One of lifes most precious and needed resources is water and it is our responsibility to ensure that we preserve it, especially with the effects of climate change and the effect it will have on reduced levels of rainfall, it is important that we act now.
Every year that goes by, the available drinking water reduces and the planet’s population is growing, causing urban development to increase, and this makes it harder for the rain water to filter into the ground and join watercourses.
We can all help reduce the risk with simple water storage and filter devices which can also reduce costs associated with treated mains water that we use for all types of things such as flushing toilets and watering the garden. Harvesting our own water could also reduce the cost of household bills by half if homes are fitted with a water meter. Mains water only really needs to be used for all hygienic duties like cleaning, drinking and cooking.
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Well the sun is finally out and the time has come for us to start thinking about our overgrown gardens. When sprucing up your garden this year consider the materials that you are using garden think about what flowers you are using. Are they bee friendly?
Bees play an important role along with many other insects in pollinating flowering plants and are crucial to our environment. They carry pollen from flower to flower causing the plants to pollinate. However they are also important for pollination of vegetable plants and fruit trees, as varieties that are not self vertile require flying insects to pollinate them in order to produce crops for us to harvest.
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Painting your home can be a long and laborious task, often putting rooms out of action while furniture is piled up under dust sheets and relocated to different rooms of the house to give space to paint. Applying multiple coats of paint can often be a pain too, because the job takes even longer, but if an even paint finish is desired, or if a bright coloured paint was used for a previous coat, you can’t always avoid second or even third coats of paint.
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There is a lot of scope when renovating or redecorating your property to introduce environmentally friendly materials into your home, reducing the carbon footprint of both your home and the renovation project itself. As being green becomes ever more popular, options such as environmentally friendly flooring from sustainable sources is not only a good option for a healthy living environment for your family, but could also be a great selling point for your home if you’re modernising or developing for property rental or resale.
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One of lifes most precious and needed resources is water and it is our responsibility to ensure that we preserve it, especially with the effects of climate change and the effect it will have on reduced levels of rainfall, it is important that we act now.