… by simply adopting rational water use. I thought that the amount they saved was so huge—even though I don’t know their total monthly consumption—and they did it by practicing actions so basic that everyone should do the same that I decided to post it.
The Fundação Parque Zoológico de São Paulo is the newest partner in the PURA Program (Program for the Rational use of Water) develop by Sabesp, the state water company. According to the institution, PURA targets the water demand by public and private establishments in the state of Sao Paulo.
The establishment adopts technological and awareness raising measures to deal with the scarcity of hydric resources. In the Zoo’s facilities, for instance, toilet bowls, faucets and drinking fountains have been replaced with devices that shut off the water automatically, so that no water is wasted. In addition, they carry out inspections to detect any water leaks—which is the least they can do!
Read this post at the Xis-Xis Blog: Zoo saves one million, three hundred litres in one month…
The project of law 6424/05, known as Zero Forest, is about to be voted in the Environment Commission, of the chamber of deputies, and, when its approved, it’ll go to the plenary, with great chance of passing. It reduces form 80% to 50% the areas of the Amazon forest to be conserved and used as forest handling in private properties.
Check here the deputies that may or may not commit this attack against the Environment.
Including Palocci is in the area!
The idea is to send messages to them, call them, really disturb them, for them to vote against the project. It may pass, but, those guys’ shins will swell up.
The days before the meetings of the 20 biggest economies in the world, the ONU called up those countries’ leaders to adhere to a global agreement to truly invest in environmental programs that might help to increase the economy in the planet. The Greenpeace is pressuring the G20, as well, in the same line, such as other environmental NGOs. On the contrary of what the fickle Patrick Moore says, the environment isn’t listed by fear, but, by paradigm changes. The industry and governments have been unable to, now, with the crisis knocking our doors, they seem to, finally, wake up to reality.
With the downfall of Bush Jr. and his neocon gang the possibility of a wide agreement to stand up against the climate changes is huge. Barak Obama has the strength to do so, and said that he intends to restructure the American energy matrix. And, as we know, where the USA go, the whole world follows. Including the energy industry bible, the World Energy Outlook, follows the same line. The green economy is about to become mainstream. Let it not be late!
And speaking of energy, one of the strongest names to take on this area in the Obama management is nothing less than Arnold Schwarzenegger! The Governor of California takes advantage on names such as Al Gore, because he didn’t stop the action in the speech. He went there and took action on adopting renewable energy in his state, combating the emission of CO2 in an incisive way. And pay attention that Al Gore is with a very bold project, of changing radically the way that the Americans produce and spend energy in the country. By their plans (all of them are in the Repower America website), the USA would be producing 100% of energy by means of renewable sources in 10 years! It’s not few. But Schwazzie’s work in California is incredible, check it up.
Now, some situation, huh? Putting the planet’s destiny in the hands of no one less than the Terminator?
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