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Jonah - I agree that in presenting this to visitors we need a positive 
focus. Consume less definitely has a positive effect on one's wallet as 
well as the planet.

In terms of talking about reducing consumption, maybe projects about 
fixing (or repurposing) what's broken rather than replacing it might be 
tackled in a how can we re-engineer this broken (whatever)?

Check out Penn and Teller's bottled vs. tap taste test (warning - 
explicit language) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfPAjUvvnIc

The only caveat is that while the water at its municipal source 
(reservoir, etc.) may be in good shape, think about the aging pipe 
delivery systems. Baltimore has a big problem with this, though its tap 
water is rated (and tastes to me) excellent, I think. I'm thinking a 
filter on the tap is the best combination (though I drink straight from 
the tap).

Eric: I think Ed Begley, Jr. did something along those lines on his 
recent TV series "living with Ed" (on HGTV) - I think he made toast by 
bicycle power. There's also 
http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen.html, in which the author 
powers his computer monitor among other things. But what happened to 
just riding your bike for entertainment (it's ad-free!)?

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