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Websites for kids that make water topics fun can help teachers, parents and other educators increase kids understanding of the water issues we all deal with. There are many organizations and websites dedicated to helping kids (even the little ones) understand their water use and become better water stewards. Here’s a short list – let […]
These science resources for teachers and other educators help students learn about water footprints and how to reduce their water use. There are many excellent (and free!) online resources that can help teachers that do distance learning. Here is our curated list of websites, curricula and quizzes you can use in your classroom. Educational Resources: […]
What you eat makes up at least one-half of your total water footprint, thanks to the large volume of “virtual water” needed to grow and produce your food. Some simple dietary changes can save a lot. Food’s Big Water Footprint The Water Footprint of Food Guide The 900 Gallon Diet: Meat, Portion Size and Water […]
Thrift Store Shopping Has become a Way of Life for Many People The average American throws away 70 pounds of clothing every year. Many consider “shop ‘til you drop” a philosophy of life but that lifestyle comes at a high cost. By the end of the 1990s – the golden years of shopping – shoppers […]
Online Tools Show How Water and Food Are Bound Together Online Tools Help Teach About the Connections Between Water and Food Online tools help educators teach complex topics. To illuminate the complex and vital connection between water and food, the Water Footprint Calculator project created the Water Footprint of Food Guide and the Water Footprint […]
It takes a lot of water to produce the food we eat, the energy we use and all the things that we buy. Use our water saving tips below to reduce your water use by reusing and recycling clothing and linens. You’ll find lots of ways to shrink your water footprint. Stop and ask yourself […]
Ask 10 different people what kind of jobs there are in water conservation and water protection and they’ll give probably give 11 different titles that are as varied as the country’s lakes and rivers. This is a good time to work in water protection because the global population is growing and, let’s face it, with […]
Two juniors at Ithaca College – Emma Zarabet and Samantha Marks – have turned their love of thrift store shopping into a temporary online business. The sartorial students took their favorite past time – they go thrifting every Thursday – and their lack of closet space to the online world and opened up a pop-up […]
