I will list here things I have heard and things most people already know but its worth mentioning again....
Different ways you can help..
Here are 10 things you can do to save water today:
1. One of the easiest and best things you can do is to install aerators on all of your faucets. Aerators are super cheap and will help to reduce the flow of water when you have your faucets turned on.
2. Turn off the water when brushing your teeth and teach your kids to do the same. We waste many gallons of water each day simply by allowing the water to run while brushing teeth.
3. Do you find half full glasses of water all over the house every day? I have kids and they are constantly drinking water and then leaving it lay around. Don’t dump that water down the drain – instead use it to water house plants.
4. While waiting for your shower to warm up, put a bucket of water under the flow. When you are done using the shower, use that water on your house plants.
5. Don’t clean vegetables under running water. Instead, use a container with water to clean them and turn the water on and off only to rinse.
6. Plan your meals ahead of time and take meat from the freezer to thaw early enough that you won’t be thawing at the last minute under running water.
7. Only run your dishwasher when it’s full. You’ll use the same amount of water no matter what the load size, so wash full loads only.
8. Buy this nifty Shower Timer for your kids. Buy one for yourself too! It’s a great reminder to get out of the shower after 5 minutes.
9. Speaking of the shower, if you really want to be green, turn off the shower while you lather up and wash your hair and then turn it back on to rinse.
10. Start composting. Composting saves water on two levels. First, composting keeps food out of your disposal – which means that you’ll use less water in your kitchen sink. Second, plants that are given a layer of compost have better water retention, so you’ll have to water them less. This
Exaco Trading ECO-2000 Kitchen Compost Waste Collector
offers a great place to store compost before bringing it to your compost pile and has charcoal filters that eliminate odor.
There are many, many more ways to conserve water – many of which are free or very cheap, and others that you may want to consider when remodeling – like low flow toilets and shower heads.
And, as always, if you are doing something really cool to save water or be more green, please share your ideas. We love to learn from others.
Water Your Lawn in the Early Morning or EveningWhy it’s worth the effort: If you irrigate in the middle of the day, evaporation prevents 14 percent of the water from reaching the plants’ roots. Watering the lawn in the early morning or evening can save the typical home owner 87 gallons a week.
Your one-year effect: 4,524 gallons of water saved.
The effect if every household in the U.S. did it for one year: Equal to nine times the annual rainfall in Seattle.
Water Your Lawn in the Early Morning or EveningWhy it’s worth the effort: If you irrigate in the middle of the day, evaporation prevents 14 percent of the water from reaching the plants’ roots. Watering the lawn in the early morning or evening can save the typical home owner 87 gallons a week.
Your one-year effect: 4,524 gallons of water saved.
The effect if every household in the U.S. did it for one year: Equal to nine times the annual rainfall in Seattle.
Water Your Lawn With a Hose, Not a SprinklerWhy it’s worth the effort: The average single-family home pours at least 25,000 gallons of water a year on the lawn―more than double the amount used inside. People are smarter than automatic sprinklers: Watering with a hose is at least twice as efficient.
Your one-year effect: 12,500 gallons of water saved.
The effect if every household in the U.S. did it for one year: Equal to the volume of water in Shasta Lake, in Northern California.
Water Your Lawn With a Hose, Not a SprinklerWhy it’s worth the effort: The average single-family home pours at least 25,000 gallons of water a year on the lawn―more than double the amount used inside. People are smarter than automatic sprinklers: Watering with a hose is at least twice as efficient.
Your one-year effect: 12,500 gallons of water saved.
The effect if every household in the U.S. did it for one year: Equal to the volume of water in Shasta Lake, in Northern California.
Buy Recycled-Paper ProductsWhy it’s worth the effort: Products made from 100 percent recycled paper require much less water in their manufacturing than do those made from virgin paper. If your family goes through four rolls of paper towels a week, choosing recycled reduces waste significantly.
Your one-year effect: 637 gallons of water saved.
The effect if every household in the U.S. did it for one year: More than the amount of water that cascades over Niagara Falls in a day.
Install a Low-Flow ShowerheadWhy it’s worth the effort: Low-flow showerheads cut water use in half. If you take a five-minute shower using this type of showerhead, the showerhead would save enough water in a year to fill a 15-foot aboveground pool. Plus, you save all the energy that would have gone into heating the shower water.
Your one-year effect: 4,550 gallons of water saved.
The effect if everyone in the U.S. did it for one year: Enough water to fill about 2,100 Giants Stadiums.
Turn Off the Faucet While Brushing Your TeethWhy it’s worth the effort: Brushing your teeth seems like a quick job, but before you know it, four gallons of water may have slipped down the sink.
Your one-year effect: 2,880 gallons of water saved.
The effect if everyone in the U.S. did it for one year: More than four times the Mississippi River’s annual flow of water.
