Sentence examples similar to squander water from inspiring English sources

He notices people squandering water everywhere.

Coal mining squanders water, and burning the black stuff emits poisonous mercury plus lung-choking acids and soot.

There are complaints about unauthorised drilling of wells and the squandering of water to irrigate qat crops.

At worst, these trees can squander fuel and water, generate solid waste and contribute pollens that exacerbate breathing problems for sensitive people.

Then there is the threat of bad publicity if a corporation is perceived to be squandering precious local water.

Our obsession with gadgetry and technology is now driving industry to open new mines around the world, squandering energy, biodiversity and water at every stage of extraction.

But when sanctions eventually end, Iraq should at least have the money from its oil sales to cover the cost of importing extra food.Syria, without the luxury of oil revenues, squanders much of the water it receives from Turkey.

Food loss and waste are also a major squandering of resources - water, land, energy and labour - and contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.

And there's another component: By some estimates, about a quarter of the nation's water is squandered on producing food that will end up taking space in landfills.

Although some of these detergents have been available for several years, customers cling to mom's age-old advice that hot water washes best — squandering energy and contributing to greenhouse gas emissions.

Yet the summit was let down by the two groups with the biggest role in shaping policy: ministers and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).The right starting-point for them should be to acknowledge that much of the water is now squandered.