If water is at risk what happens to our favourite cold drinks?

They’d likely get more expensive. Filtration systems don’t come cheap.

Though the Grand River system (the closest to London of Canada’s rivers that made a recent World Wildlife Fund report initially mentioned here) is reportedly ‘well managed’ (though ‘increased demand for water from growing cities is a threat’) the same may not be said for the once clean and mighty Thames River, now a bare shadow of its former self.

If conservation of natural resources ever becomes important to the majority of people we may see some improvements in all natural waterways near high population or agricultural areas. But only if we change our treatment of those resources.

In the case of our waterways, how could we reduce our demand on them?


["Fresh water at Tobermory": GAH]

Stop washing our car with a hose, or as frequently

Take 2 minute showers

Eat less meat (meat industry is water intensive from start to finish)

Give up bottled water (plastic industry is water intensive)

Wash dishes by hand

Reduce coffee intake (coffee industry is water intensive)

The Great Lakes will thank you.

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I need one more water conservation idea. I want seven in all.

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