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Water conservation lessons from outer space, literally!

Posted by: Maven on March 4, 2010 at 6:53 am

From the Denver Business Journal:

“Clean drinking water is precious, and nowhere is it more precious than in space — where astronauts rely on the limited amount of water that can be packed aboard for the duration of the trip.

So astronauts use, recycle and re-use the water — and so can we here at home in the arid west.

That’s the message of an 8-minute video, called “Out of This World Water Conservation,” put together Hughes & Stuart Sustainable Marketing in Greenwood Village, which teamed with Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. in Jefferson County. The video is available here [see below].

As the video flips between images of space, rockets, astronauts bouncing in zero-gravity and scenes of subdivisions, drought-tolerant plants and dry landscapes, the narrator discusses the connection between water conservation tactics in space and how they can be adapted on earth. … “

Continue reading this article from the Denver Business Journal by clicking here. Check out the website for Hughes & Stuart Sustainable Marketing by clicking here.

March 4, 2010 · Filed Under Conservation

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