The water footprint of biomass incinerators for cooling has also been a concern of activists.
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It is off-shoring its water footprint by investing in coal fields in Australia and food production in Africa.
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But consumers also have an indirect water footprint and this is usually much larger than the direct one.
Water footprint measurements are important, he said, but they are not easily understandable in the context of overall consumption.
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To reduce their indirect water footprint consumers are faced with two basic options.
The water footprint includes both the water withdrawn from surface and groundwater and the use of soil water (in agricultural production).
Regarding water consumption, the company is now building a water footprint management system along similar lines to what they have done for carbon.
The first option is to move from purchasing products with a large water footprint to an alternative product with a smaller water footprint.
Through a spectacular racing boat, RACE FOR WATER aims to promote innovation with universities by developing tools and systems to measure the water footprint and micro-plastic pollution in the oceans.
The water footprint of an individual, business or nation is defined as the total volume of freshwater that is used to produce the foods and services consumed by the individual, business or nation.
Since not all goods consumed in one particular country are produced in that country, the water footprint consists of two parts: use of domestic water resources and use of water outside the borders of the country.
The boat Race for Water is the ambassador of the Multi One Attitude Foundation, which has chosen to use sailing as a means to raise awareness on two essential issues: the preservation of oceans and the reduction of the water footprint.
The Multi One Attitude Foundation, in partnership with UNESCO, will promote ocean and freshwater conservation, sound resource management and awareness of our water footprint in a Water Pavilion on the occasion of the arrival of the transatlantic Krys Ocean Race in Brest, France.
Mountains untouched by a human footprint, water they could sell at Tiffany.
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They are learning to leverage environmental challenges, such as a smaller carbon footprint or reduced water usage, for competitive advantage.
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For example, almost every manufacturer has targets for carbon footprint, waste reduction, water use, etc.
And there would be no noise over Kent because the noise footprint would be over the water.
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The rationale, according to course superintendent Charlie Costello, is partly to reduce the club's carbon footprint by using less fertilizer, fuel and water.
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