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Trains carry a lot more people than cars Carbon usage by humans Around 100 million barrels of oils are used by human civilisation per day in 2011. The amount of fossil fuels burnt in one year by human civilisation is equivalent to the amount of carbon sequestered by the earth over a 3 million year… Continue reading Green facts
Bottled water is now used in many parts of the world as a primary source of water for domestic consumption. While the taste may be good, some serious environmental problems with this practice include: Bottled water banned in New South Wales, Australia New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees ordered all State Government departments and agencies to… Continue reading Bottled water
Here are some simple and effective changes you can make to conserve water. Indoors Outdoors External links
Water is a scarce resource in Australia. There are good opportunities for conserving our water and using it more efficiently in both rural and residential areas. This article provides some links on water-related topics. See also
The city of Melbourne, Australia, has extensive forested water catchments. Over the period 1995 to 2006, Melbourne’s rainfall, and that in the catchments, has fallen by 75%, most probably as an effect of climate change. The Government still allows logging in some of Melbourne’s water catchments, despite scientific evidence that this reduces both the quality and… Continue reading Melbourne water usage
A water wise garden can save a lot of water. Tips for creating a water wise garden: External links
Connecting a ”’water tanks”’ to the down spouts of your home’s guttering system is one of the easiest ways to contribute to sustainable living. Regulations as at May 2007 Rules and rebate schemes are different in each state. With the current low rebate schemes and the low cost of water the reasons for installing a… Continue reading Water tanks
Water tank pumps are quite efficient and don’t use much power to operate. Example 1 – water pump for all household water requirements For example, sample measurements from a pump operating for the Surrey Hills house supplying all water needs in August 2008 were: Hours 297 Days 12.375 kWh 2.8646 kWh/h 0.009645118 kWh/day 0.231482828 Example 2 –… Continue reading Water tank pump
The North South pipeline was announced by the Victorian Labor Government in 2007 to take water from the Goulburn River on the North side of Great Dividing Range and pump it to Melbourne in an effort to secure Melbourne’s water future. The pipeline is part of the Victorian Governments Foodbowl Modernization Plan, which involves upgrading some of… Continue reading North South pipeline, Victoria
The NSW regional city of Orange located in the central west of the state is about to become the first centre in Australia to harvest stormwater. It will be trapped from around the city, then treated and supplied to local households. The council hopes that in an average year stormwater will supply 90 per cent of Orange’s… Continue reading Orange stormwater harvesting
