A worksheet to explain the links between showers, CO2 emissions and the loss of summer sea ice in the Arctic Download
Is your shower killing the polar bears?
Shower shorter, shower smarter
Take a look at some of the designs pupils created to encourage people to shower shorter.
Adolescents and showering in their own words
During 2015 and 2016 we collected data from 376 adolescents during the workshop ‘Is your shower killing the polar bears?’ devised and delivered by ech2o as part of Thames Water’s Water Efficiency in Schools Programme. We asked them whether they
Take the poo to the loo
Open defecation is a real problem in loads of countries around the world. We need a giant disco loo to keep those pesky turds off the street and help improve health. Or, a loo for every household, with or without
Liquid assets: how the business of bottled water went mad
Great in-depth article from the Guardian about the bottled water industry. Spoiler alert: its all about how you brand it… We say: ‘Tap water needs some high flying ad agency to get onto the case!’
Matt Damon breaks up with his toilet!
2.4 billion people (one third of the world’s population) do not have access to a decent loo. They either have to share a toilet with many other people or have no access to a toilet at all and have to poo outside
The story of bottled water
Great video about why its nuts to drink bottled water if you live in the US or the UK: Click here to view the video.
WaterAid videos
WaterAid is a charity that works to provide safe water and sanitation for everyone in the world. They produce loads of short vidoes about global water issues: Watch
Rip the Drip
In the habit of wasting water? You just might change your mind if Rip the Drip popped up every time you did so! Check him out in all his weirdness here: Watch These are the videos we watch time and time again
The water family
Play this to see how water smart you can get your game family to be: Play Best for ages 9-13. Sam (aged 13) has played this for the last hour and counting! She says: ‘I like this game because it tests you on