Showing posts with label saving water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label saving water. Show all posts

Thursday, June 18, 2015

You and Droughts

Things you might want to know when deciding...

...What to eat:

How many gallons of water does it take to make one pound?

  • Beef = 1857 gallons/lb*
  • Sausage = 1382 gallons/lb
  • Pork = 756 gallons/lb
  • Processed Cheese = 589 gallons/lb
  • Chickens = 469 gallons/lb
  • Eggs = 400 gallons/lb
  • Figs = 379 gallons/lb
  • Fresh Cheese = 371 gallons/lb
  • Plums = 193 gallons/lb
  • Cherries = 185 gallons/lb
  • Avacodos = 154 gallons
  • Yogurt = 138 gallons/lb
  • Apples = 84 gallons/lb
  • Grapes = 78 gallons/lb
  • Oranges = 55 gallons/lb
  • Beans = 43 gallons/lb
  • Strawberries = 33 gallons/lb
  • Potatoes = 31 gallons/lb
  • Eggplants = 25 gallons/lb
Eating a burger (without fries) requires 634 gallons of water Just sayin

Where to get your power:

How many gallons of water does it take to generate one Megawatthour?
  • Atomic Generation = 720 gallons/MWh
  • Coal Power Generation = 714 gallons/MWh
  • Natural Gas Generation = 100 gallons/MWh
  • Solar Power Generation = 0 gallons/MWh
  • Wind Power Generation = 0 gallons/MWh
Nuff said.  You figure it out from here.