This will be an ongoing column from Barry Weinbrom, an environmental educator, interested in helping others become aware of the
importance of promoting conservation and sustainability in their
everyday lives:
I thought OTBKB
would be a great way for Brooklyn to splash into the The Yes We Can
Save Water Research Project and start saving water one drop at a time.
This project investigates if we can collectively inspire ourselves and
others to develop an appreciation for our precious resource-WATER
Though we live on a water planet we only have 0.5% of all of that
water available for our use. Our water resources are finite – they are
non-rewable resources. Wasting water is an irresponsible and
thoughtless behavior. Brooklyn can bring to the awareness to all those
who use water and inspire them to develop water saving behaviors.
The data collected from everyone in an organization regarding the
length of time they spend in the shower can surprise members about the
total amount of water they use in their community. The premise of Yes
We Can Save WATER is once we become more intimate with water we will
then develop water conserving behaviors.
In an attempt to become more intimate with water and ourselves I am
inviting OTBKB to begin the Brooklyn Shower Blog. BSB- We all share
water when we shower – lets share our thinking in the shower when we
start to pay attention to the water going down the drain and its
finiteness.
If writing "words from water" is not your thing, then perhaps you would
like to get your community to participate in the experiment.
Please
email me at baw441(at)aol(dot)com to get the data sheets and instructions for Yes We Can Save WATER and start making a difference in our world today.