The students who came up with this plan estimate it will cut water usage by 10%.
Lastly, group plants together by water usage to ensure they get the correct amount of water.
The story points out that Coca-Cola did something similar when it was criticized for its high water usage.
Right now, at our current low levels of carbon dioxide, plants are paying a heavy price in water usage.
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On Thursday, the outgoing federal minister for housing, Faisal Saleh Hayat, was disqualified over excessive water usage on his farmland.
They are learning to leverage environmental challenges, such as a smaller carbon footprint or reduced water usage, for competitive advantage.
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In recent months, the USGA has declared long-term environmental sustainability, particularly water usage, to be one of its top policy issues.
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Or "Virtual Water, " a wall chart which transforms arcane UNESCO data about water usage into a simple explainer about water consumption.
One way to control water usage would be a rational pricing policy.
"The biggest message is that you don't have to take big steps to reduce your water usage, " its designer, Berlin-based Timm Kekeritz told CNN.
Greenhouse-gas emissions by absolute tonnage were down 92% since 1995, water usage down 75%, and 74, 000 tonnes of used carpet had been recovered from landfills.
Today, this sustainable ethos is still very much alive, with locals still tilling their own vegetable patches and a commitment to minimal water usage and traditional growing methods wherever possible.
Among those impacts are substantial water usage, damage to roads by heavy truck traffic, potential spillage of frac fluids and management of the chemicals used in the process.
With better networking, fed by a trillion connected devices, his projected efficiencies could include 50% energy savings, an 80% drop in water usage, along with less crime and traffic.
The most popular and widely held munis are general obligations of the issuer, and its coupon interest is usually paid by specific revenues such as water usage or sales tax revenues.
For the environment this means far less air emissions, far less water usage and disposal needs, and far less land impacted to produce a similar amount of oil and natural gas.
Shale-gas producers also face opposition from greens, who object to the industry's heavy water usage and a small risk that fracking could lead to contamination of aquifers and even to earthquakes.
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Local stakeholders have a direct role to play in the delivery of broader water management initiatives, through domestic initiatives such as rainwater harvesting and water-friendly garden design or simply reducing water usage or enhancing local wetlands.
The design allows for passive solar heating in the winter, has a metal roof for rainwater collection and uses an incinerating toilet to minimize water usage and avoid the need for sewage disposal, said Carrie Caverly, an architectural designer.
The new meters send electricity and water usage reports via wireless network, but in Santa Clara, a city of 118, 000 in the heart of the Silicon Valley, they also have an unusual separate channel that provides free, outdoor Internet.
Look at Seattle, where the Mariners saved themselves a million dollars by drastically cutting their energy usage ( over five years, a 45% reduction in natural gas usage, a 30% reduction in electricity, and a 25% reduction in water usage).
"The Tory-led government is out of touch with the pressures facing families - the fact that it has postponed its long-awaited Water Bill means that there will be no action to tackle unsustainable water usage or to help households facing rising water bills for at least another two years, " she said.
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Moreover, the government is getting serious about pollution and is shutting down or pressuring high-polluting and high-water-usage industries.
Although the LG name has been a brand in most markets only for a decade or less, the company has come out with a few hits, including a 2006 steam washing machine, aimed at eco-minded consumers and designed to cut water and detergent usage.
The main purpose of the seminar was to give an general idea of current state of ground water in Uzbekistan, scientific-educational activities and the area of usage of underground water and determination of future trends relating to improvement of research methods and educational approaches with development of practical recommendations.
The Spanish company sells traffic-control systems, as well as programs to reduce energy usage in water utilities and weather-monitoring software.
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Due to population increases and increased per capita usage of water as a result of lifestyle changes, the proportion of water needed for human use is increasing.
Officials admit the only solution to the water woes is a change in usage habits, particularly in Mexico City, which uses more water than the rest of the country combined.
South East Water said it was adjusting the bill to normal usage and investigations were ongoing about the wasted water.
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