LET’SFALLINLOVEAGAIN
LET’SDEEPENOURRELATIONSHIP
HUMANLOVEISSTRANGE
WE REALLY LOVE THIS
BUT BARELY TAKE CARE OF THIS
WE FUND BILLIONS $$ FOR THIS
BUT POLLUTE BILLIONS OF GALLONS OF THIS
WHILE WE CAN GO ALMOST 1 MONTH WITHOUT FOOD
OUR BODIES CAN’T SURVIVE 1 WEEK WITHOUT WATER
WHATHAPPENDEDTOOURRELATIONSHIP
WITHLIFE?
WEDIVORCEDTHESOURCE
WETAKEWATERFORGRANTED
IT’S A THIRSTY PLANET
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIVE ON LESS THAN 3 GALLONS A DAY
THE AVERAGE AMERICAN USES ABOUT 160 GALLONS A DAY
INDUSTRYISTHIRSTY
AGRICULTUREISTHIRSTY
THE SAME AMOUNT OF WATER THAT EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE DINOSAURS
EXISTS TODAY
IT COVERS MOST OF THE PLANET BUT ONLY 3% IS FRESHWATER
AND MOST OF THAT IS ICE
LESS THAN 1/10 OF 1% OF ALL THE WATER ON EARTH IS AVAILABLE TO DRINK
A WATER CRISIS IS LOOMING
WE’RE IN THE WORST PROLONGED DROUGHT IN OVER 100 YEARS.
WATER IS THE NEXT CARBON CRISIS
EXPERTS SAY WE’LL RUN OUT OF WATER BEFORE WE RUN OUT OF OIL
IN THE 20TH CENTURY
THE WORLD POPULATION
THE USE OF WATER GREW
6X
LOS ANGELES CAN SUPPORT ABOUT 1 MILLION PEOPLE WITH ITS OWN WATER.
BY THE YEAR 2020, THE POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO REACH 22 MILLION.
BY MID CENTURY THERE WILL BE
AN ADDITIONAL 3 BILLION PEOPLE ON THE PLANET
HOWAREWEUSINGALLTHATWATER?
WE WASTE IT - 1/3 TO RUNOFF
A QUARTER OF ALL THE CLEAN WATER THAT ENTERS OUR HOMES
IS USED TO FLUSH TOILETS
WE MAKE COMPUTUER CHIPS WITH IT -256 MILLION GALLONS FOR ONE INTEL PLANT
WE GROW FOOD WITH IT -2/3 OF ALL WATER USE
WE’RE OVER-PUMPING IT FROM GROUNDWATER AQUIFERS
DEPLETED AQUIFERS LEAD TO CUTBACKS IN GRAIN HARVEST
WHICH LEADS TO MORE FOOD SHORTAGES AND HIGHER PRICES
OUR WATER PROBLEM IS FAST BECOMING A HUNGER PROBLEM
40% OF THE WORLD DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER & SANITATION
ONE CHILD DIES EVERY 15 SECONDS FROM DRINKING IT OR NOT HAVING IT.
THE WATER SHORTAGE IS SERIOUS
IT’S TIME TO DEEPEN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH IT.
USE LESS.SAVE MORE.
ADVOCATE FOR IT.
LET’SCHANGEOURATTITUDE
TOWARDSWATER
LET’SSHAREWHAT’SLEFT
ANDFALLINLOVEAGAIN