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!

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Eat Less Beef to Help Save Water
by Potato Awesomeness
Help! California is wasting water! Can you help our beautiful state save water? You can stop eating steak. Steak uses lots of water. I think that we should not eat a lot of meat because its bad for the earth.
My first reason why you should eat less meat is that eating red meat wastes water. A steak takes over 1,000 gallons of water to make. About 10 hamburgers equals a year of showering with water. Really there’s no question about it, reduce beef. We are wasting the water that California needs.
Another reason that we should not eat a lot of meat is that when cows pass gas, they release methane into the air. We can’t stop that but we can stop eating beef, which makes restaurants stop buying beef, which make farmers stop having many cows, so many cows can’t have babies, so that many cows can’t pass gas (because they would not be alive).That would help stop pollution.
Red meat has more calories than many other foods. So if you cut it out of your meal, you will have to eat a lot of veggies, which uses lots of water too. However even if you account for calories beef wastes the most water. Beans, chicken, and tofu are better choices.

Now you know how beef takes too much water, so you can do your part. I hope I inspired you to go save water.
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