03/21/13 Added by Lindsay Miller | News | No Comments »
Texans could save 500 billion gallons of water by 2020 if strategies to conserve water in agriculture, landscaping and energy production are implemented, according to a new report released by Environment Texas Research and Policy Center. All of that water could meet municipal water needs for 9 million Texans. However, the state has more than [...]
03/20/13 Added by Lindsay Miller | News | No Comments »
This Friday, March 22nd marks World Water Day – a global observance that highlights the need for care and management of our world’s water resources. On this day, the Surfrider Foundation will celebrate not only by educating and driving awareness and support for various clean water campaigns and programs like Rise Above Plastics and Know [...]
03/20/13 Added by Lindsay Miller | News | No Comments »
Think about it: a typical showerhead dispenses water at a rate of about 2.5 gallons per minute. Combine that with a large residential campus like UC Santa Barbara, where most students spend about 10 minutes daily in the shows, and that adds up to hundreds of thousands of gallons down the drain every day in [...]