Time for change
We’ve all grown up taking water for granted. Turn on the tap and there’s water, flush the wc, take a bath, put on the dishwasher, turn on a hosepipe. We use water without really thinking about it. We’ve never had to change our ways – until now.
We’re at the tipping point of needing to take a more active role in reducing the amount of water we use, otherwise we will ultimately suffer higher water bills.
Only 1% or the earth water is …

Why do we do the things we do??  Today, as I’m sitting on my porch, I’m watching someone across the road washing off some screens outside on her driveway.  So I think to myself, alright, she’s giving something a rinse. I don’t know what, but something is getting cleaned off anyways.  The hose doesn’t get turned off while she runs into the garage for a couple of minutes to get another screen.  She comes back out, inspects the first screen….hose is still running……and finally begins to rinse the second one.  …

There’s been a trend over the last decade or so that is seeing people purchase more bottled water each and every year.  Its interesting really, because most people fail to actually read the lables in order to understand just where that water is coming from.   Some bottling companies, such as Nestle, are depleting groundwater sources in order to fill those bottles.  Other companies, such as Pepsi, under the guise of Aqua Fina are simply opening up the tap and filling plastic bottles with the same water that flows freely from …

Well, were getting to that time of year now when we begin to spend more and more time outside in our yards and gardens. The lawn furniture comes back out, and it looks like it could definitely use a scrub. The car is a little dirty from the last few months of snow, salt and mud in the springtime.
Most people are eager to get everything out and set up in their yards and gardens so that as soon as the sunshine appears, everything is ready to be used …

Severn Cullis Suzuki, founder of Environmental Children’s Organization (ECO), a group of children dedicated to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues will be speaking at the river run centre in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Severn Cullis-Suzuki, whose father is David Suzuki, is one of the world’s most remarkable young environmentalists. Severn travels around the world speaking to people and encouraging them to define their values, act with the future in mind, and take individual responsibility for our planet.
On March 24, 2009, join Severn and others at the Presidents …

If you’re about to remodel your bathroom, or even if you don’t want to remodel but aren’t happy with your current shower, consider purchasing an electric showers. With the entire world realizing the importance of water conservation, using less energy and making green choices, an electric shower is a wonderful way to get started down an environmentally friendly path. And electric showers aren’t just energy-savers, they’ll benefit you in other ways, too.
An electric shower is a great way to make sure you can always take a hot shower, day or …

Everybody has to do it sometime…the topic may be a little taboo. The question is: what really happens to all that crap that gets flushed down your toilet? And my god! How much drinking water is wasted every day when the millions of toilets are flushed across the planet?

The Guelph International Resource Center (GIRC) headed an interesting project taking aim at water conservation and efficiency for a couple of years. Participants led various community events to promote methods of water conservation in the home. Along with building and selling rain barrels in the city of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, the groups also participated in the development of public service ads related to water topics. I was lucky enough to be a part of the project, and here is one of the videos we created.
This video looks at the impact …