Water Footprint

Posted by Alex in Everything Else on April 3, 2009 at 8:40 am


Biggify here: Link

Forget carbon footprint. Long before the Earth will suffer from a climate catastrophe due to global warming, humanity may perish from another environmental disaster: the diminishing supply of fresh water (Don’t believe it? Why, humans have been fighting wars over water for centuries)

In collaboration with Fogelson-Lubliner, GOOD Magazine has an eye-opening infographic of "water footprints", the amount of water an individual uses in the course of a day, as well as ways to save water by making simple changes in your habits.

I, for one, am surprised at the amount of water it takes to yield a pound of beef: Link – via swissmiss

 
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Fantastic Global Street Art

Posted by Jill Harness in Arts & Crafts, Blog & Internet, Travel & Places on January 7, 2009 at 9:13 pm

Good Magazine has a fantastic gallery of some of the best street art in the world. Some are sculptures and some are murals. The site paired up with Wooster Collective, a street art blog that has some great stuff and some just ok sauce.

 
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