Canadian journalist Stephen Leahy chronicles his journey to understand how much water it takes to produce all the goods we use and consume – 5 1/2 quarts of water to produce 16 ounces of bottled water; 40 gallons of water to grow the grain to make two shots of single malt whiskey…
The result is his recently published book,, Your Water Footprint: The Shocking Facts About How Much Water We Use to Make Everyday Products.
Read his article from The Guardian Sustainable Business.
Incredible amounts of water needed for all we do make it more valuable than oil