waters finite but our demands for it or not
not
not and so in places where we have rivers
and so in places where we have rivers
and so in places where we have rivers running dry what’s happening is our
running dry what’s happening is our
running dry what’s happening is our demands are bumping up against those
demands are bumping up against those
demands are bumping up against those limits of the finite supply and so our
limits of the finite supply and so our
limits of the finite supply and so our use of water for agriculture for food
use of water for agriculture for food
use of water for agriculture for food production for growing cities and
production for growing cities and
production for growing cities and industries is beginning to really max
industries is beginning to really max
industries is beginning to really max out that water supply and so it shows up
out that water supply and so it shows up
out that water supply and so it shows up in the form of groundwater being over
in the form of groundwater being over
in the form of groundwater being over pumped rivers running dry and just
pumped rivers running dry and just
pumped rivers running dry and just generally finding that we’re we’re sort
generally finding that we’re we’re sort
generally finding that we’re we’re sort of running out of the water we need a
of running out of the water we need a
of running out of the water we need a lot of people only think about water
lot of people only think about water
lot of people only think about water when it comes out of their tap but in
when it comes out of their tap but in
when it comes out of their tap but in fact our lifestyles require a lot of
fact our lifestyles require a lot of
fact our lifestyles require a lot of water if we’re an average American it
water if we’re an average American it
water if we’re an average American it takes about 2,000 gallons of water a day
takes about 2,000 gallons of water a day
takes about 2,000 gallons of water a day to keep our lifestyles afloat and most
to keep our lifestyles afloat and most
to keep our lifestyles afloat and most of that is in our diet so we can become
of that is in our diet so we can become
of that is in our diet so we can become more conscious about not wasting food
more conscious about not wasting food
more conscious about not wasting food because every time we waste food we’re
because every time we waste food we’re
because every time we waste food we’re wasting water if we want to we can be
wasting water if we want to we can be
wasting water if we want to we can be more conscious about the kinds of foods
more conscious about the kinds of foods
more conscious about the kinds of foods we eat eating more healthily but also
we eat eating more healthily but also
we eat eating more healthily but also food that’s maybe a bit less thirsty in
food that’s maybe a bit less thirsty in
food that’s maybe a bit less thirsty in terms of the amount of water it takes to
terms of the amount of water it takes to
terms of the amount of water it takes to produce so I think there are a lot of
produce so I think there are a lot of
produce so I think there are a lot of ways just becoming a more conscious
ways just becoming a more conscious
ways just becoming a more conscious consumer we can make a difference
consumer we can make a difference
consumer we can make a difference you know part of the reason we’re in
you know part of the reason we’re in
you know part of the reason we’re in this mess in a way with water is that
this mess in a way with water is that
this mess in a way with water is that there are so many billions of people now
there are so many billions of people now
there are so many billions of people now all needing to eat but if each of us
all needing to eat but if each of us
all needing to eat but if each of us makes decisions we can begin to scale
makes decisions we can begin to scale
makes decisions we can begin to scale that back so if you think about our
that back so if you think about our
that back so if you think about our water footprint you know about half of
water footprint you know about half of
water footprint you know about half of it is our diet 1/3 of it is our use of
it is our diet 1/3 of it is our use of
it is our diet 1/3 of it is our use of energy all of these daily things that we
energy all of these daily things that we
energy all of these daily things that we do involve water and sometimes quite a
do involve water and sometimes quite a
do involve water and sometimes quite a lot you know it can take 700 gallons of
lot you know it can take 700 gallons of
lot you know it can take 700 gallons of water just to make one cotton t-shirt
water just to make one cotton t-shirt
water just to make one cotton t-shirt the good news is there are a lot of
the good news is there are a lot of
the good news is there are a lot of things we can do to use water more
things we can do to use water more
things we can do to use water more efficiently to conserve it which would
efficiently to conserve it which would
efficiently to conserve it which would open up opportunities to restore some
open up opportunities to restore some
open up opportunities to restore some water back to nature for example in
water back to nature for example in
water back to nature for example in agriculture you know there are
agriculture you know there are
agriculture you know there are efficiency technologies combined with
efficiency technologies combined with
efficiency technologies combined with information technologies like sensors
information technologies like sensors
information technologies like sensors that help us understand how much water
that help us understand how much water
that help us understand how much water we really need to use that would allow
we really need to use that would allow
we really need to use that would allow us to do that get smarter about how we
us to do that get smarter about how we
us to do that get smarter about how we use that water and and then again return
use that water and and then again return
use that water and and then again return some to the natural environment
some to the natural environment
some to the natural environment you
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