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Take a Second to Fix a Leak
by Kimberly Scharl One trillion gallons. That’s how much clean drinking water American households waste each year due to leaky pipes, toilets, showerheads and other fixtures. That’s enough water to...
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By Madeleine Raley The University of Maryland (UMD) is one of the largest consumers of freshwater in the state of Maryland, but it’s making big steps in water conservation across campus. Despite the...
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Save the shellfish
by Jennie Saxe Oysters and other shellfish are at risk due to ocean acidification On a recent visit to Washington D.C., I had the opportunity to try eating raw oysters for the first time. Though I...
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Celebrating National Pollinator Week: Choose Native Plants
By Gayle Hubert I discovered a few years ago that I’m a sixth generation resident of Platte County, Mo. I was living in a house unknowingly within five miles of where my third and second...
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The Proof is in the Peppers
by Jennie Saxe Rain barrel water is great for backyard gardens and saves money, too! A few months back, I blogged about installing my first rain barrels. With the hot summer nearly in the rear-view...
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EPA WaterSense: Helping New York City Save Water
By Alex Peck Water fountains at Fort Green Park in Brooklyn, NY. Last summer, while walking through Fort Greene Park on a beautiful day, I noticed a sign posted next to an outdoor fountain describing...
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Don’t be SCARED to save water and energy with WaterSense!
by Kimberly Scharl Is Halloween on your mind this week? It’s okay to be scared at the thought of ghosts and goblins running around, but a truly frightful sight is your electric bill driven higher by...
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Reading sees success of saving water during drought
By Gina Snyder Ten years after my hometown of Reading, Mass., joined the regional water supply system and stopped pumping the groundwater wells that supplied our drinking water, northeast Massachusetts...
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Shower Yourself with Savings
by Tom Damm A “Navy shower” is quite efficient. Get wet, turn off the water, lather up, rinse off and get out. All done in a few minutes. My first experience with such a shower was in a trailer near...
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Avoiding Holiday ‘Commode’tion
by Tom Damm The Halloween costumes weren’t that frightening in our neighborhood this week. An astronaut, a soccer player, even a happy jack-o-lantern. Nothing to give me pause in opening the door....
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