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1. Time for a rain dance.

   Comment by Satan Monico — June 5, 2008 #

2. If each home saved only 20 gallons of water each day, or 7,300 gallons per year, then in one year the impacts would be…7,300 Gallons of water saved

   $151 Saved (including natural gas for water heating, water, and sewer) or $175 Saved (including propane for water heating, water, and sewer) or $242 Saved (including electricity for water heating, water, and sewer)

   Comment by Enviro Plumber — June 5, 2008 #

3. Water Less

   * Fix leaky faucets and toilets (A small leak from a faucet can waste 50 gallons of water a day and a leaky toilet can waste 260 gallons a day.)
   * Always wash full loads of clothes and dishes. (Washing machines use 30 to 60 gallons of water for the wash cycle)
   * Install high efficiency showerheads, faucets and toilets. (High efficiency showerheads, which cost about $15, can reduce water use by 50%. Water efficient toilets use 50 to 80% less water.)
   * Water lawns and gardens in the evening or early in the morning to avoid excessive evaporation. (On average, about 35% of household water goes to tending yards)
   * Replant your yard with native wildflowers, shrubs, grasses and groundcovers.(Native plants are less-water intensive especially in arid climates)
   * Use fertilizers and pesticides sparingly and carefully. (Residential use of pesticides accounts for about 8% of all pesticide applications. Urban runoff accounts for about 14% of common water pollution and just over half of that is due to residential use of fertilizers).

   Comment by Global Green — July 15, 2008 #

4. Recycling one ton of paper saves 17 trees and 7000 gallons of water. (EPA)

   Every year, enough paper is thrown away to make a 12 foot wall from New York to California. (The Worldwatch Institute)

   Recycling paper uses 80% less water, 65% less energy, and produces 95% less air pollution than virgin paper production. (The Worldwatch Institute)

   Global paper use has grown more than six-fold since 1950. One fifth of all wood harvested in the world ends up in paper. (The Worldwatch Institute)

   It takes 2 to 3.5 tons of trees to make one ton of paper. Pulp and paper is the 5th largest industrial consumer of energy in the world, using as much power to produce a ton of product as the iron and steel industry. (The Worldwatch Institute)

   In some countries including the United States, paper accounts for nearly 40 percent of all municipal solid waste. Making paper uses more water per ton than any other product in the world. (The Worldwatch Institute)

   Comment by The Energy Coalition — August 9, 2008 #

5. The Board of Supervisors
   unanimously approved a resolution this
   week seeking to increase water conservation
   efforts within the county, with the goal of
   achieving a significant reduction in overall
   water usage.
   The resolution declares a countywide
   Water Supply and Conservation Alert, and
   urges residents, businesses, water suppliers,
   and cities to intensify water conservation
   efforts. In addition, all county departments
   now have the directive to immediately
   implement conservation measures to
   achieve a 15 to 20 percent reduction in water
   demand.
   Santa Monica already has a water conservation
   plan in place that has reduced
   the number of gallons used by 400,000 per
   day. Santa Monicans are on track to use
   12,974,000 gallons of water this year,
   down from the 13,400,000 gallons used
   last year.

   Comment by SMDP — August 10, 2008 #

6. CALIFORNIA: KEEP LOADED GUNS OUT OF CARS
   URGE GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER TO SIGN SB 1171

   Dear California Brady Campaign Member,

   Thanks in part to your phone calls, SB 1171 is on Governor Schwarzenegger’s desk. This legislation will close a bad “loophole” in current law and keep loaded guns out of cars.

   CALL GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER TODAY AT 916-445-2841
   Tell him: “I Urge You to Sign SB 1171:
   Keep Loaded Guns Out of Cars and Off Our Streets and Highways.”

   Did you know that it is perfectly legal for a person to drive on many stretches of Interstate 5 with a loaded handgun in their car? This is crazy and it must stop. Loaded guns in cars put other drivers and our police officers in danger. Imagine the agitated driver stuck in a traffic jam who has his loaded gun readily available.

   We are only one step away from enacting this law! Here is what you can do to help:

   CALL GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER TODAY AT 916-445-2841
   Tell him: “I Urge You to Sign SB 1171: Keep Loaded Guns Out of Cars and Off Our Streets and Highways.”
   Forward this e-mail to friends, family, and colleagues in California.
   Click here to contribute to our efforts in California and across the country.
   For more information on this legislation or to get involved locally in the gun violence prevention movement, please contact the California Brady Campaign Chapters.

   Thank you for helping to reduce gun violence in California. Please call Governor Schwarzenegger today!

   Sincerely,

   Sarah Brady, Chair

   Comment by Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence — September 8, 2008 #

7. CALIFORNIA: KEEP LOADED GUNS OUT OF CARS
   URGE GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER TO SIGN SB 1171

   Dear California Brady Campaign Member,

   Thanks in part to your phone calls, SB 1171 is on Governor Schwarzenegger’s desk. This legislation will close a bad “loophole” in current law and keep loaded guns out of cars.

   CALL GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER TODAY AT 916-445-2841
   Tell him: “I Urge You to Sign SB 1171:
   Keep Loaded Guns Out of Cars and Off Our Streets and Highways.”

   Did you know that it is perfectly legal for a person to drive on many stretches of Interstate 5 with a loaded handgun in their car? This is crazy and it must stop. Loaded guns in cars put other drivers and our police officers in danger. Imagine the agitated driver stuck in a traffic jam who has his loaded gun readily available.

   We are only one step away from enacting this law! Here is what you can do to help:

   CALL GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER TODAY AT 916-445-2841
   Tell him: “I Urge You to Sign SB 1171: Keep Loaded Guns Out of Cars and Off Our Streets and Highways.”
   Forward this e-mail to friends, family, and colleagues in California.
   Click here to contribute to our efforts in California and across the country.
   For more information on this legislation or to get involved locally in the gun violence prevention movement, please contact the California Brady Campaign Chapters.

   Thank you for helping to reduce gun violence in California. Please call Governor Schwarzenegger today!

   Sincerely,

   Sarah Brady, Chair

   Comment by Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence — September 8, 2008 #

8. Home-equity insurance. We want to have homeowners’ insurance, which protects against things like fires, updated so that it protects against a loss of market value. Fires were a big problem hundreds of years ago. Houses were burning down all the time. Now we’ve developed a different problem—the residential housing market has gotten much more volatile.

   Comment by Robert Shiller — May 15, 2009 #

9. C.A.R. Green Tip of the Week: The two-minute test
   If you aren’t sure about the flow rate of your showerhead, you can test it using a five-gallon bucket and a stopwatch. Turn the shower on full blast (hot and cold). Place a five-gallon bucket under the shower and capture all of the flow. Fill the bucket for exactly two minutes. If your showerhead uses 2.5 gallons per minute (gpm) or less, the bucket will not overflow during the two-minute test. If the bucket overflows during the test, you do not have a functioning low-flow showerhead.

   Comment by C.A.R. Green Tip of the Week — July 22, 2009 #

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