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Down the Drain

Turning off the tap when you brush your teeth can save more than 200 gallons of water per month.   http://www.epa.gov/ WaterSense/pubs/indoor.html… Read More

Too Well Watered

According to the EPA, the average American family of four uses 400 gallons of water per day.   http://www.epa.gov/ WaterSense/pubs/indoor.html… Read More

Pash the Peash Pleash

Colonial Americans rarely drank water at mealtimes. Common beverages were whiskey, rum, beer, hard cider, and brandy.… Read More

Oh, Honey Don’t

If you’re ever chased by a swarm of Africanized bees, do not jump into a body of water. They will hover over the water and wait for you to come up for air–for as long as 24 hours.… Read More

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, everyone! Like most of you, we did a lot of cooking and entertaining over the holidays, with family and friends. Sometimes the seating plan at these holiday tables can be a little tricky, especially when you’re mixing… Read More

Sad but True

Forty percent of the world’s people have no access to clean water. A family of five requires at minimum 26 gallons– that’s 220 pounds–per day. In places without adequate plumbing, that water has to be lugged home in buckets.… Read More

You’re All Wet

A person who weighs 150 pounds is 90 pounds water. (That’s eleven gallons.)… Read More