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Micro Hydro Essentials

posted on February 28, 2009

If you’re an alternative energy advocate seeking for ways to green your living and you happen to live by a river or creek, you might be in luck. We all know energy is generated by building dams …

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Wave Energy Farm To Be Developed Off The San Francisco Coast

posted on February 27, 2009

The San Francisco Bay Area looks like it could be home to USA's first major Ocean Wave Energy farm. On the heels of President Obama's commitment to developing a renewable energy economy, San …

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What's Your Water Footprint?

posted on February 27, 2009

By now, we are used to hearing about our carbon footprint, but there's another term that's entering our environmental consciousness, and that's our water footprint. Water footprint is the amount of …

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Monitor Local Rivers with USGS Real Time Water Data

posted on February 24, 2009

Up until the most recent storms hit Northern California, our local river flow was well below normal.  Just gazing at the river, it was easy to tell we were experiencing drought for the third year in …

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Conserving Stormwater: Use It or Lose It

posted on February 23, 2009

Water has always been a precious commodity, but the recent rise in frequent water shortages and droughts due to climate change emphasizes the importance of everyday water conservation. Despite the …

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Water Saving Tips: Cut Water Use at the Tap

posted on February 23, 2009

The issue of Peak Oil is a hot topic these days, but an issue that will ultimately affect us even more will be Peak Water. To be more succinct, we're running out of water. If we don't act now to try …

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100 Ways to Conserve Water

posted on February 20, 2009

Our friends over at Water Use It Wisely have a must-read post listing 100 creative ways that you can reduce your water usage around the house, at the office, and while you're on vacation. A definite …

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GTR: The Quest for Eco-friendly Bottled Drinking Water with Primo Water

posted on February 19, 2009

Host Sean Daily talks about the process of greening bottled water by using high-quality, mineral-enhanced water and recyclable, compostable, plant-based water bottles with Dave Burke, President and …

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Eric Corey: We're Running Out of Water

posted on February 18, 2009

In a video posted by the green communications group The Good Mix, San Francisco-based green architect Eric Corey Freed discusses the potential ramifications of water shortages in California and …

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GTR: Solving the Global Safe Drinking Water Crisis with Blue Planet Run

posted on February 17, 2009

GreenTalk Radio host Sean Daily talks with Sabrina Walasek of Blue Planet Run Foundation, which has a vision of a world where everyone has access to safe drinking water and healthy human beings have a …

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Safe Drinking Water: One Family, One Country at a Time

posted on February 14, 2009

An estimated 1.1 billion people in the world do not have access to a safe water supply. For many in the U.S., this is a fact far removed from every day life. The truth is the worldwide water crisis is …

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GTR: Drinking Water Health Tips and Dangers with Colin Ingram

posted on February 5, 2009

GreenTalk Radio host Sean Daily discusses drinking water health issues, tips and dangers with Colin Ingram, author of The Drinking Water Book: How to Eliminate the Most Harmful Toxins from Your Water. …

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Water Conservation 101

posted on January 29, 2009

What comes to mind when you visualize the word water?  Do you think of clean, pure, refreshing and . . . available? Unfortunately, in today's world, these words are decreasingly associated with our …

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GTR: Water Conservation Strategies for Green Homes with Kohler

posted on December 16, 2008

GreenTalk Radio host Sean Daily discusses water conservation strategies, industry water efficiency standards, and water saving tips with Rob Zimmerman of Kohler, a leading manufacturer of …

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