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Frank the Fish says “Don’t waste water!” Watch this classic SesameStreet clip! {9/21/2011}
This vintage YouTube clip will take you back in time! Frank the Fish says turn off that water while you brush your teeth!
The toilet roll of Abbey Road could sell for £1,000 per sheet, bringing a flush of excitement to the owner’s face. {9/21/2011}
The toilet roll of Abbey Road could sell for £1,000 per sheet, bringing a flush of excitement to the owner’s face.
Can you spare a square? Life without toilet paper… {9/21/2011}
Spokane businesswoman collects donations of toilet paper and other hygiene products for local charities supporting families in need. Local charities report that toilet paper is one of the most requested items since you cannot use food stamps to purchase this item.
VOTE now for best EPA data app! {9/21/2011}
The EPA challenged app developers to look at EPA data and come up with the best, most useful, innovative way to use, show, or combine publically available EPA data in an app. Check out the submissions and vote!
Toilet Bomber Case Gets Flushed {9/21/2011}
Baltimore man is acquitted in “Toilet of Terror” case, a story that made international news.
Men nabbed for stealing $60K worth of toilet paper, utensils {8/31/2011}
A warehouse worker and a convicted murder are accused of stealing more than $60,000 worth of toilet paper and plastic utensils from a warehouse so they could resell it at a flea market.
Follow up: Group agrees to help woman pay her $41,000 bill {8/31/2011}
Following up the story, a county agency agrees to help a 78-year-old woman pay the $41,000 water bill she got as the result of a massive water leak beneath her home.
Resident gets $41,000 bill from water leak {8/31/2011}
An elderly woman is hit with a $41,000 water bill from an apparently massive leak on her property, even though no one has found evidence of the estimated 23,000 gallons leaking out a day.
Wastewater can’t shake that dirty stigma {8/31/2011}
Alix Spiegel provides commentary on why it’s important to get past the icky factor on wastewater reuse and renew this valuable resource.
Waste-to-hydrogen filling station opens {8/31/2011}
The world’s first waste-to-hydrogen fueling station opened recently in California. The station gets hydrogen from a nearby municipal wastewater plant to pump into fuel-cell vehicles. The process also creates heat and electricity.
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