CONTACTS King County - tips & links for conservation efforts http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment.aspx See which businesses in King County are Green Works members - companies that have adopted measures to help save resources and encourage recycling. /solidwaste/business/index.asp Get more info King County's efforts to balance development with the preservation of wildlife. your.kingcounty.gov/ exec/esa/background.htm Learn about the noxious weeds control program in King county. http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/animalsAndPlants/noxious-weeds.aspx Find out ways to keep hazardous waste from polluting King County. http://www.lhwmp.org/home/default.aspx Find out more about salmon in the Pacific Northwest. http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/animalsandplants/salmon-and-trout.aspx Want to become a Master Recycler Composter? Find out how. http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/mrc/index.asp Find out ways to help keep our tidal zones healthy. http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/waterandland/puget-sound-marine.aspx Find out more about the health of our watersheds in western Washington. http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/wlr.aspx Get more information on the sustainable, or "green", building program in King County. /topics/sustainable-building/index.htm Get energy conservation tips from the Seattle Public Utilities for your home! (External link) www.ci.seattle.wa.us/ light/conserve/resident/ Learn about energy conservation tips from the Seattle Public Utilities for your business! (External link) www.ci.seattle.wa.us/ light/conserve/business/ Learn about the presevation of endangered habitats and biodiversity from the Center for Ecosystem Survival. (External link) http://www.savenature.org/ Find out about conservation organizations in Washington state. (External link) www.esw.org Learn about the efficient and clean use of energy from the Alliance to Save Energy. (External link) www.ase.org

Nearly 97% of the world's water is salty or undrinkable. Another 2% is frozen in ice caps and glaciers. That leaves just 1% of the world's water that is usable.

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