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I found a very interesting blog by Fiji.  If you have not heard of Fiji bottled water, it actually does come from Fiji.  It is a favorite of my mother in law (in spite of filtered tap water at home), and does taste pretty good as water goes.

The blog is Fiji Green Blog and highly recommended.  The back and forth between commenters and Fiji Green Gal are entertaining and surprisingly informative. 

Personally, I am not a fan of bottled water and agree with many of the posters that tap water in a mug or thermos is just fine and a good glass of iced tea or mug of hot coffee is even better.  But, if you are going to drink bottled water, Fiji Green Gal makes a strong case why Fiji water should be your choice.

I have not yet found a comparison of other bottled waters, but will keep looking.  Please share any stats, links, or other information in the comments about beverage choices and their greenness!

With summer time coming, I thought this would be a good time to start planning. With drought in many parts of the country, it’s not going to be easy to stay green this summer. It will be worth it to try though!

Action 1: water the lawn less. We told you about this a few weeks ago in 6 Tips for Saving Water on the Lawn. The key message is to keep your lawn healthy and it will need less water.

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It’s the middle of the winter, but I’m dreaming about spring. And nothing says spring like azaleas in bloom on a green lawn.

As nice as it is, a 3.4 acre lawn can consume 9,000 gallons of water in a single watering! Add it all up on the east coast and watering lawns is around 30% of total water consumption. It’s worse in the west, where there is much less water to go around.

So instead of watering that lawn, just let it go! Many breeds of grass can go three weeks without watering anyway.

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