the Empire Sta Building. Twice". Or 20 747s.
Samsung's Evergreen is one GREEN phone.
Here is a chgecklist (pdf format) from the University of Texas at Austin. lf, your team, your home, whatver. 
Home Power Magazine is full of ideas on renewable energy for home owners and professionals.
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l trash and improper disposal can leach toxic chemicals into the air and water. 
Beyond Low Energy homes are Zero Energy Homes (ZEH). Using technology including geothermal heating and cooling, PV panels, heat recovery ventilation and super insulation and high efficiency windows the homes in Green Acres (New Paltz NY) may be the first ZEH in the world.
-#7 as well! This means #3 - Vinyl, #4 - LDPE, #5 - PP, #6 - PS and #7 - other / mixed. 
ing our dependency on oil. In addition to fibers and fabrics, Sorona® can be used in films, filaments, engineering resins and other applications." 
EcoMotors International has developed the OPOC engine - opposed-piston opposed-cylinder engine. This engine can run on a number of fuels and is lighter in weight and produces more power than a conventional engine.
" ... ground-breaking internal combustion engine ... eliminates the cylinder-head and valve-train components ... lighter, more efficient and economical, with lower exhaust emissions compared with conventional designs...."
Viva Terra's Mad Mats®are made from recycled plastics. 
For an additional $1 in shipping fees you can offset the carbon impact from shipping. Details on the Viva Terra web site under shipping.
San Diego is currently in a Level 2 - Drought Alert Condition. San Diego imports over 80% of its water so when water supplies get tight water conservation and reuse is critical. Two new plants provide for 45 million gallons / day of water from waste ... 
, manufacturing and other non-drinking, or non-potable purposes. ... Recycled water gives San Diego a dependable, year-round, locally controlled water resource."
etwork, the most advanced, easy to use, electric vehicle ... charging infrastructure ... " 
GREENandSAVE has a Website and Blog with lots of good "green" information. In addition to tips to increase your "individual green-ness" there are links to many green items in the news including green job training.
My brother and his girlfriend sent photo's of her new Ford Fusion Hybrid. They and the car live in the Research Triangle Park area in NC ... 
Mayor Michael Nutter has been promoting Philadelphia's green activities and now the city is being recognized by others as well.
lly you should use a reusable cup rather than a disposable cup. I try to .... how about you?
While diesels are efficient they are polluting ... and use fuel at the rate of a gallon / hour at idle.
A recent report from the Washington Times shows that a significant amount of printing by US Govt employees is never needed ... it is thrown out or recycled. Wow - 1/3 of all printed paper is wasted !!
Folks in Sonoma, California are working to design and refine a Passive House ... but what exactly is a passive home?
Ghost power users are devised that are "turned" off but still draw power. Included in this category are batter charges used for cell phones and the like.
Whether you are a landlord, run a bar or hotel there are things YOU can do to celebrate Earth Hour. 
Earth Hour 2010 is just a few days away.
Which is less carbon intensive: electic heat or wood stovfe heat? 
Terracycle reuses / recycles sall sorts of stuff such as juice boxes and turns them into bags and totes.
Small changes can save energy and can really add up. Some changes are not hard to do at all ... just put your mind to it.
Enviance makes a carbon reporting system for the " ... Apparently close to 61 percent of companies still don’t have any sort of carbon emissions tracking system in place."
Chicago's ConEd is conducting an experiment to determine how consumers manage their energy use when they have metrics on use, cost and use patterns. Home will be outfitted with solar panels and some homes will be allowed to sell back to the grid and others will not.
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David de Rothschild has built a boat from recycled plastic bottles and plans to sail it from San Francisco in the US to Sydney, Australia. 
Along the lines of which is better for the environment - paper or plastic bags is the "which is better for the environment" paper or digital format for documents. Bet you are leaning towards digital --- I am.
U2 has taken a novel approach to getting fans to getting fans to think about the bands carbon footprint and in doing so may help promote the idea of carbon offsets.
and see some of the technology he is using as well as ways to cut your carbon footprint.
The USPS has made great efforts to be green and help others be green. Through an arrangement with several electronics companies select USPS locations are offering prepaid mailers that can be used to recycle small electronics.
San Francisco International (SFO) is committed to being green. They have efforts underway to reduce their environmental impact by reducing noise, reducing global warming and preserving natural resources like air and water.
ow offers the Climate Passport program; a way to help travelers reduce their travel carbon footprint by purchasing offsets. 
White roofs are the "hot" thing in roofing ... allowing for a lowed burden on a/c systems.
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DOES NOT ITCH and is very easy to handle and work with."
the highest ASTM testing standards for fire and smoke ratings, fungi resistance and corrosiveness. ... contains 85% post-industrial recycled natural fibers making it an ideal choice for anyone looking to use a high quality sustainable building material."
