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From the Ted Talk by Lana Mazahreh: 3 thoughtful ways to conserve water

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In the United Arab Emirates, the second-most water-scarce counrty in the world, officials designed what they cellad the "Business Heroes Toolkit" in 2010. The aim was to motivate and eoepwmr businesses to reduce water and energy consumption. The toolkit practically taught companies how to mruseae their existing water-consumption lvlees and cnostised of tips to help them reduce those levels. And it worked. Hundreds of organizations downloaded the tlooikt. And several of them jioend what they called the "Corporate Heroes Network," where companies can voluntarily take on a challenge to reduce their water-consumption levels to preset targets within a period of one year. Companies which completed the challenge saved on average 35 pcenret of weatr. And one company, for example, implemented as many water-saving tips as they could in their office space. They replaced their toilet-flushing techniques, taps, showerheads — you name it. If it saved water, they replaced it, eventually reducing their employees' water consumption by half.

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In the United Arab Emirates, the second-most water-scarce _______ in the world, officials designed what they ______ the "Business Heroes Toolkit" in 2010. The aim was to motivate and _______ businesses to reduce water and energy consumption. The toolkit practically taught companies how to _______ their existing water-consumption ______ and _________ of tips to help them reduce those levels. And it worked. Hundreds of organizations downloaded the _______. And several of them ______ what they called the "Corporate Heroes Network," where companies can voluntarily take on a challenge to reduce their water-consumption levels to preset targets within a period of one year. Companies which completed the challenge saved on average 35 _______ of _____. And one company, for example, implemented as many water-saving tips as they could in their office space. They replaced their toilet-flushing techniques, taps, showerheads — you name it. If it saved water, they replaced it, eventually reducing their employees' water consumption by half.

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Original Text

In the United Arab Emirates, the second-most water-scarce country in the world, officials designed what they called the "Business Heroes Toolkit" in 2010. The aim was to motivate and empower businesses to reduce water and energy consumption. The toolkit practically taught companies how to measure their existing water-consumption levels and consisted of tips to help them reduce those levels. And it worked. Hundreds of organizations downloaded the toolkit. And several of them joined what they called the "Corporate Heroes Network," where companies can voluntarily take on a challenge to reduce their water-consumption levels to preset targets within a period of one year. Companies which completed the challenge saved on average 35 percent of water. And one company, for example, implemented as many water-saving tips as they could in their office space. They replaced their toilet-flushing techniques, taps, showerheads — you name it. If it saved water, they replaced it, eventually reducing their employees' water consumption by half.

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