Friday, March 19, 2010

An average family of four uses 881 gallons of water per week just by flushing the toilet. Reduce it now http://ping.fm/d3JvU
Aquabarrel has four products that are approved for the DC DDOE rebate program. Details will posted on the the site shortly.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Washington DC: March 16-28, 2010-18th annual environmental film fest
56 Venues, 155 Films http://ping.fm/a4tMq
Who would have thought that Hawaii would have drought issues? http://ping.fm/VXyHJ
DC Water &Sewer Auth (DC WASA) www.facebook.com/dcwasa for useful water-saving tips and to learn more about WaterSense labeled products.
Fix a Leak Week from March 15 to 21, 2010. Nationwide, more than 1 trillion gallons of water leak from U.S. homes each year.
Yunnan is one of the five regions worst hit by drought in China. 20-million people are faced with a serious drinking water shortage http://ping.fm/zPPQR
...climate change is increasing competition for fresh water ... http://ping.fm/TbxUK
As economy booms, China faces major water shortage - http://ping.fm/zavqg

Monday, March 15, 2010

World Water Day 2010 is focusing on water quality theme. An estimated 1.1 billion people rely on unsafe drinking-water sources. http://ping.fm/8y5AT
Utah uses 293 gallons per person per day. This is the second highest amount in the nation. Utah is the second driest state in the nation.
Stop using the toilet as a waste basket. Every time you flush a spider, facial tissue or some other small bit of trash down the toilet, you waste 3-7 gallons of water.
A leaky faucet can waste more than 3,100 gallons per year.
Aquabarrel is replacing the heating and cooling system with a geo-thermal system this week.