Water Conservation Blog: March 2015

The Purpose of the Blog

In California, we are in the middle of a drought. Our water uses are too much for the minimal rain and snowfalls over the past four years. The snowpack is our main water supply and has been below average for four consecutive years. If we keep using the amount of water we are using now, we will completely run out. We are currently using our groundwater, kind of like our backup storage.

To tell the truth, farms are using up most of our water supply, and by raising so much livestock, we waste water, land and we pollute the earth. Cows create methane, which is a greenhouse gas. Animal agriculture is responsible for ⅕ of the gas emissions worldwide. This is a problem that we need to fix.

In science class, we have been learning about water around the world, and how hard it is for people in many places to access clean water, which leads to health problems. Also, many girls around the world are responsible for getting water for their families, which often means walking for hours each day, and missing out on opportunities for education. We are doing a fundraiser for http://www.water.org/, an organization that helps people around the world access clean water. This is why we are writing this blog: To educate the public about water, in California and around the world!

Sunday, March 29, 2015

How to Save Water

by J

Did you ever wonder if you can save water??????? I think we should save water, because it’s good for the environment and if we do not save water, humans and animals won’t have water to drink and they will die.

Saving water is good, because it helps the environment and the people and animals that lives on it. We need to do whatever we can to save water. When you take short showers you can save water. I will argue that because California is in a serious drought, people are using too much water. For example, farmers uses a lot of water for their crops which causes a lot of run off. Another example, is when people are using water they waste it by allowing it to run while they are not using it. Taking too long of a shower, running water while cooking, flushing the toilet, and mopping the floors everyday is wasting water. Every time someone wastes water it causes the drought situation to become worse. I wish people would was stop wasting water. I believe if people continue to waste water we are going die.

Do you know that 80% of water in California is used for farming? That’s kind of wasting water for us to use. People in other states should grow they own fruits and vegetables instead of using California fruits and vegetables so California can save more water.

There are many ways that we can save water.

There are many simple ways people can save water. One way that people can save water as I had mentioned before is to take shorter showers. Taking shorter showers can reduce the unnecessary waste of water. Another way is eating less beef. A lot of water is used for raising cattle, therefore if we eat less beef we can also conserve a lot of water.