Bring Your Water With YouWhy it’s worth the effort: Buying a daily bottle of water may quench your thirst, but it parches the planet. Each one-liter plastic bottle takes seven liters of water to produce. Refilling your own bottle directs the water where it’s needed―into your body.
Your one-year effect: 577 gallons of water saved.
The effect if everyone in the U.S. did it for one year: Equal to the amount of water that would cover Washington, D.C., by 52 feet.
Tell the Government, "Enough is enough!"
Well its true, our Goverment is actually considering Drill off shore again.. And it is not the recovery drill they said we to empty out the pool thats leaking.. I mean AGAIN drilling in the water... If they promised us they had EVERYTHING covered and they didnt which they didnt. then why not seek alternate energy which WE DO HAVE...
help prevent future disasters it to let our politicians know that off-shore oil drilling is dangerous, and we want it to stop. Sign the Care2 petition telling President Obama to reconsider his plan to expand offshore drilling and invest in clean energy resources instead. It's always powerful to contact your representatives directly, too. Help Oceana reach its goal to gather 500,000 names on a petition to stop offshore drilling permanently.
help prevent future disasters it to let our politicians know that off-shore oil drilling is dangerous, and we want it to stop. Sign the Care2 petition telling President Obama to reconsider his plan to expand offshore drilling and invest in clean energy resources instead. It's always powerful to contact your representatives directly, too. Help Oceana reach its goal to gather 500,000 names on a petition to stop offshore drilling permanently.
Shave Your Head (this group info is already on this site volunteers needed)
Ok, maybe just trimming off a few inches is enough. Matter of Trust, an ecological charity based in San Francisco, has a hair mat, oil-spill program that uses human hair to produce super-absorbent mats that can be used to clean up messes including oil spills (pet hair works too!). Since putting out the call for hair to help soak up the BP oil spill, Matter of Trust has collected 400,000 pounds of hair and sent it to addresses along the Gulf Coast, but more is always needed.
Dear :
Water is life. Our relationship to water is our relationship to life. This is a special edition Sunray newsletter contains water practices that Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo would like to share with the community in this time. They are for you and your family to use, please accept them and care for them in your heart, and practice them well.
May all beings benefit from them.
Here are some more...
Purchase Dawn Dishwashing Detergent
If you remember the tragic 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989 you likely remember that the chemical composition of Dawn detergent makes it perfect for animal rescue. Purchasing a bottle or two of Dawn dishwashing liquid at your local grocery store gives you two ways to help: a) you can enter the bottle's activation code at Dawn-Dish.com triggering a $1 donation to wildlife conservation efforts from the Marine Mammal Center and the International Bird Rescue Research Center, and b) you can donate your bottle of Dawn directly to the Gulf clean-up efforts through the Facebook page Help Us Help the Gulf Wildlife.
5. Donate Essential Supplies For Volunteers
Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, which was a significant workforce in the disastrous Tampa Bay 1993 oil spill and has experienced avian care professionals on-staff desperately needs donations of kennels, towels, gas gift cards, paper towels, and bottled water to assist their avian hospital in treating and rehabilitating wildlife that has been affected by the oil spill.
6. Support Those Saving The Wildlife
The National Wildlife Federation has set up mobile giving services to support their work in the Gulf Coast. Donors can send a text message with the code "WILDLIFE" to 20222 to automatically give a $10 donation to help wildlife affected by the oil spill.
The International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC) lets you support the 16 members of their Oil Spill Response Team, as well as other non-profit organizations working in the region, by "donating, becoming a member or adopting a bird."
7. Become A Hero
Sign up with The National Audubon Society to get trained and volunteer to help local birds.
Register through OilSpillVolunteers.com to volunteer or join a cleanup organization.
Volunteer with Global Green, an organization that plans to spend the coming months working to protect injured wildlife and lobbying Congress to enforce tougher regulations on the oil and coal industries.
8. Save A Fisherman
The mission of the Gulf Relief Foundation is to provide relief to the fishing community of the Gulf Coast and their families, and to address the long-term challenge of restoring and protecting America's coastal wetlands.
Text "GULFAID 10" to 27138 to donate $10 to Gulf Aid. Replace "10" with the number of US dollars (no $ sign) you'd like to pledge, donate as little or as much as you like. You can also visit Faux Pas Prints for the latest official GulfAid.org merchandise. Portions of the proceeds go to the Gulf Relief Foundation.
9. Join Hands
Begun in Florida, Hands Across the Sand is an international movement concerned with protection of our coastal economies, oceans, marine wildlife, fishing industry and coastal military missions. Cities all across the world are pledging to stage peaceful demonstrations on June 26th during which thousands of people will join hands to convey a simple, yet powerful message: NO to Offshore Oil Drilling, YES to Clean Energy. Learn more about how to organize or join an event in your area.
10. Get Connected and Inspired
Join the Facebook group 1 Million Strong Against Offshore Drilling. Check out the action page for more suggestions of how to lend your voice to the anti-drilling movement.
