On AlterNet: water footprint

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Water Footprint Labels to Become as Important as Energy Star

Jaymi Heimbuch, TreeHugger. March 3, 2010.

A water footprint label may soon be as prominent on product packaging as an Energy Star label, and with an equal amount of clout among consumers.

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.

Importing Food Means Exporting Drought

Tom MacMillan, Comment Is Free. August 22, 2008.

If we don't make changes quickly it will be our plates, not our rates, that bear the brunt of water shortage.

Can You Get by on Just 5 Gallons of Water a Day?

Sophie Morris, Independent UK. April 28, 2008.

A British woman attempts for a day what most in the developing world deal with all the time -- living on just over 5 gallons of water.

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.

How to Find Out if You Use Too Much Water

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. March 22, 2008.

What's your water footprint? Add up your water use with the H2O Calculator.