Sentences with phrase «about water use»

It's a collection of tools that allow consumers and utilities to see and interpret information about water use.
Installation of the device is said to be fairly simple to do (when replacing an existing controller), and the WiFi connected system allows you to use your smartphone or tablet to set up scheduling, to manually control watering of zones, or to get access to analytics about your water use to track your efforts to conserve water in the yard.
When we think about the water we use to grow our food, to supply our homes and businesses, and to produce products, we typically think about water from lakes, rivers, and streams.
It highlights that technologies such as satellite remote sensing in combination with semantic sensor web and geographical information systems can be used innovatively by water authorities to obtain information in real time about water use, to track and forecast the level of rivers and to identify new sources of fresh water.
While the governor's executive order would require agricultural interests to report more information to the state about their water use, potentially paving the way for water restrictions in the future, it would not, however, impose new limitations on growers.
Fishman talked about water use that we might not think about — or even know about.
A new mindset is needed, a new way of thinking about water use.
With the Florida and national online surveys, participants answered numerous questions and responded to dozens of statements about water use and landscaping.
We have to begin to think about our water use differently.»
I like the idea of virtual water because it helps us think about our water use differently without having to make giant, complicated leaps.
«At the moment, we're seeing generalisations being made about water use, such as that it takes 15 000 L of water to produce 1 kg of a product,» says Dr Ridoutt.
This conference had all that, but it also had discussions about water use, agri - tech, and smart cities, which don't appear all that frequently on the agenda of U.S. entrepreneurship conferences.

