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5 Ways to Conserve Water

Plumbing: One great practice for residential water users is the installation of an indoor plumbing fixture which saves water. You can also replace existing plumbing equipment with another type which would use less water. Low-flow plumbing fixtures ar...

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5 Ways to Conserve Water

Water is a scarce resource, and it’s essential for our daily survival. Although 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water, only 2.5% of it is freshwater, and only 1% is accessible. With the population growth, climate change, and the increa...

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Water Conservation - The Big Picture

Water Conservation at home, and in the way we live and consume, has taken on a new urgency in the last few years. One of the fundamental human needs, clean drinking water, can no longer be counted on to be available. Water shortages, polluted lakes, ...

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What You Need To Consider Before Building A Koi Pond

When one is seriously considering having Koi fish, the first question that inevitably comes to mind is: "How do you build a Koi pond?" Koi fish, due to their size, require relatively large ponds. The smallest size that should be considered as ponds f...

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Can A One Billion Pound Oil Spill Disappear?

The BP oil leak disaster lasted 85 days. A gooey, toxic, and stinking spill kept spreading on surface waters. Parts were converted to tiny oil globules by dispersants. Another fraction evaporated and kept changing its composition under the impact of ...

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