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Water is constant

http://www.earth-policy.org/Indicators/indicator7.htm This website talks about how water is becoming scarce in numerous places. The earth has about three-fourths of water and isn't it constant. "What ever goes must come down", so whatever water goes up has to come down as form precipitation and so the amount of water on the earth is constant. So why are these places getting less and less of water? - water is a renewable resource in a way.
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Tue, 03/17/2009 - 1:11pm — lbill

are we going to run out?

This forum has alot to say about the issue of "running out of water" http://www.bautforum.com/science-technology/40317-will-planet-ever-run-out-water.html

We will never run out of water, but it is possible that if we continue to be wasteful we might run out of drinkable freshwater. Another person commented that we have begun using fossil water, which is good now, but it is a non-renewable source, meaning that when we use it all up, its gone. Is it possible to purify sea water to make it drinkable?

Tue, 03/17/2009 - 1:09pm — slycalle

Students can conserve water

Students can conserve water in many ways.  For instance, a person can shorten the length of their showers.  When running water, do not let the water run for longer than is necessary.  Also, in order to spread the word for the need of conserving water in the school, science teachers can, if time allows, spend time on covering the negative effects of water depletion and also covering methods of water conservation.
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 1:05pm — 09rcorri

Water

Concerning our way of conserving we can find ways in our everyday life to take out the water use we do not need. An example would be watering our grass or washing our cars every weekend. These are just two examples.  In the other countries it seems that this is also a problem but they are using their water for irrigation.

Tue, 03/17/2009 - 1:02pm — tiffanyseal

It looks like irrigation

It looks like irrigation isn't helping our farmers enough, maybe we should stop.

Tue, 03/17/2009 - 1:01pm — ngraham09

Ways to conserve water...

I found a pretty sweet website with some ways that we can conserve water here in America...which eventually could help out the rest of the World suffering from water shortages.

Heres a few of my favorites:

-Store drinking water in the refrigerator rather than letting the tap run every time you want a cool glass of water.

-Never allow water that could be used in another way go down the drain....you can always use excess water to water plants or to clean.

Heres the link to the website:http://www.americanwater.com/49ways.htm

Tue, 03/17/2009 - 1:03pm — BBrowning753

Neat, I am glad you are

Neat, I am glad you are reposting my ideas!
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 1:04pm — ngraham09

wow bobby, you're

wow bobby,

you're cool.   NOT.

Tue, 03/17/2009 - 12:52pm — ktlegner

Irrigation

With water becoming scarce maybe we should stop irrigation in some of the countries. It shows that the irrigation is growing yet it doesn't help the farming industry maybe by 1 percent.

Katie Legner

Tue, 03/17/2009 - 1:04pm — mjpanno10

Great Bend, Kansas

Yeah, Hunna is right about Kansas.  Water irrigation is key to many people in that state, and taking it away will affect not only them and their families but just about everyone in the U.S. who depend on wheat....come on

Tue, 03/17/2009 - 1:03pm — dabigtuna

I think you should go check

I think you should go check out the fields in Kansas, everyone of them is irrigated and Kansas is the nations leader in wheat. That just MIGHT be more than one percent. but i dont know i havent done the math
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 1:08pm — ktlegner

wow well good for kansas.

wow well good for kansas.

Tue, 03/17/2009 - 1:17pm — dabigtuna

Kansas

Ya the farmers there really know how to do it. they are beasts in the fields and it shoes in production. irrigation has played a big role as well.  Kansas farmers just have the edge on the other farmers i guess
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 1:19pm — ktlegner

yeah i guess since you're a

yeah i guess since you're a true farmer and what not.

Wed, 03/18/2009 - 10:09am — dtribley

Knowledge, dabigtuna

His comment is not based on whether or not he is a 'true' farmer, it is actually based on knowledge of how dominant Kansas is in wheat production.  You do not have to be a farmer to know whether or not how well a farm produces something. 
Thu, 03/19/2009 - 8:15am — ktlegner

irrigation is wasting

why waste water using irrigation when you can just use the free rain.

