Everything You Know About Water Conservation Is Wrong


	Everything You Know About Water Conservation Is Wrong

egsnyder

6-5-2008 4:13 PM

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water, conservation, sustainability, environment

egsnyder says:

"Virtual" water sounds so unreal. I prefer "embedded" water, or "embodied" water. Whatever you call it, it is the hidden water used to produce / grow things.

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