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Secrets of Green Cultures Part 1: The Nabataeans, Water Warriors
Posted on April 15, 2013 by Matt Tomasino
Imagine a culture that could teach today’s society a thing or two about respecting and harvesting the free, natural resource of water. The Nabataeans were green before their time. They followed a mission of ingenuity while other tribes relied on Nature’s[...]
This post was posted in Blog and Green Library, Defining Green, Green Living, Holidays, The Water We Drink and was tagged with CONSERVES WATER
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Greywater: What Is It and How Can It Make a Difference in Your Home?
Posted on April 1, 2013 by Rachel Tardif
What Is Greywater? Thousands of gallons of water go down the drains in your home every year, but not all of that wasted water is the same. Around a third of home wastewater is flushed down the toilet or run through a garbage disposal. This water, known as blackwater, is[...]
This post was posted in Blog and Green Library, Defining Green, Eco Home Improvement, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, The Water We Drink, Your Green Home and was tagged with CONSERVES WATER, Eco Home Improvement, ENERGY EFFICIENT, Green Your Home, SUSTAINABLE, water conservation
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How Hazardous is Chlorine?
Posted on April 1, 2013 by Matt Tomasino
18th Century Swedish chemist, Carl Wilhelm Sheele discovered chlorine, French scientist Claude Bertholiet turned the compound into a bleaching agent and Scottish Chemist, Charles Tennant first produced the formula into a bleaching powder. Since then it has been used in[...]
This post was posted in Blog and Green Library, Green Cleaning, Health and Safety, The Water We Drink and was tagged with HEALTH SENSITIVE, NON-TOXIC
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What is Your Water Footprint?
Posted on April 1, 2013 by Jeanne Roberts
Most of us know what a carbon footprint is. For those who don’t, this metric represents an individual’s total, lifecycle burden of carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by driving a car, flying in an airplane, buying electricity from our local utility, and other[...]
This post was posted in Blog and Green Library, Defining Green, Green Living, The Water We Drink and was tagged with SUSTAINABLE, water conservation
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Filter It: Clean Your Water Right
Posted on April 1, 2013 by Matt Tomasino
Not long ago it was normal to fill a glass of cold, clear water from the kitchen tap for a refreshing beverage. Nowadays, it is considered in some homes akin to eating off the floor. Dangers lie hidden in many tap water systems. Although it is not immediately alarming,[...]
This post was posted in Blog and Green Library, Health and Safety, The Water We Drink and was tagged with CONSERVES WATER, water conservation
