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GTR: Bringing Safe Drinking Water to Developing Nations with LifeStraw

Sean Daily — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:30:43 +0000

GreenTalk Radio’s Sean Daily talks to Peter Cleary about LifeStraw, a water purifier that helps to get access to safe drinking water at home and outside in regions where water is an issue. LifeStraw is made by Vestergaard Frandsen. an international company specializing in complex emergency response and disease control products. Related Posts: Sourcing Sustainable Consumer and [...]

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GTR Increasing Water Efficiency with EPA’s WaterSense Program

Sean Daily — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:30:26 +0000

GreenTalk Radio host Sean Daily talks to Stephanie Thornton of the EPA about their WaterSense program. Much like the EnergyStar program, WaterSense seeks to help Americans to save water and protect the environment by creating product efficiency standards that manufacturers must meet in order to receive the WaterSense certification label on their products. Related Posts: GTR: Documenting [...]

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Clean Water for All Through the Work of Ryan’s Well Foundation

Sean Daily — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:30:29 +0000

GreenTalk Radio host Sean Daily speaks with Ryan Hreljac, of Ryan’s Well. At the age of 6, he began his active life of advocacy for water-poor communities in 1998 when he determinedly focused his sights on building a single well for a dry village in Africa. The story touched hearts and launched an avalanche of media [...]

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The Green Living Guide To Home Water Conservation

Reenita Malhotra — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:00:32 +0000

Most of us take for granted the fact that we can turn on the tap to receive an endless supply of water. But in fact, this is one of our scarcest natural resources. Did you know that four out of every ten people are impacted by the scarcity of water? The irony is that while nearly [...]

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GTR: Blue Gold: World Water Wars Director Sam Bozzo (Part 2)

GLI Editors — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:44:30 +0000

Conclusion of GreenTalk Radio host Sean Daily’s conversation with American independent filmmaker Sam Bozzo of Purple Turtle Films about his new award-winning documentary on the global water crisis, “Blue Gold: World Water Wars“. Part 2 of a 2-part series (listen to Part 1). Transcript Coming Soon! Related Posts: GTR: Blue Gold: World Water Wars Director Sam Bozzo (Part 1) Indoor [...]

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Indoor and Outdoor Water Saving Tips

GLI Editors — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:00:17 +0000

Approximately only 3 percent of the earth’s water is fresh, and less than 1 percent is available for human consumption. With growing populations causing a continual rise in water demands, using less water and using it wisely has never been more important. The water issue is local as well as global; by implementing a few [...]

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GTR: Blue Gold: World Water Wars Director Sam Bozzo (Part 1)

GLI Editors — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:00:27 +0000

GreenTalk Radio host Sean Daily talks with American indy filmmaker Sam Bozzo of Purple Turtle Films about his new award-winning documentary on the global water crisis, “Blue Gold: World Water Wars“. Transcript Coming Soon! Related Posts: GTR: Blue Gold: World Water Wars Director Sam Bozzo (Part 2) GTR: Solving the Global Safe Drinking Water Crisis with Blue Planet Run GTR: [...]

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Reduce Water Waste by Installing a Rainwater Harvesting System

GLI Editors — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:00:18 +0000

Got a roof? Get a tank. Harvesting rainwater is a great way to conserve this one of the scarcest natural resources and save your dollars in the bargain. span id=”more-3597″> An average family uses about 107,000 gallons of fresh water every year. Much of this is flushed down the toilet, goes down the drain or is used [...]

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