Water Rations in the US by 2013?

>>let us monitor our consumption of water as we do power

but . . . it's so yummy . . . and not to mention a major source of protein.

Well, it is sterile. Dont kid about that part. Much cleaner than anything else that comes from the body...

Golden showers are the hidden answers to all our water needs.

i heard a similar story about a guy that made his millions buying up disused steel works and melting them down (literally melting the steelworks) for scrap steel. And now he's buying water from Wales and shipping it to countries with a water shortage. Genius right? not sure, because i also heard he blew a million pounds on a vintage Bentley.

I was in one of those areas. It was not a fun thin to think about.

Yeah desalination isn't cheap, but it's not a bad alternative and can be cheaper than pumping fresh water long distances.

Personally I've replaced my faucet aerators and shower heads to conserve water, and in the end they actually more than pay for themselves without sacrificing anything . . . it's a no brainer.

However, I won't ever "let it mellow" and I won't spend my life rushing my showers . . . I'd sooner let the grass die.

How is planting a garden and going vegan going to solve the water crisis? :/

Vegans can only survive thanks to the modern manufacturing processes that enable us to extract and create artificial vitamins, supplements and nutriants because they refuse to eat like the rest of the beings on the planet.

Seriously, when was the last time you've met a vegan who wasn't supplementing their diet with pills?

You want to make a difference, collect rain water and use it to water your garden and consume foods you grow yourself. But don't tell people to start on the vegan bandwagon with its ties to GNC Stores [or Whole Foods vitamin section].

Have you got it twisted or what..?

It's thanks to the modernization industrial planet pillaging that you can eat this Diet of cheap oil and maximum externalities.

I'm vegan straight edge. Supplements are just another type of drug, and therefore I've never ate none of that shitte.

What? That's actually the first time I've heard that argument against veganism. Supplements. If you want to go vegan but actually just support the drug-industrial complex, you should rethink your life. But when you support the petro-chemical/military/meat industrial complexes with meat consumption, you should rethink your life too.

Meat is mad water black hole. Do the research. Google is your friend. How many liters for a big mac? Tell me.

XVX for life, R.A.S.H. 'til death.

I am always amused how a vegans answer to any world problem is giving up meat. I am unemployed and the economy is awful....maybe it was because I ate a burger yesterday. The restaurant I worked for closed early this year...well they did serve meat. I understand the relation to water resources but dumping meat isn't the answer anyway. Just because veggies don't have mouths doesn't mean they don't scream in agony when we hack them from their happy homes...and strangely enough farming requires a lot of water. I am not a hater, just opinionated.

shawn... unfortunatly you are an ignorant sounding person... maybe not a hater. i have been a vegitarian, not vegan, since i put myself through college. i don't make a ton now but shop smart and local. it takes a HUGE amount of water to make one burger, and very little to make a salad. in addition, much of the water that goes into the burger polluted by the process where as in sustainable organic farming this is not the case. just because you want to excuse your dollar menu purchase does NOT make you right.

Judge me and other meaties as you wish. I rarely do drive through and am a well trained cook so I make my own food. Enjoy what you wish and call people ignorant often if it makes you feel better about yourself and or they don't completely agree with your opinion. Closed eyes makes vegetables taste better I guess....although they make an excellent side dish.

oh shawn, read it as you will, i wasn't judging i was pointing out that you should really really get good solid well rounded information to better your life and the lives of others

(i'm not militant nor am i angry, i just don't understand why people don't want to learn more)

(i also miss the taste of a good burger- but i care about the environment (and animals yes) and have learned to cook amazing things to make up for it)

Red your comments and opinions aren't wrong and I flipped a little. My carnivore pride gets in the way of common sense at times and for that I apologize. Livestock is rough on air and water resources, and there does need to be change. Pretty soon they will be printing GM meat with computer printers and that might help.

to: SHAWN

Respect man, and remember to tread lightly on our Spaceship Earth.

XVX for life, R.A.S.H. 'til death.

How is this a news article?

It's a manifesto. There's no study mentioned, the title title is picked to sound like it has data but there is none. "wouldn't it be wild"?! This article would be equally news worthy if the title had instead read "Michelle Obama leaves husband to join Nevada prostitution commune" States how it would be wild if she did, then goes on to describe how there is legalized prostitution in Nevada.

There is enough real water loss and danger to write articles about without damaging the credibility of the movement by making crap up. Water loss is a real problem. Don't dress it up like a fake one.

I do that anyway because it makes sense, but my family doesn't think too highly of it.

"Oops. Broke my own rule. [Flush]" -Meet the Fockers

Except people in arizona and other dry states.

"were not likely to run out of water anytime soon in america."

That's some forward thinking.

But there would be a problem with our air supply. Everyday, we're slowly loosing out forests and the oceans are oxygen starved as it is. Despite the new inventions that try to solve the problem, it will create another problem. What needs to be done is education about proper water use. Approximately 95%-98% of the world's water is undrinkable. That means less than 5% is freshwater. And that percentage is decreasing daily.

jh6... really? is google the way you get your info? that is sad. if you really believe that each of us buying a air-water conversion kit is the answer then i'm glad you are not in charge.

our country is in serious shape but nowhere near the peril much of the rest of the world faces daily. there is so much that can be done and no one does it (just one would be not having 12-20 children but thats just my opinion...)

your replies are all ignorant. water producing machines would not destroy air quality. thats retarded. there is SO much water in the air and more could easily be drawn out of the ocean. the machines don't produce toxic byproducts. modern ones (and they are continuously improving) work in something like 95% of the the earth. They condense water in the morning in places that are dry like Arizona. JUST LIKE PLANTS! for the record, I'm talkign about drinking water. people misusing water is a completely different subject. But we aren't going to ever run out of drinking water in the US

2. using personal water machines is basically like everyone having their own well. actually uses less energy I think. Only the water comes from the atmoshpere. well where does the atmosphere get its water? the ocean. thats right, all the money the kuwaitis spend desalinizing their water is done naturally through evaporation. Were just condensing clean water from the atmosphere. 100% renewable. So what the hell are you talking about?

3. Of course I get my information about various companies that produce water machines from google, and I first heard about the technology from current, and I learned more about it from science.com. In other words, the internet. Unlike you, I can use technology appropriately.

GOOD LORD PEOPLE. YOU ALL KNOW I'M AN ACTIVIST BUT YOUR REPLIES ARE RETARDED. THINK, DON'T JUST THROW OUT A WANNA-BE HIPPY REACTIONARY COMMENT