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water footprint

Love Water for Chocolate

December 15, 2020February 13, 2015 by Sandra Postel

It takes an astonishing 450 gallons (1700 liters) of water to make a typical 3.5-ounce (100-gram) chocolate bar. That’s about ten bathtubs of water for one bar of chocolate.

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How do we make our water supply sustainable?

December 15, 2020September 23, 2014 by Feidhlim Harty

Like many things in modern life, the vast majority of our current water and wastewater infrastructure is completely dependant upon fossil energy to keep the toilets flushed and the taps running.

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