I missed it, too:
Mike Swenson mentions on his blog that last Wednesday was World Water Day. I should have known:
water is one of the
planet’s most pressing concerns. And
conserving it starts at home, with this site that he refers to:
Water: Use it Wisely.
Apart from the long
showers and washing my car with a hose, I have to say I am pretty good at conservation. Top marks for everything else on the checklist.
One of the reasons more storms and disasters reach the western world, I believe, is
karma. For too long we treat a lot of these problems as “far away”, affecting
third-world countries.
Katrina was a reminder that clean water is a privilege, and when others need it, we should help in our own way. Even if only to prevent being bitten on the hind end closer to home.
A billion people lack access to
drinking water, and
water-borne diseases are the number-one killer of people in the world. Check out more at this page at
water.org, also cited by Mike.
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