| Miami, FL - EcoloBlue has the solution for solving the | | | | cost of purification and repairing antiquated |
| water quality shortage. The EcoloBlue 30™ is a | | | | infrastructures. Tap water is also of questionable |
| sleek, state-of-the-art atmospheric water generator | | | | purity. A vast array of pharmaceuticals including |
| that eliminates reliance on municipal water systems, | | | | antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and |
| well water or any other standard water source. Air is | | | | hormones have been found in the drinking water |
| the only water source required for the EcoloBlue | | | | supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an |
| 30™. Once it pulls humidity out of the air, it filters | | | | Associated Press investigation reveals. And, of |
| and purifies the water. The EcoloBlue 30™ | | | | course, tap water is dependent upon our shrinking |
| sustainably delivers a continuous supply of delicious, | | | | fresh water resources. |
| 99.9% pure water quietly, energy efficiently, without | | | | Atmospheric Water Generators offer a real solution |
| plastic bottles. | | | | What to do? Where to turn? Actually there is a little |
| We've all heard of carbon footprints, but what about | | | | known a solution that eliminates worry about the |
| water footprints? How big is yours? Conservationists | | | | questionable purity and safety of tap water and |
| are suggesting it is valuable to consider. If you reduce | | | | bottled water usage as well while providing pure |
| your water footprint, less water and less fossil fuels | | | | water made from the air itself. This answer puts |
| will be consumed each day and depleted fresh water | | | | water independence squarely in the hands of the |
| supplies will be positively impacted. A water footprint | | | | consumer without making any significant footprint - |
| is basically how much water each of us uses every | | | | be it water, or be it carbon. |
| day. This encompasses all of the water required to | | | | The answer is an atmospheric water generator |
| produce the food, goods and services used by any | | | | (AWG). The concept can be gleaned from the name |
| one of us, or a nation at large, for that matter. | | | | - the machine actually takes the natural moisture out |
| Thirty-six U.S. states expect water shortages by | | | | of the atmosphere and then filters, purifies and |
| 2013 A great deal of interest in tracking water | | | | delivers delicious drinking water each and every day. |
| footprints comes as a result of the shrinking fresh | | | | Henri-James Tieleman is CEO of EcoloBlue™, a |
| water supplies in the U.S. The U.S. General Accounting | | | | company dedicated to offering water independence |
| Office revealed that a minimum of 36 U.S. states | | | | to consumers and industrial users alike with its line of |
| expect water shortages by 2013 - and that doesn't | | | | state-of-the-art atmospheric water generators. |
| factor in drought. The Wall Street Journal reported | | | | "These machines are remarkable. They deliver 99.9% |
| on water footprints early in 2009 explaining that, | | | | pure drinking water day in and day out without ever |
| "The drive [to reduce water foot prints] comes as | | | | using a single plastic bottle or turning on your tap," he |
| groundwater reserves are being depleted and | | | | reports. "The advance this represents is quantum and |
| polluted at unsustainable rates in many regions." | | | | the positive impact on the environment has the |
| It would appear to be in all of our best interests to | | | | potential for being profound." |
| do whatever we can to reduce both our individual | | | | Plastic bottle pollution spawned a business - EcoloBlue |
| and national water footprints. But how? Each bottle | | | | It was Tieleman's business partner, co-president and |
| of water requires 10 x that amount of water to | | | | co-founder of EcoloBlue™, Wayne Ferreira, former |
| create it. One quick fix comes to mind: stop using | | | | #6 ranked pro tennis player, who first noticed the |
| bottled water. Twenty-four gallons of water are | | | | waste represented by plastic bottles being tossed |
| required to manufacture a single pound of plastic. | | | | aside at tennis tournaments. He wanted to do |
| That means when you drink bottled water, you are | | | | something about it. |
| literally consuming up to ten times as much water as | | | | In 2004, Ferriera was first introduced to the concept |
| you actually drink. Since our fresh water supplies are | | | | of an atmospheric water generator and it gave him |
| dwindling, we can't afford this kind of wastefulness. | | | | the answer he was looking for. He conferred with |
| Reagan Waskom, professor in civil engineering and | | | | Tieleman about his idea of creating a line of |
| crop and soil science and Director of the Colorado | | | | state-of-the-art AWGs. The rest is indeed history. |
| Water Institute, encourages, "I'd like people to | | | | Save money, save the environment - drink 99.9% |
| understand the footprint that their choices place upon | | | | pure water "Now there is a solution where people |
| our environment - choices about consumption, | | | | can have access to the best quality of water |
| energy, waste disposal, recycling and water use. I | | | | available while saving money and the environment at |
| believe that if people understand the impact of their | | | | the same time," Ferreira points out. "EcoloBlue™'s |
| individual actions and if they are given viable | | | | atmospheric water generators have an almost |
| alternatives, many will choose to make wiser | | | | non-existent water footprint. That bodes well for |
| choices." | | | | planet earth, the United States and each family that |
| What would wiser choices be other than eliminating | | | | wants to be assured of a continuous supply of pure |
| bottled water? Imagine being able to turn off the | | | | drinking water. |
| tap! Even tap water is costly when you factor in the | | | | |