12-Year-Old’s Water Watcher Nets Top Eco-Prize
Those worried about the future of the planet needn’t look much further than 12-year-old Elizabeth Rintels and friends for reassurance that young people aren’t just aware of eco-challenges, they’re putting their minds to solving them.
Rintels, of Keswick, Va., created a smart device designed to measure and monitor water usage in the shower. Youth marketing and media company By Kids For Kids announced that her invention nabbed the grand prize in BKFK’s “Going Green Challenge”, which called on America’s youth to come up with new eco-ideas for a changing world.
The young innovator was driven to create the “Water Watcher” after learning that cutting her shower time by one minute would save approximately 1,000 gallons of water per year. The product can be fastened to any faucet, signaling a red light and sounding a beep every time a half-gallon of water is used.
Photo by BKFK.
cassy on August 25th, 2008 5:05 pm
It really means that even the young people are also thinking of how can they help and conserve energy.
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