Water footprint

Every day we do so many things: we go to work or travel to the country side, we heat our houses in the cold season and sit under air conditioning in summer, we cook food, eat strawberries, buy another pair of sneakers or jeans. Surprisingly, all these and many other actions contribute to climate change and leave a carbon footprint.

On May 8 & 9 the U.S. Zero Waste Business Council hosted their second annual conference in Cincinnati, OH with an impressive program of national and global leaders educating, entertaining and inspiring attendees. During day 1 sessions the focus was on overall zero waste success, mainly in the corporate arena. "Know Your Trash" emerged as a common theme among presenters.The ZWA Blog post, Know Your Trash, up close & personal, is an overview of the first day sessions. In addition to "Know Your…

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…is much larger than you think. The amount of water you consume depends not just on the duration of your daily shower or the number of clothes you wash but also on what you eat, the clothes you wear and the fuel you use. Take a look, calculate your water footprint, and reduce it to earn a few extra minutes in the shower.

Nice jeans. Too bad they cost the planet 2,866 gallons of precious H2O.

Use this for a spread - but not carbon footprint...how we spend our time during the day? A graph with percentages...

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Explore the concept of Carbon Footprint, its environmental impact, and effective strategies to reduce it for a sustainable future.

Some water management infographics from the 'smarter water management' folks at IBM. Here is a PDF: Download Us__en_us__water__water_infographic_031512 The first two are taken from the Watercache Blog. Note added on 23 July 2012: Friend and alert reader Peter Boddie emailed to let me know that this frst graphic is grossly...