Not exact matches

Drip irrigation uses about half of the water that traditional irrigation does and can also produce larger yields.
Farming uses copious amounts of water — 70 percent of all freshwater consumed is used for agriculture, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, only about half of which can be recycled after using.
«They talk about using non-lethal weapons, but when you're talking about soaking people with freezing water in frigid temperatures, that's life - threatening.»
Police used water hoses in below - freezing temperatures to keep about 400 protesters at bay, a move criticized by activist groups, the American Civil Liberties Union and elected officials concerned about freedom of expression and the escalation of violence.
In the Slingshot's current form (soon to be updated in a beta stage), it can deliver around 800 litres of clean drinking water daily — enough for about 300 people — and uses as much electricity in an hour as a basic hair dryer.
Merry says he's not too worried about the polluted waters reported in Rio; the team is used to a wide range of health concerns wherever they row, he says.
Newer SAGD plants such as Connacher Oil and Gas's Great Divide have managed to nearly eliminate fresh water use — they use non-potable water from aquifers and recycle it — and reduce GHG emissions by about 20 % compared to the industry average through more efficient burning of natural gas, cogeneration of electricity and reduced heat loss on the steam's journey underground.
The mixture costs about five times more than cyanide, but can be used many times over, reducing the environmental footprint with no water effluents, off - gassing or issues with cyanide - treated tailings, said Nelson.
It can moisturize the air for up to 16 hours of continuous use, so you won't need to worry about replacing the water too often.
-- Andrew Davis, CEO of Squeegy, an app for on - demand car washes which use only a few ounces of water, unlike a traditional car wash, which uses about 40 gallons of water per vehicle.
«I started going back and trying to think about what I use in my day - to - day work,» said Peter Gleick, a hydrologist who looks at the movement of water all over the world to understand and predict droughts and flooding.
About 35 years ago, power company employee had to stop water flowing into a river in Upstate New York, but, not knowing any better (kids deciding they don't need to know that»cause they'll never use it), the employees choose the two weeks that salmon swim upriver to spawn.
About a month ago, the company revealed that it would replenish 100 % of the water used in its production by the end of the year — a goal that puts the beverage giant five years ahead of its original plans to go water neutral by 2020.
You may not think much about this, but a tremendous amount of global resources — such as energy, minerals, chemicals and water — are used to make a single item of clothing, electronic gadget, or household item.
Its efforts over the last few years, including a pledge to replenish all the water it uses globally via Coca - Cola products, are as much about margins as they are about the environment.
Recent visits by Iluka to the Sierra Rutile operations in Sierra Leone after the country's wet season exposed leakage at the Gangama dam, used as a water storage and tails facility, not identified during earlier due diligence, and raised separate concerns about the company's Lanti containment ponds.
Eco-modernism is about finding new technologies and financing models that allow humans to prosper while using less land, water, fuel, and energy and interfering less with the natural world.
Watch the video above to learn more about the Seder - the meal in which the story of Exodus is told - and the various symbols used during the holiday, including matzo (unleavened bread), bitter herbs, salt water and a lamb shank bone.
To learn more about how our fundraising efforts are being used in Ethiopia, check out this Charity: Water post about the work of REST:
Professor MacCulloch was, indeed, soon to be observed putting himself about in the liberal media; and in an article in The Times he began an unusually spiteful piece by laboriously comparing the Church, in the wake of Pope Benedict's abdication, to the sandcastles he used to build as a boy at Clacton: «Quite suddenly there came a point where the waters» onrush became irresistible.
Just a bit farther north in Africa, in the Sahel region just south of the Sahara Desert, water is so scarce that discussions about how to use it often lead to political conflicts and, sometimes, violence.
Regarding food and drink water, the required calculated numbers would be around 15 % for food and 10 % for water (even less if rain is used) Regarding predators: the ark had a huge volume, about 500 American railroad cars, each of them able to carry 240 sheep.
You can't ignore gravity, it's pretty damn clear it exists and has effects on just about everything, so you use the word miracle to reconcile the idea that gravity does indeed exist but also jesus can still walk on water.
She rambles about using singleness for the Kingdom at notsingledout.com and drinks coffee like water.
Well I think when Jesus said love your enemies, he was not talking about a teaching that he himself would have needed to practice, cause like the buddhist (or whoever) say, the boat (teaching) is used to cross the water, but once it has done it's job you leave it at the shore, you do nt drag it with you else it will just weigh you down.
Is that the same «Lord» who gave instructions about how to use magic water to find out if wives were unfaithful... by causing their thighs to rot and their bellies to swell if they were guilty?
I used to puzzle over the meaning of the story which appears in the early part of John's gospel about Jesus changing water into wine.
As Galileo, a devout believer in God who once ended up in hot water with the Catholic church for «heretical» ideas about heliocentrism, said, «I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use
There is a peculiar quality about water — perhaps its essential purity and its fundamental place in the economy of all life — which especially fits it for use as a symbol of the forgiveness of sin.
Now lets talk about the environmental aspect the fracturing method uses tons of water mixed with sand and chemicals to consolidate and force the oil / gas to channels where it can be extracted.
I don't think it's so much about the levites being paid for their service it's about us doing what's right toward Pastors that must feed and tend to the flock of GOD if GOD has called them.JESUS even said in luke 10:7 that the laborers are worthy of their wages.In luke 8 1 - 4 it's says even JESUS HIMSELF recieved financial support from the women who ministered to him with their possessions.Now most people today would say he should have been ashamed of taking money from those poor women but JESUS accepted their support and they was blessed for sowing onto the LORD»S work.1 Corinthains 9:1 - 15 says dint muzzle the ox while it tread out the grain was GOD talking about oxes no he was talking about those who labor in the ministry.Who goes to war at their own expense.Or who goes to war but pay for their clothes, guns, etc.No one because the goverment if that country provide these things because of the soilders service.Who plants a vineyard and don't eat from it.Who tends a flock and don't drink the milk of it.I think it's just spiritual sense to support a pastor that's teaching you the word, casting out devils, laying hands and healing is manifesting in people lived, going to hospitails, prisons, and house calls to pray for the sick and shut in, going to graduations and funnerals, praying and fasting for himself and the flock.I think a person who think a pastor shouldn't be paid for their service either don't know they need to be paid and need to be taught or they are demonic in their thinking and either hate GOD, PASTORS, AND GOD»S PEOPLE.Why do nt you hear people saying anything against the dope dealers, strip clubs, dope houses, liquor stores, etc.It's only when people give into the LORD»S work that evil minded or misinformed people have a problem with it.No sir we don't have to use the old testament to show that we should support out pastors.You don't use the law, love tells me to support the pastor.Under the new testament LOVE is the greatest of all.Love for GOD and man.If GOD asked for 10 percent under the law to support the levites who didn't have all the responsibilities of Pastor today.Church rent, gas for vans of thd church, insurance fir the church and church vehicles, feeding and clothing the poor, light, gas, and water bill, mantience on the church or vehicles, not to mention the Pastor own house, cars, children, insurance, etc.If would be foolish for one to think that a pastor should take care if his house and GODS HOUSE without people supporting the work of the KINGDOM OF GOD.If we love GOD we are going to support HIS KINGDOM and HIS PASTOR.If under the law GOD asked for 10 percent how much should we give under the LOVE COVENANT?Example I love my wife and if I had 300 dollars I would surley give her more that 10 percent which would be 30 dollars because I love her.The law says you must give LOVE says I chose to give because I love GOD and man.Again we don't have to use the law just love and spiritual sense because hate and a carnal senses will not understand.Now I have given you scriptures please do the same when you respond not your opinion.Please respond right away I await your answer.GOD BLESS.
If we really want to catch the attention of the culture, how about selling all the church properties and using the billions in proceeds to get the homeless off the streets and to provide vaccinations and clean water for third world countries?
Like yesterday when I read what Mark Driscoll said about some wives being drippy faucets used for water torture:
The «river stones» used to cook the soup are smooth stones, usually polished over centuries by moving water, that are about four inches wide and two inches thick.
I love that about daal too, that it's so versatile, watered down for soup, dried up can be used for other things, fillings, pastes etc..
-- Put a bunch of blueberries in a large saucepan — I used ~ 4 cups — Add in: — Lemon juice (I used about half a lemon)-- Arrowroot or some other thickener, mixed with water — not too much water!
Soak the brown rice paper for about a minute, I used a plate and slightly covered the brown rice paper with water.
Using a slotted spoon or spatula, place about half the raviolis in your pot of boiling water.
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