Challenge your energy saving knowledge with a nifty little quiz courtesy of CNN quiz.
…and other, more moderate ways to cut down on usage and waste. Most of us are not willing to go extremes in order to reduce our impact on the planet. Deanna Caswell’s article “Practically Green: Measure your impact to get biggest green bang for buck” outlines a variety of ways to lessen that carbon footprint.
Everyday millions of people waste WATER. I know I used to be one of those people. You take it for granted. Take an extra long hot shower, wash the car every weekend, even leave the water running while you brush your teeth. I know it doesn’t seem to bad when you think about it for yourself, but calculate your family usage…it adds up, and it adds up quick.
Start today and do your part to help conserve some water….install an Oxygenics® shower head. Go to our site www.oxygenics.com and find the shower head that appeals to you.
From Toms Shoes, who donate a pair of shoes to a child in need for each pair bought, to simply recycling, there are so many ingenious ideas out there that truly make a difference.
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Myoo Create and Levi’s recently ran a competition for the most clever/sustainable way to air dry clothing. The winners have some great ideas! Care to Air Design Challenge Winners.
What ever happened to all of the hype surrounding alternative fuel? A few years back people were so outraged at gasoline prices, global warming, and war (in oil-rich countries), that conversations surrounding alternative fuel sources were a ubiquitous occurrence. However, it seems that not much has changed since then, in the way of using different sources of energy to run our vehicles. The hype has died out, but people are still out there, working toward change.
Car and Driver posted a great article the other day regarding different types of alternative fuels, and the likelihood of their coming to fruition on the American fuel market. Click here for article. Enjoy!
Very interesting article on how Universities are looking for low cost ways to SAVE. Not only can Universities install water and energy saving shower heads, but they can also install sink aerators, waterless urinals, water saving sprinklers, etc…there are so many ways to save. Full article here.
In a new article on Yahoo!® Finance from July 23rd, some shower head manufacturers are actually fighting to be able to sell water wasting devices.
I understand that nobody really wants to give up luxury when it comes to bathing; using a 1.0 GPM (gallon per minute) shower head isn’t a great experience, but 12 GPM? Really? When I lived in Australia I had friends that only bathed every other day, or had to share bath water among family members, because their water was so limited.
They also talk about the cost of some of these water hog shower heads being in the thousands of dollars! Why would you spend that much for a piece of brass with holes in it? You can get an Oxygenics® Evolution, multi-function, hand held shower head with patented pressure increasing technology for less than $60.
Cash you don't need to spend for a great shower
I have an Oxygenics® Storm rain style shower head in my home; it puts out roughly 1.8 GPM at my 57 PSI (pounds per square inch) water pressure. With that 1.8 GPM I get plenty clean, plenty fast, and it’s an enjoyable shower.
Oxygenics® Storm
Not only is the 12 GPM head using 6 times as much water, it’s 6 times as much hot water, meaning there was 6 times more electricity or gas used in the heating process, and that’s 6 times more water going to the local water treatment plant, which uses electricity to run all of it’s processes, and the list of addition resources and expenses just keeps building. There’s a knock on effect that people just don’t think about. You know a butterfly in Africa causes a typhoon in Japan kind of thing; only this scenario is real, and can be tracked and measured.
Now I’m not a big tree hugger, save the whales, global warming fanatic, but shouldn’t we all make an effort not to waste our natural resources? Especially when you can get a luxurious, enjoyable, spa like experience at less than 2 GPM, and for less than $60, with an Oxygenics® head? Makes sense to me.
In the February issue of jFM facilities management magazine in South Africa they discuss how water conserving bathroom fittings are gaining a foothold in their hospitality industry. Oxygenics is playing a big roll in helping South African hotels and universities save millions of gallons of water per year through huge efforts by Eternally Solar, Oxygenics’ South African distributor.
“Savings obtained by leisure group
The Legacy Hotel & Resorts International Group …. has opted for the Oxygenics range …. “Following successful performance testing of the Oxygenics SkinCare showerhead we installed these units in a number of our hotels and lodges as a pilot project” informs (Mike) Devereux (group development manager) …. The results showed large savings of both water and electricity …. Legacy has decided to specify the range across the group because of the savings obtained. ”
You can read the full article here.
Click on the Legacy logo above to see their home page for South Africa.
