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| City of Seattle Stops Buying Bottled Water! Posted: 25 Mar 2008 12:10 AM CDT The city could save as much as $58,000 a year, officials said, by not purchasing bottled water for events or water-cooler jugs for its workers. “When you look at the cost of bottled water, both in terms of financial costs and costs on the environment, it’s a pretty clear choice that using city water is a much better choice.” |
| Virtual water index: 1 cup coffee takes 34 gallons to make! Posted: 25 Mar 2008 12:05 AM CDT A British scientist was awarded a prize for a formula which calculates the amount of water used in the production of all sorts of things. We don’t only consume water when we drink it, after all. 1 Hamburger requires 634 gallons of water to produce it! |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2008 12:03 AM CDT Luxim’s tiny plasma lightbulb outshines LEDs. The plasma bulb uses 250 watts, and achieves around 140 lumens/watt, making it very bright and highly efficient. By comparison, conventional lightbulbs and high-end LEDs get around 15 and 70 lumens/watt, respectively. |
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