With rain in our forcast for the last couple of days and more on the way, I thought I would bring a few articles on our drinking water. As I take a drink (of water), I will begin:
First, this one just came up over at Green Right Now entitled “The World’s Water Needs: A Global Perspective” by Shermakaye Bass. I found it a good primer to start this topic out with.
Next we have an article on drinking water by the AP (via the San Francisco Chronicle) entitled ” AP Probe Finds Drugs in Drinking Water”. This is very scary!
As of that’s not scary enough, try “Sewer to Spigot” Recycled Water” by Anjali Athvaley at the Wall Street Journal.
And here’s one more to make you worry despite the title of “Officials Say Spill Doesn’t Threaten Drinking Water” by Christopher Boyce at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
And as the first article imply’s, it’s a issue world wide. Check out “Vanishing Central African Glaciers Threaten Water Supplies of Millions” at the Environmental News Network.
Cheers!
Green Librarian
Sharon Macarty said
I would like to see all environmentalists be prepared to take back our World when President George Bush leaves office. We have many important issues to accomplish. On the top of my list and I am sure that everyone agrees with me. SAVE THE OCEANS. We need to find alternative’s for GARBAGE DISPOSAL as soon as possible. Dumping in the Oceans is like commiting suicide by driving off a cliff, etc.
Seeing on television miles, acres of plastic bags, bottles, garbage, etc. floating in our oceans. This is a World Wide disaster that has to stop immediately. Meetings of Intellectuals has to take place in a universal manner.
Seperating garbage could be a helpful solution. HELP HELP HELP. Get motivated to do something quickly and to find solutions to disposing of plastics, metals, batteries, nuclear waste, etc. BRAIN STORMING IS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY. Can we save the World?
Sincerely,
Sharon L. Macarty
Conservationist
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