If you remember the tragic 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989 you likely remember that the chemical composition of Dawn detergent makes it perfect for animal rescue. Purchasing a bottle or two of Dawn dishwashing liquid at your local grocery store gives you two ways to help: a) you can enter the bottle's activation code at Dawn-Dish.com triggering a $1 donation to wildlife conservation efforts from the Marine Mammal Center and the International Bird Rescue Research Center, and b) you can donate your bottle of Dawn directly to the Gulf clean-up efforts through the Facebook page Help Us Help the Gulf Wildlife.
5. Donate Essential Supplies For Volunteers
Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, which was a significant workforce in the disastrous Tampa Bay 1993 oil spill and has experienced avian care professionals on-staff desperately needs donations of kennels, towels, gas gift cards, paper towels, and bottled water to assist their avian hospital in treating and rehabilitating wildlife that has been affected by the oil spill.
6. Support Those Saving The Wildlife
The National Wildlife Federation has set up mobile giving services to support their work in the Gulf Coast. Donors can send a text message with the code "WILDLIFE" to 20222 to automatically give a $10 donation to help wildlife affected by the oil spill.
The International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC) lets you support the 16 members of their Oil Spill Response Team, as well as other non-profit organizations working in the region, by "donating, becoming a member or adopting a bird."
7. Become A Hero
Sign up with The National Audubon Society to get trained and volunteer to help local birds.
Register through OilSpillVolunteers.com to volunteer or join a cleanup organization.
Volunteer with Global Green, an organization that plans to spend the coming months working to protect injured wildlife and lobbying Congress to enforce tougher regulations on the oil and coal industries.
8. Save A Fisherman
The mission of the Gulf Relief Foundation is to provide relief to the fishing community of the Gulf Coast and their families, and to address the long-term challenge of restoring and protecting America's coastal wetlands.
Text "GULFAID 10" to 27138 to donate $10 to Gulf Aid. Replace "10" with the number of US dollars (no $ sign) you'd like to pledge, donate as little or as much as you like. You can also visit Faux Pas Prints for the latest official GulfAid.org merchandise. Portions of the proceeds go to the Gulf Relief Foundation.
9. Join Hands
Begun in Florida, Hands Across the Sand is an international movement concerned with protection of our coastal economies, oceans, marine wildlife, fishing industry and coastal military missions. Cities all across the world are pledging to stage peaceful demonstrations on June 26th during which thousands of people will join hands to convey a simple, yet powerful message: NO to Offshore Oil Drilling, YES to Clean Energy. Learn more about how to organize or join an event in your area.
10. Get Connected and Inspired
Join the Facebook group 1 Million Strong Against Offshore Drilling. Check out the action page for more suggestions of how to lend your voice to the anti-drilling movement.
AND HERE ARE LINKS TO OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO!!
To donate to the people affected by this crisis in the Gulf region:
http://www.evolutionaryleaders.net/gulf/donate.html
To read Deepak's 8-point plan:
http://deepakchopra.com/2010/06/eight-actions-for-the-gulf-and-beyond/
To join Deepak's LinkedIn Collective Creativity Group:
http://chopra.linkedin.com
To read a fascinating blog from Lynne McTaggart about the oil spill:
http://www.theintentionexperiment.com/well-after-all-it-was-you-and-me.htm
To learn more about Lynne's intention experiments:
http://www.theintentionexperiment.com/
To learn more about Jean Houston:
http://www.jeanhouston.com
To listen to spontaneous prayers and OMs that happened after today's call ended:
http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/WYbXm0t9
To read about Evolutionary Leaders: In Service to Conscious Evolution:
http://evolutionaryleaders.net/acalltoconsciousevolution/evolutionary-leaders
To grasp the scope of the spill in a way that you can relate to:
http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/
Please share this initiative with everyone you know. Invite them to sign up for the call information
http://www.evolutionaryleaders.net/gulf/
http://www.evolutionaryleaders.net/gulf/donate.html
To read Deepak's 8-point plan:
http://deepakchopra.com/2010/06/eight-actions-for-the-gulf-and-beyond/
To join Deepak's LinkedIn Collective Creativity Group:
http://chopra.linkedin.com
To read a fascinating blog from Lynne McTaggart about the oil spill:
http://www.theintentionexperiment.com/well-after-all-it-was-you-and-me.htm
To learn more about Lynne's intention experiments:
http://www.theintentionexperiment.com/
To learn more about Jean Houston:
http://www.jeanhouston.com
To listen to spontaneous prayers and OMs that happened after today's call ended:
http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/WYbXm0t9
To read about Evolutionary Leaders: In Service to Conscious Evolution:
http://evolutionaryleaders.net/acalltoconsciousevolution/evolutionary-leaders
To grasp the scope of the spill in a way that you can relate to:
http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/
Please share this initiative with everyone you know. Invite them to sign up for the call information
http://www.evolutionaryleaders.net/gulf/