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Even though "carbon footprint" is a relatively new term, much of the public understands its meaning. The idea of lowering the amount of energy needed to produce a product makes sense to most people. Energy production, however, also requires water — lots of it. As worldwide water resources dwindle, shouldn't "water footprinting" enter the public vocabulary? Should companies disclose their water footprints?
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Re: Water Footprinting
