At first glance it may seem as if toilet repair has no relation whatsoever to living green and being eco friendly. But if you really think about it, you would understand that most of our conventional toilet systems are wasting both water and our money. So, since you will have to deal with toilet repairs [...]
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When the month is drawing to a close and you are finding your pockets empty and wondering, ‘where did all the money go?’ you might want to remember one catch word—fun. Young or old, male or female, regardless of the time and place and several other constraints, tend to lean back and let go of [...]
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Water footprints are making a big splash in environmental circles. “H2O is the next CO2,” said Nicholas Eisenberger of GreenOrder, a sustainable business consulting firm, in an article on The Christian Science Monitor online. Like carbon footprints, water footprints measure the amount of water used by a person, business or government.
Why the need for gimmicky measurements? [...]
You can get people to act by threatening them with a stick, but they’ll do what you want willingly if you reward them with a carrot. That’s the idea behind carrotmobs, a new grass roots phenomenon that’s sprung up to support eco-friendly businesses and products like SelectAFlush dual flush toilet retrofit kits.
Carrotmobs are an about-face [...]
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With drought forcing many communities to restrict water use, you know it’s important to save water. You know dual flush toilets save water by allowing you to choose between a rinse flush and a full flush. You know that saving water saves you money on your water/sewer bill. So what’s keeping you from installing SelectAFlush [...]
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They may have to turn off those fancy fountains at the Bellagio and drain the Grand Canal at the Venetian if Nevada doesn’t get rain soon, and lots of it. Severe drought in Nevada is stretching into its fifth year, threatening the water supply of America’s favorite playground. Las Vegas gets 90% of its water [...]
If anyone knows a good deal when they see one, it’s the folks at Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity builds decent, affordable housing all over the world, including here in the U.S. Habitat volunteers build homes for flood, hurricane, tornado and other disaster victims. They build homes for moms and dads who wouldn’t be able [...]
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Declaring the drought officially over, Georgia has turned the water spigots back on after two and a half years of tight water restrictions. Generous spring rains have rehydrated the state, refreshing groundwater levels and replenishing Lake Lanier which supplies much of the state’s water. Georgia officials applauded citizens for adopting water conservation habits that cut water [...]
Massachusetts has joined the many states concerned about its residents’ water use. According to a recent online article published by the Boston Globe, nearly 100 Massachusetts communities are exceeding state guidelines aimed at limiting residential water use to 65 gallons per person per day. State officials are concerned that water overuse by residential customers may [...]
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David Bauer the inventor of a dual flush conversion kit for standard 2 piece toilets said that SelectAFlush received it’s cUPC certification from IAPMO today. ”We have big plans for saving gobbs of water with our SelectAFlush, Did you know that these units can save a family a swimming pool of water each year?”
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