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Tree Hugging Family - Living Green

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August 3rd, 2008

How You Save Water

Thanks for participating in last month’s water conservation poll. We’ll have a new one in the sidebar soon.
What measures do you take to conserve water?
I’m not listing each answer, but here are some highlights:
• Most popular answer (aside from “At least 5 of the above”) was turn off water while washing dishes and brushing teeth […]

By Peggy -- 4 comments

July 19th, 2008

Help me out here - which is worse - wasteful trash or wasting water?

Remember when I posted about ice pop molds? Well, I got three sets of the Tovolo Molds, and we really like them. It’s the first time we’ve had single style molds, and the first summer we’ve been completely ice pop trash free. We did used to make homemade pops, just not as often because the […]

By Jennifer -- 12 comments

July 8th, 2008

Saving Water Outside

The last time I got assaulted by a misguided water sprinkler was this spring. It was aimed at a concrete sidewalk, and I happened to be walking by at the same time as an unruly dog that jumped on and scratched me. Maybe he didn’t like the wasted water either.
Want to water less? Of course, […]

By Peggy -- 5 comments

July 2nd, 2008

Water Water Everywhere

If you haven’t caught on it’s water month here. You knew that right? In any case, I don’t want anyone to die of water overdose, so my next couple of posts I’m ignoring water issues. That said, I figured a good way to kick off water month would be to gather all things water of […]

By Jennifer -- 0 comments

July 2nd, 2008

Your Water Footprint

H20 Conserve offers a quick test to help you understand your water footprint. It’s not just about low-flow shower heads. The test also looks at the hidden water use inside your food choices and driving habits.
I learned a few things when I took my test. If I “let my yellow mellow” I’d save 10 or […]

By Peggy -- 1 comment

July 1st, 2008

July is Water Conservation Month at Tree Hugging Family

We think water conservation is such an important issue, we’re devoting a whole month to it. We’ll still slide in a few other topics, but there’s so much to talk about when it comes to water.
This month, we’ll discuss water savings in the bathroom, kitchen, lawn and anyplace there’s water. Some topics include gray water, […]

By Peggy -- 4 comments

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