Thu, 03/19/2009 - 2:40pm — mberndt

I think irrigation could be

I think irrigation could be a waste in an area that just isn't good for growing crops (deserts, perhaps). But what about in times of drought in a certain area? Shouldn't irrigation be used to keep farms going when there hasn't been any rain?

Mon, 03/16/2009 - 1:18pm — jlegs

Water

It is true that water is a renewable resource but then again it's not. Sure, water can be renewed when it goes up into the air and comes back down in rain. However, people drink, wash, and even waste water on a daily basis. In addition, some countries are dry and do not even know what rain is! As people, we need to always conserve water daily even when there is a surplus of it. We need to be always prepared if a drought ever did hit our towns or countries.

Have a nice day

Tue, 03/17/2009 - 10:33am — ebohm

Ideas

What are some behaviors we can promote concerning the conservation of water? What can we do as an Economics class at Pontiac Township High School?
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 1:14pm — 7kbillington

lead by example

from teachers, parents, and other adults thats what i hear. lead by example. do the right thing and people with follow. i agree that awareness is a huge part of this. people dont seem to understand how much water we waste. we should try to educate people. and conserve water because our clean water supply is going down. maybe if a small percentage of people start more will follow.
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 12:58pm — dtribley

Awareness

First, people of the world can reconstruct their daily habits concerning water outake.  Many people, like me, shower more than they need to.   Also, many keep water running while they brush their teeth, which adds up to about 4-5 minutes of constant flow.  If people would take these habits and try to limit how much water they use in these daily exercises then we would see much more conservation of water.

Second, as a student of Pontiac Township High School, I say we, as an Economics class, can start with the showers of the locker room.  Every day as I enter the locker room I can hear a steady down pour of water, even though there is no one in them.  This contributes to a lot of the water loss at our school. 

Water conservation is all about awareness.

Tue, 03/17/2009 - 12:57pm — jlegs

Solutions

We can do many things to conserve water. For example, in the summer, people can save water by always turning off the hose and not leave it running. Imagine how many gallons of water would be saved from this single action! In addition, people can reduce their time when they're in the shower. Simple acts like these ones can help conserve the water in the U.S.. As a class, we can make people aware of how much water they consume by presenting a project to them. Then, we could tell them ways of how to conserve water in their households. In addition, we could make students aware around school about the crisis by giving a short lecture in the auditorium. Lastly, as individuals, we can do our part in conserving water. 

Have a nice day

Tue, 03/17/2009 - 12:56pm — sedens91

Conserving water

 There are a lot of ways that we could conserve water as a class. We could make spread sheets as to how much water we use a day, or how much water our families use a day, by timing showers, how long we run the faucets for cleaning and simple everyday things such as brushing our teeth. If we take quicker showers and turn off the faucets when it is not necessary for the water to be on.
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 12:52pm — mjpanno10

none

One idea is to replace the automatic urnals in the bathroom with regular urnals that do not use as much water per flush, and people could choose to flush or not to flush.  Second, students should be required to take a coarse on conservation of not only water, but other key minerals.

Tue, 03/17/2009 - 1:00pm — BBrowning753

I found a great list of

http://www.americanwater.com/49ways.htm

 

Here is a list of things we can do to save water!

Tue, 03/17/2009 - 1:02pm — ngraham09

THANKS FOR STEALING MY SITE

THANKS FOR STEALING MY SITE BOBBY.

 

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watch out people:

bobby looks at your screen and steals all your hard work!

Tue, 03/17/2009 - 12:58pm — lizet91

Choosing to flush or not to

Choosing to flush or not to flush is a good idea, but I believe it can get a little messy especially in a high school.

 

However the idea might be better in a private setting, like a home or office.  My best friends grandparents flush the toilet only every other time. This helps reduce the amount of water they're using.

Tue, 03/17/2009 - 1:16pm — ngraham09

ew...

excellent idea sarah!

my grandparents bathroom always smells a little funny...little did i know they were saving our water supply!

:D