tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102744956333252012.post3837556200826042068..comments2015-09-21T09:35:23.988+05:30Comments on What we CAN do: Exercise those wrist musclesShivani Gakharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081477339529572174noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102744956333252012.post-48685488196374287872009-07-01T17:47:37.077+05:302009-07-01T17:47:37.077+05:30Food = water
A new report by the Stockholm Interna...Food = water<br />A new report by the Stockholm International Water Institute has determined that the wastage of food means wastage of a large amount of water. According to a report in Discovery News, given that crop production uses about 1,800 trillion gallons (1,700 cubic miles) of water a year, almost 40 per cent of which comes from irrigation rather than rainwater, that loss represents a lot of water. <br /><br />The report says that in the United States itself, up to 30 per cent of food is tossed out each year, worth about 48.8 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to flushing 10 trillion gallons of water down the drain.Wandering Mendicanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003748481850147266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102744956333252012.post-17312950639301257352009-06-19T15:42:27.389+05:302009-06-19T15:42:27.389+05:30and all those flushes left on at full speed...esep...and all those flushes left on at full speed...esepcially in the hostel...jus mammoth water gushers....Neelam Prabhugaonker Shetyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00408956026305029838noreply@blogger.com