Sentences with phrase «using precious water»

Using precious water and soil resources to grow bio fuels makes little or no sense and is not a solution to anything.

Not exact matches

While fracking typically consumes less water than farming or residential uses, the exploration method is increasing competition for the precious resource, driving up the price of water and burdening already depleted aquifers and rivers in certain drought - stricken stretches.

Now with all the fantastic changes in the new Weight Watchers Freestyle plan, there are so many zero Point foods that can be used to create incredible, filling, mouth - watering recipes, without using up a lot of those precious Points.

I learned quickly that soap and water would damage the precious, long - sought - after «seasoning» that well - used pans acquire.

Unless you don't have a dishwasher and really find warming up a pot of water to be INCREDIBLY TAXING, these might not be worth giving up your precious counter space for, particularly if you're only using bottles as an occasional supplement.

«Using rain barrels is a great way to help prevent storm water runoff and preserve this precious natural resource for better use and as we saw today these colorful and creative entries will eventually be welcome additions to anyone's backyard,» said Deputy Erie County Executive Maria R. Whyte.

But the cost of producing it by using electricity to split water is high, because the most efficient catalysts developed so far are often made with precious metals, like platinum, ruthenium and iridium.

«In this high mountain desert, water is a critically precious resource and the use of metal - polluted waters for irrigation may have substantial detrimental impacts on the lives of subsistence farmers,» said Bill Strosnider, researcher on the project.

«Water in the West is a precious resource, and there is urgent need to better understand and manage use of water throughout the region for the benefit of birds and people,» said Stan Senner, vice president for bird conservation at the National Audubon SocWater in the West is a precious resource, and there is urgent need to better understand and manage use of water throughout the region for the benefit of birds and people,» said Stan Senner, vice president for bird conservation at the National Audubon Socwater throughout the region for the benefit of birds and people,» said Stan Senner, vice president for bird conservation at the National Audubon Society.

Opal, familiar on Earth as a precious stone used in jewellery, is made up of silica (the major component of sand) with up to 30 % water in its structure, and has not yet been identified on the surface of any asteroid.

Rivers that pass through many different countries will attract the worst of nationalist fervour as different societies use and pollute their increasingly precious water: any bets on the odds of water wars before 2050?

New water management technologies can reduce the use of precious irrigation water by 10 — 30 % while reducing methane emissions by 35 — 75 %.

Initially, Planetary Resources will focus not upon precious metals, but easier - to - find resources such as water, oxygen, hydrogen and materials that can be used as fuel.

Then we'll head to a flooded field and demonstrate how the 58,000 - acre Yolo Bypass can be used to benefit both fish and farms without wasting precious drinking water.

If you're looking to save water — a precious resource we should all conserve — taking a shower rather than a bath is a good place to start: A typical bath takes 30 to 70 gallons of water, while the average eight - minute shower uses only 17 gallons.

Also, there is a group based at Cornell University working to shift the world to a rice farming method that uses up to 50 percent less water while increasing yields, thus saving precious water while reducing the amount of arsenic in the rice produced.

The problem with Bad Santa is that it uses vulgarity as a crutch to inject humor where there really isn't any, gasping for precious air like a fish out of water, needing something to keep its feeble self alive, and only doing so by spewing out more of the same.

Public information film explaining why water is a precious and valuable resource, exploding some of the myths about how much water we have and how much we're now using.

Objects from the surrounding neighborhood and the artist's private life were incorporated in her Cells, such as steel shelves from the studio's prior use as a garment factory (Articulated Lair, 1986) and a water tank taken from its rooftop (Precious Liquids, 1992).

This is the term used for a water saving technique for showering, popularized (well, invented at least) by the navy to save precious on - board rations.

Each of these fields needs experts in making the most efficient use of precious water resources available to it.

So, not only does using less electricity save you money and reduce global warming impacts, but it also protects our precious fresh water supplies.

We saw using a composting toilet as an opportunity to use less water, increasing our ability to stay off the grid and boondock as well as an excellent way to reduce our need for a precious and dwindling resource, water.

Residents of the driest inhabited continent, Australia, have evidently been cottoning onto the fact that water means life and we need to be more thoughtful in our use of this rather precious resource.

This summer's heat has made it even more precious in places like Texas, where there are restrictions on water use to help manage supply.

The process uses a huge amount of water — the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation estimates as much as 1 million gallons per well — at a time when water is already a limiting and precious resource.

Although there is precious little evidence that any lawyers have gotten themselves in ethical hot water using social media, the Philadelphia Bar Association recently gave its own example of the potential dangers when its Professional Guidance Committee issued Opinion 2009 - 02 (March 2009).

Waiting in line to use that restaurant coupon or dine at that trendy new establishment during happy hour can sometimes cost you hours of your precious itinerary, while dropping an extra $ 20 and trying a favorite local watering hole two streets over could introduce you to an enjoyable establishment you'd never find in any guide book.

i watered mine with crushed egg shells and i make banana skin tea and i used that everytime i water and seems to be doing just fine.gave me two leaves at the same time.i named mine precious cos they are very precious.lol

Birdhouses, a vintage wooden flag and a few pots of «water-wise» flowers add summer pops of color to the kitchen patio - by using drought tolerant plants that do not need much water we are able to save our precious water to water the pots of herbs used for cooking.