Shorter showers?
Water conservation and climate change
I have always felt a connection with nature, the environment, and animals so when I learned about climate change and the decline of our planet I was speechless. I have been vegetarian for two years, so when I heard about the Do One Thing Project, I considered my options. At first I thought I’d go vegan — since I am lactose intolerant it could actually be helpful — but CHEESE and ICE CREAM are so delicious. Then I thought I’d use less plastic but I don’t use much to begin with. Then I thought about something that I really struggle with — showers. I take LONG, HOT showers so I knew this would be a real challenge.
Boston University has a post on their website on the importance of conserving water and taking shorter showers.
The average American uses 25,300 gallons of water a year (69.3 gallons daily). In 2008, BU used approximately 388 million gallons of water. This translates into 11,600 gallons per person.
It is mind-boggling to hear how much water a college, and Americans in general, used in a year.
Just because we’re surrounded by a ton of water, not all the world is, and I believe we have a global responsibility to be efficient. We should all be cognizant that we’re lucky to have what we have. — Judi Ranton, The Oregonian
So many people are faced with the challenge of not having enough or not having drinkable water.
In South Sudan, only 55% of the people have access to safe drinking water.
If we keep wasting water we won’t have any left, and the luxury many of us have will vanish. Water is not an endless resource, therefore if we continue wasting and overusing water we won’t have any left.
This is the only planet we have so we have to take care of it. Taking shorter showers is an easy way to make a huge difference. It will not only decrease climate change, but it will also better our planet. So — how will you make a difference?
