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Rain Water Barrels

I'd never guessed that I'd have several different types of rain water barrels from which to choose.

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Saving Rain for Landscape Watering

... other sources of water always turned their thoughts heavenward. The clouds build, the sky opens, the rain falls. Catch it. Save it. Use it! While ...

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How to Save Rainwater

The rain showers are few and far-between. And being interested in water conservation (and/or saving money!), you're reluctant to put further pressure ...

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Save Water with the Water Catch

A wonderful and simple, light-weight Rain Catch to harvest and save rain water. This is a new, low-tech design that won an international award in 2007...

www.friendsofwater.com/Water_Catch.html

Save the Rain Home

Every 15 seconds a child dies from lack of clean water. Save the Rain teaches water starved communities to use the rain as a sustainable water supply ...

www.savetherain.org/

Other Articles

How to Save Rain Water | eHow.com

How to Save Rain Water. Utilizing rain water is essential as part of water conservation efforts. You can use rainwater on several household needs; you...

www.ehow.com/how_5983752_save-rain-water.html

Harvest the Rain

Rain barrels, the simplest rainwater collection devices, can save thousands of gallons of tap water each year, and save money and energy, too.

www.motherearthnews.com/Modern-Homesteading/2003-08-01/Harve...

Best Way - Ways to Save Rain Water at Home | eHow.com

Best Way : Ways to Save Rain Water at Home. Collecting rainwater is not a new idea. Before the advent of municipal water systems a cistern was a stand...

www.ehow.com/way_5777434_ways-save-rain-water-home.html

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User IconYoMrAHolmes said

Anyone can do all kinds of small things to make their homes more eco-friendly

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User IconLonnagan said

I like the idea of getting a rain barrel.

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I like the tin can herb pots. Really, you can grow plants in a lot of things. That gives me some ideas on replanting a couple african violets that I have.

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User IconSuzieQ said

I like the idea of attaching a rain barrel to a downspout, although the water probably would be a little icky. I imagine that wouldn't be a big problem for plants though.

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Nice info here from CSU

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User IconRobin Bastien said

Excellent illustration of choices. Clear-cut and easy to grasp for the layman.

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User IconYoMrAHolmes said

This guy connected his rain water collector directly to his toilet so he could immediately reuse rain water.

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I learned from this article that a low SHGC (solar heat gain coefficient) is important to have in energy efficient windows.

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I always like watching them put in that foamy insulation stuff that hardens around the windows.

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