About a month ago, Heather Carr on our sister site Eat.Drink…Better wrote a post on a new water footprint calculator out by National Geographic. This is a cool tool and something I thought I’d share here on Planetsave (about a month later than I originally intended).
Heather’s intro highlighted some interesting facts:
The average American uses 2000 gallons of water each day. What’s surprising is how much of that is hidden in our lifestyle.
Only 5% of that 2000 gallons is actually used as water in the home – drinking, washing dishes, bathing, watering the yard and garden, and other things. The rest is embedded in the things we do, the food we eat, and goods we buy.
Why should you care?
Well, access to clean water is looking like it might be the biggest issue in the world here before long, and it already is in some parts of the world. On October 15, we will have articles on articles about water across the Important Media network in coordination with Change.org. Stay tuned!
And, for now, go ahead and check out your water footprint via National Geographic.
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Zachary Shahan
If you couldn't guess, I spend most of my time on CleanTechnica and Planetsave. I'm the director/editor of both sites and am a little obsessed with them and the topics they cover. I'm also Publishing Services Manager at Important Media, which means that I do everything I can to support other Important Media writers, editors, and directors (as well as the network as a whole) in the good work they are engaged in. You can also find my work on Scientific American, Reuters, Change.org, most of the sites in the Important Media network, & many other places. For more, or to connect, go to: zacharyshahan.com
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Check your water footprint on iPhone with Water Aflamed application.