By Sonya •
April 21, 2009
Do you have a rain barrel for your home?
More and more homeowners are using rain barrels to conserve water while collecting soft, non-chlorinated rainwater to nourish grass and plants.
This weekend, in Calgary, Canada, Clean Calgary Association, in partnership with the City of Calgary, will hold its 8th Annual Rain Barrel Sale.
With spring coming, local residents there are thinking about their lawns and gardens. Water usage in Calgary doubles in the spring and summer due largely to lawn irrigation.
By Pem Charnley •
May 11, 2008
Bournemouth, UK, is often mocked by many of the British for the average age of its citizens. In short, a seaside resort where many go to die. Jack Dee once quipped that the shop windows are all fitted with bi-focals to allow passers-by to ascertain what lies within.
But the citizens, it seems, are having the last laugh as it has been reported this week that the town is to be the first in the UK to make use of the sewer system in a whole new way.
Forget building more hydroelectric dams and tidal energy generators … Leviathan Energy has developed a turbine that can generate electricity from the water flowing through municipal water pipes and sewers. The company was among those displaying their innovations during the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco.
Image courtesty of Wikimedia Commons user JSDX
Do you have a rain barrel for your home?
