water is the basis of life and only a tiny share of all the water on Earth is
tiny share of all the water on Earth is
tiny share of all the water on Earth is fresh and renewed by the water cycle if
fresh and renewed by the water cycle if
fresh and renewed by the water cycle if you took all the water in the world and
you took all the water in the world and
you took all the water in the world and put it into a gallon jug less than one
put it into a gallon jug less than one
put it into a gallon jug less than one teaspoon of it would be available to us
we’re overusing it we’re over tapping
we’re overusing it we’re over tapping rivers and we’re over pumping
rivers and we’re over pumping
rivers and we’re over pumping groundwater we live at a time in history
groundwater we live at a time in history
groundwater we live at a time in history where over a billion people don’t have
where over a billion people don’t have
where over a billion people don’t have access to safe drinking water and over
access to safe drinking water and over
access to safe drinking water and over three billion people have no access to
three billion people have no access to
three billion people have no access to sanitation
water is a global issue but it’s also a
water is a global issue but it’s also a very local issue we forget that we live
very local issue we forget that we live
very local issue we forget that we live on hydrosphere and that all of our water
on hydrosphere and that all of our water
on hydrosphere and that all of our water resources are connected water that runs
resources are connected water that runs
resources are connected water that runs in the Ganges could also end up in the
in the Ganges could also end up in the
in the Ganges could also end up in the Hudson or could fall over the plains of
Hudson or could fall over the plains of
Hudson or could fall over the plains of Africa or could make a cup of tea in the
Africa or could make a cup of tea in the
Africa or could make a cup of tea in the Queen’s palace
to support the average American
to support the average American lifestyle today takes about twice the
lifestyle today takes about twice the
lifestyle today takes about twice the global average the great American lawn
global average the great American lawn
global average the great American lawn is a great example of one of the myriad
is a great example of one of the myriad
is a great example of one of the myriad of ways that we take water for granted
of ways that we take water for granted
of ways that we take water for granted we can’t continue to flaunt our water
we can’t continue to flaunt our water
we can’t continue to flaunt our water agriculture is something that we really
agriculture is something that we really
agriculture is something that we really need to give thought to 70% of all the
need to give thought to 70% of all the
need to give thought to 70% of all the water we extract from rivers lakes and
water we extract from rivers lakes and
water we extract from rivers lakes and aquifers goes to irrigated agriculture
aquifers goes to irrigated agriculture
aquifers goes to irrigated agriculture to some extent we’re using some of
to some extent we’re using some of
to some extent we’re using some of tomorrow’s water to meet today’s food
tomorrow’s water to meet today’s food
tomorrow’s water to meet today’s food demands large number people I talked to
demands large number people I talked to
demands large number people I talked to when they learn that the Colorado the
when they learn that the Colorado the
when they learn that the Colorado the mighty force of nature no longer reaches
mighty force of nature no longer reaches
mighty force of nature no longer reaches the sea there’s a look of shock in most
the sea there’s a look of shock in most
the sea there’s a look of shock in most people’s faces at the Delta literally
people’s faces at the Delta literally
people’s faces at the Delta literally runs dry we are using and abusing our
runs dry we are using and abusing our
runs dry we are using and abusing our water resources in ways that are
water resources in ways that are
water resources in ways that are completely unsustainable and unless we
completely unsustainable and unless we
completely unsustainable and unless we think about it that way and we start
think about it that way and we start
think about it that way and we start taking action at an individual level
taking action at an individual level
taking action at an individual level then I don’t really see how we’ll be
then I don’t really see how we’ll be
then I don’t really see how we’ll be able to overcome so many of the issues
able to overcome so many of the issues
able to overcome so many of the issues that we’re going to be faced with in the
that we’re going to be faced with in the
that we’re going to be faced with in the next 50 years and this is our time in
next 50 years and this is our time in
next 50 years and this is our time in history to do something about it
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