Did you now that 1 litre of oil can pollute 1 million litres of water? That’s a lot of water from a little but of oil!

So part of saving water is keeping it clean but not polluting with oil. Some ways we can help…

• don’t use oil if we really don’t have to – try non stick cooking trays and stuff
• check cars for oil leaks and fix them soon
• don’t throw oil down the sink – pour it in the bin, add it to compost or take to a drop off point (depending on type of oil)
• make sure boats & ships don’t have leaks or spills
• don’t leave oil where it can be knocked over and spill into creeks or drains
• walk as much as possible to use less oil & petrol

Posted: May 17th, 2009 under general, junior water, saving water.
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We’re no financial experts, and frankly can’t judge how long the economy will be down or how much the Budget will shorten the recession by, but we have reviewed the Budget for it’s greenness and here’s what we found…

1.The Initiative comprises three new elements:

• a $2.0 billion investment in carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects under a CCS Flagships program
• a $1.5 billion Solar Flagships program to demonstrate large‑scale solar technologies

2. $2 billion over 9 years towards projects that will deal with carbon dioxide collection and storage.

3. A $100 million grant in 2009‑10, which will create an energy network in one demonstration project that integrates a smart grid with smart meters in homes.

4. Establishing a new renewable technology innovation body — Renewables Australia — with an initial funding allocation of $465 million over four years.

5. Introducing a new Solar Flagships program with funding of $1.5 billion over six years that will invest in large‑scale solar electricity generation projects. Through the development of up to four major projects the program will demonstrate solar at a capacity of 1,000 MW, which is similar in scale to that of a large coal‑fired power station.

So there is certainly some green spending in the plans, but nothing for water conservation unfortunately.

Posted: May 13th, 2009 under Uncategorized, general.
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We have joined May Madness with Save Time Online so for the month of May, we are offering a special deal (10% discount for all tanks) - no catches, nothing extra for you to do except mention May Madness when you place your order.

And while you’re at it, you may just find some other great, sorry mad, deals to stretch your budget further.

Posted: May 1st, 2009 under Uncategorized, general, water tanks.
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