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- Here's a good word...conserve.
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- I'd like to know where the 'experts' predict the areas of permanent drought to be in the next 15 years and what areas will be the mecca for retaining water--now may be the best time for land speculation---LOL
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- I have a crazy idea. Two words: Bottled Water. Now I can't say this is fact, but I doubt it is an exaggeration to estimate we have at least a trillion gallons of bottled water just sitting on the shelves in the US alone. All that bottled water is coming from somewhere, and it ain't the Swiss Alps. It's taken from all over - Canada, USA, and probably some of it does come from the Alps. Water is indeed a renewable resource - both surface water AND underground sources - but it can't be renewed if it's all trapped in little plastic bottles everywhere.
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- Kudos to Katie for spotlighting this serious issue! Overpopulation organizations have been trying for years to raise concerns about water shortages, pointing out that as far back as 2000, 1.1 billion people did not have reasonable access to safe drinking water, leading to 1.7 million deaths. You never heard a word about this on the news. I hope Katie will continue to address the water problem, both here and worldwide, concentrating on the role overpopulation plays in it.
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- Maybe if we would stop breeding like flies a lot of things might start getting better.
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- Big agriculture is a problem. I don't know the exact totals, but I do follow fairly reliable news sources on this topic. It's always some ridiculous amount of water required to grow lettuce, carrots, broccoli, corn, etc; especially in the desert regions of Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Sacramento Delta area . . . and so on.
I'm no engineer, but it would seem to me these giant farms could do a drip system of some sort instead of spraying billions of gallons of water into the dry air every season. How often do we hear how sprinkler systems are inefficient and wasteful? But we drive by these fields all the time; there, they use massive sprinklers on pipes and wheels.
Personally, I hate the low flow shower head. I ripped it out of my bath years ago. I like a real shower. I don't care about conserving when I know cities, Las Vegas, water parks, theme parks, golf courses, garden & landscaping stores,etc, use enormous amounts of water, but the rest of us are told to conserve. Drop dead.
I'm not even going to address manufacturing and public school, university systems. The waste is everywhere on the commercial end, but only the residential side is targeted to be thrifty and compliant. I've got no problem with taking my car to a car wash. I'll gladly but in a synthetic lawn, but the cost is out of sight. No, govt needs to get serious on its end before I should have to do anything else that will reduce my quality of life.
This is America. Translation: it's all about making a buck on a grand scale. Let's line up a bunch of those desalination plants up and down our coasts. Let's feed into the system with massive pipes and transfer stations. Now there's a stimulus program that will do some good. Oh wait, some environmental group will cry foul because all of that will threaten some sand flea in Malibu, Santa Barbara. Sshheeezzz. - Reply to this comment
- Water shortages are developing in part due to pollution. This is an urgent issue, and needs solutions NOW.
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- Just out of curiosity, where do all these "experts" suppose the water is going? Surely they aren't stupid enough to believe that it's actually leaving the Earths atmosphere? Come on people! Get a clue. The water may be moving from one place to another but it's still here and therefore, still available. Not to mention that desalination has been an option for quite some time. Yep, you can ACTUALLY take sea water and turn it into drinking water. Wow.
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- How about 'dwindling food' supply thanks to the enviro/animal-rights wackos that insist on saving a 2 inch guppy (smelt) by suing to turn off the water supply to what was once the richest farming area in the world. Thanks to them you WILL see a huge increase in the cost of many foods over the next several years.
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- We overpopulate and live in areas where the habitat is not designed for the large urban areas we love to sprawl about. No one in the world should be having anymore than one child for at least 4 to 5 generations. Instead we idolize super-breeders and put them on TV and in the news.
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