Water is pretty much super awesome. On top of helping gobble up CO2 in the atmosphere, it keeps us clean, provides us with food, sustains life, and allows our fave fishies to flourish for that date-night sushi night out. And we all have heard that rumor that fresh water is becoming scarce, yet why is this not more openly being discussed? Why was THIS not an issue in the debate next to clean coal and wind power? We all need water to survive just as much as we think we need natural gas, coal, solar power, you name it, so why are we not fighting to conserve it on a more national level? Now, being Friday, I'm going to save you from pages of scary statistics all pointing to a looming worldwide disaster and present you with some other items to ponder. Below you will find a great link to a study showing the overconsumption of renewable fresh water per country around the world. Are we thirsty or what?!
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| Water Depletion Chart by the SASI Group and Mark Newman |
After seeing this global view, let's think small. Let's think about our own personal consumption. For some serious procrastination, I mean, educational fun as your Friday afternoon slowly ticks by, check out the EPA's version of water pac man. I am ashamed to admit that I had to play the game twice to get all the questions correct. I really never realized we personally use as much as we do. And do watch out for the bad-guy water-wasters; my favorite is Swirly. Happy Friday.
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