On AlterNet: water conservation

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "water conservation"

Using Less Water Is Better for San Francisco

Francesca Vietor, Mary Ann Dickinson, AlterNet. March 24, 2011.

The U.S. has saved more than 46 billion gallons of water as a result of the millions of high-efficiency toilets.

Everything You Need to Know About Groundwater

Jaymi Heimbuch, Planet Green. July 9, 2010.

As we continue to overuse our vital supplies of groundwater, a new set of problems is presenting itself.

Want to Be Sustainable? Ditch the Bottled Water

Robin Madel, Green Fork Blog. March 10, 2010.

Bottled water has become so ubiquitous that even a notable critic of bottled water found one on his podium at a recent lecture at Columbia University.

Water Scofflaws: Go Soak Your Heads (Under a Low-flow Showerhead)

Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. March 2, 2010.

The DOE has announced that they intend to pursue enforcement actions against the manufacturers of water-using appliances that violate national water and energy savings laws.

How Much Water Do You Use? Here's Some Quick Numbers

Jon Clift, Amanda Cuthbert, Chelsea Green Publishing. August 5, 2009.

How much water does it take to shower, brush your teeth, do a load of laundry?

Your Water Footprint: It's Not Just How Much Water You Use, But What Products You Buy

Josh Harkinson, MotherJones.com. August 4, 2009.

94 percent of the water we use comes from the products we buy -- from almonds and tomatoes to blue jeans and microchips.

New Washing Machine Uses Only 1 Cup of Water

Alastair Jamieson, The Telegraph (UK). June 25, 2009.

An environmentally friendly washing machine developed in Britain that uses only one cup of water to clean clothes could be on sale next year.

Forget Carbon: You Should Be Checking Your Water Footprint

Amol Rajan, Independent UK. April 23, 2008.

Water footprints will tell consumers the amount of precious H2O that has been used in the products they buy.