Water -- Contagious Conservation (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Water -- Contagious Conservation

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Researchers analyzed 15 years of data across 16 neighborhoods, shown in orange, in the Las Vegas Valley Water District to determine whether one home's participation in the utility's water conservation program had a measurable effect on their neighbors' likelihood of also participating.

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy

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