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.

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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.

What? That’s right, save Dad money by buying him a gift. Chances are your father is the most concerned with water usage in your household. This year buy him an Oxygenics® showerhead. First of all, they are self-pressurizing (ie they don’t use excess water to create that strong shower Dad loves). Secondly, Oxygenics® showerheads use substantially less water and energy than other showerheads. Using less water and energy means big savings when it comes time pay the bills. Lastly, these showerheads are guaranteed for life never to clog or fail! This potential gift will pay for itself, last a lifetime, and save additional money in the longrun…not too shabby. To take a closer look visit www.oxygenics.com.

Without a little leg work it’s not easy to see who is really working to help the environment and who is slapping a “green product” tag on their packaging to joint the crowd shoving their hands in consumers Eco pockets.

Remember, just because a product is made of recycled materials doesn’t mean they aren’t also dumping tons of chemicals into a local water supplies or outsourcing parts from someone who does.

Don’t let the apathy get to you too, take a moment to look past the labels and see what products are really doing their part to clean up the earth for future generations.

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So I’m surfing around reading some green blogs out there trying to continue educating myself on new “green” technologies.  I came across the Achieving Sustainability blog with some great articles on current issues.  As I’m skimming through reading some, skipping others, I came across this fascinating blog about a new technology that harnesses the energy of slow moving water (rivers and ocean currents) and turns it into electricity, they also provide links to the original article and additional information on the subject.

Basically, this is a new system that can be installed in water moving as slow as 1 mile per hour.  Imagine the possibilities created by this.  If this proves viable it could eliminate the need to build new dams for current hydroelectric equipment.  If this truely works in water moving as slow as 1 MPH, we  could bring electricity production closer to large cities without increasing polution.  We could make electricity more affordable for remote areas of the world where it just isn’t viable to patch them into the current grid.  The possibilities are endless.

This is definitely a step in the right direction.

Thanks to Achieving Sustainability for bringing this great new technology to light.

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So you recycle, plastic, glass, cans, kitchen waste into compost, basically whatever is convenient for your lifestyle.  The same goes for most large businesses these days, plastic, glass, cans, etc., but what about kitchen waste?

Not sending organic waste to the dump at home is fairly simple because the average home doesn’t produce that much kitchen waste.  But what can hotels, grocery stores, and restaurants do other than sending organic waste to the dump when they produce tons of it every day?

Well, a company in New Jersey came up with a solution that is already making a huge impact on the way waste management is handled by these businesses and just might be the future of organic waste disposal.

Ecotek, from Allendale, NJ specializes in Eco-friendly waste management and cleaning solutions.  Check them out at http://www.ecotek.net/solutions.html.  Not only do they have an organic waste management system that can handle OVER A TON of waste per day, they also came up with a way to turn used vegetable oil into electricity, on site!

Check them out, and next time you stay in a fancy hotel, ask them what they are doing for the environment.  If you have links to other companies providing similar solutions, leave a comment with the link.  Spread the word on these real world Eco solutions.

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Try hauling a boat with a Toyota Prius, or keeping bags of recyclables in your apartment for weeks.  You can reduce your energy consumption by not heating or cooling your house all year, but tell that to someone who lives in Alaska, or Arizona.  Not convenient or comfortable.

However there is one area where we can all help out while actually increasing our comfort; in the shower.  The average person in the US showers once per day and takes 10 minutes to do so.  In a household of 4 people that’s 40 minutes of running the shower every day.  We could reduce our water usage by taking shorter showers, or showering less, but that’s not always convenient, and most would agree it’s not comfortable either.

Instead, we can reduce the amount of water we use by installing a water conserving shower head.  It’s simple, it’s inexpensive, it’s fast, but have you used a common water conserving shower head before?  Most are what we call “low flow” which reduces the water by simply restricting the amount of water coming through the head.  This results in a dribble which reduces your comfort level, and most times increases the time spend in the shower trying to rinse the soap off your body.  Most people are put off by these “low flow” heads and simply go back to their water guzzlers.

Now there is a way to save in the shower and actually increase your comfort level.  By installing a self pressurizing, water conserving shower head, you can reduce the amount of water you use while avoiding the weak dribble.  Oxygenics shower heads use a patented technology that actually increases the pressure of your shower while cutting your water usage by an average of 0.75 gallons per minute.  If we go back to the average family of 4, that’s 30 gallons a day, 10,950 gallons a year.  Plus as an added bonus, an average of 70% of the water used in the shower is heated, so that family of 4 will be heating 7,665 gallons less per year.

That’s 10,950 gallons not being pumped to that house, 10,950 gallons not being processed at the water treatment plant, 10,950 gallons not being pulled from our lakes, rivers, and wells.  That’s for one family of 4.  Imagine the impact we could have if everyone used a water conserving shower head.  A great place to start is here.

Most showerheads use twice the water needed for a thorough, enjoyable shower. To get clean water, we tap lakes, build dams and reservoirs, and construct processing plants. By using more than we need, we overload sewer and septic systems and leach fields. Both the water itself and the energy needed to heat it costs money and puts excess strain onto the environment. Oxygenics showerheads offer a 30% water and energy savings from the industry standard 2.5 GPM showerheads and as much as 70% compared to older fixtures.

2. Patented Water Saving Design

Oxygenics showerheads are designed specifically around saving water. The patented technology inside accelerates the water as it comes out of the showerhead to provide an efficient yet powerful oxygen-rich spray.

Other showerheads use a flow restrictor to cut down on the amount of water entering the head which saves water, but it reduces pressure and delivers a weak spray. Oxygenics showerheads don’t use flow restrictors. The technology reduces the amount of water while infusing it with oxygen and boosting the pressure. So you get a high pressure shower spray that feels like double the amount of water, but it’s actually using up to 70% less.

3. Saving Water Saves Energy

Approximately 70% of water used in the shower is hot water. Oxygenics showerheads use less water overall in the shower which means less energy is being used to heat excess water. Whenever you save energy, you not only save money, you also reduce the demand for such fossil fuels as coal, oil, and natural gas. Less burning of fossil fuels also means lower emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary contributor to global warming, and other pollutants.

4. Oxygenics^® Inside

Eco-friendly products like Oxygenics showerheads don’t just benefit the environment; they also are extremely cost effective. Using natural resources costs money so the fewer resources we can use, the more money we’ll save. Oxygenics showerheads will pay for themselves within the first year.

5. Score LEED Points

Oxygenics showerheads can help a building earn Water Efficiency points in the LEED Green Building Rating System™. Oxygenics showerheads contribute toward LEED compliance with 20 to 30% reduction in water consumption without sacrificing shower performance.