World Water Day Is March 22nd
source: http://www.waterday.org
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Excerpt from link:
Water affects every aspect of our lives, yet nearly one billion people around the world don't have clean drinking water, and 2.6 billion still lack basic sanitation. World Water Day, celebrated annually on March 22, was established by the United Nations in 1992 and focuses attention on the world's water crisis, as well as the solutions to address it.
This year, a collaborative of US-based organizations have joined to raise awareness and call for stronger commitments from governments, the private sector, and US citizens for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) initiatives in low-income countries.
By deploying the solutions that already exist, we can save the lives of thousands of children each day, advance education and employment - especially among women and girls - and fuel economic growth around the world.
Learn more about the events planned in Washington DC and around the country for World Water Day 2010 and find out how you can take action to help make clean water and sanitation a reality for people around the globe.
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royulery
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i'm meeting with a possible investor on some ideas iv'e had on water condensation, saturday. i hope my ideas are more than scifi fantasy, i would like to be part of the solution.
- 1 year ago
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royulery
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captainplanet71
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Here's my contribution to WWD -- I'm signing onto this petition to make 40% of the world's oceans into marine reserves. Check it out and sign on!
http://members.greenpeace.org/action/start.php?action_id=165&s_src=current
Jean
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captainplanet71
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raulvalderrama
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"US" World Water Day? WTF?
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raulvalderrama
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EmperorThan
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"And what day is World Give a Shit Day on again?"
hahahah apparently no day, from the state of our world.
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EmperorThan
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JanforGore
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As promised, here is a short listing of water organizations I know of. Of course, as with any charity organization do your own research before donating or getting involved. However, from my knowldege all of these sites are reputable.
Water Partners International
http://water.orgCharity Water
http://www.charitywater.orgAmman Imman
http://www.ammanimman.orgWater Aid
http://www.wateraid.orgOne Drop Foundation
http://www.onedrop.orgFood And Water Watch
http://www.foodandwaterwatch.orgNavdanya
http://www.navdanya.orgBlue Planet Run
http://blueplanetrun.org - 1 year ago
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JanforGore
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celticjoy
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Most Americans take for granted our drinking water. We don't look beyond our own faucet to see the throughout the world safe drinking water and water for sanitation is a luxury. I just took a long hot bath and am now drinking a VitaminWater. How much more for granted is that? It is frightening to see the actual numbers of from the World Water day post.
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celticjoy
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royulery
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my ancestors; the chumash were nearly aquatic, they lived near water and their word for dolphin and brother was the same.
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royulery
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KSirys
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Thanks for the info Jan!!! I'll do my part!
- 1 year ago
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KSirys
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janiet
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I've organized and am producing VALLEY WATER EXPO in Los Angeles.
Thursday, April 22, 2010 Earth Day. http://valleywaterexpo.blogspot.com/
FREE EVENT
6 pm Table presentations
7-9 pm Speaker presentations will offer a panel discussion and Q & A.
Great Raffle items.
The evening is designed to further awareness of the drought crisis that we face as a community and provide information and tools to embrace water conservation. - 1 year ago
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janiet
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JanforGore
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janiet:
I hope you get a good result from this because people in this country need to understand this is not a crisis that is a world away. It is also happening here, and that is why it is WORLD Water Day. Of course, everyday should be world water day, but at least on this one day we can hopefully bring awareness to more people about the trouble we now find ourselves in globally regarding a resource that is supposed to be infinite.
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JanforGore
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janiet
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JanforGore:
Thanks....it is getting a great response from several communities.
- 1 year ago
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janiet
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JanforGore
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http://www.youtube.com/v/KXBm56nEBhs&hl=en_US&fs=1&
What would you do to get clean water?
The Water Is Life Group on Current
http://current.com/groups/water-is-life/
will be joining the world on this day to write Congress regarding this important issue. Instead of spending billions on wars for resources, we should be spending it on what is most important in truly bringing health: our infrastructure and our waterways!
I personally am also doing away with all drinks in plastic bottles for one full month, and placing the money I save in a jar. At the end of the month I will send my savings to a water organization to help them dig wells and give basic sanitation to people in countries that need it. It is reprehensible and immoral to the core to see so many people in our world in this century without the basic necessities of life.
Anyone else interested in taking the same challenge to do away with all drinks in plastic bottles for one month and send the savings on feel free to join in . I will also be posting a listing of different water organizations that are doing good work around the world to provide running water and sanitation to those most in need. Sanitation and clean water for all is the key to an environmentally, economically, and socially healthy world.
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JanforGore
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JanforGore
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http://current.com/items/92030820_one-water.htm
A must see movie that shows all of the ways water touches our lives, and how much more precious it is in these days of scarcity, pollution, mismanagement, population increases, climate change and privitization.
We must declare water a global human right!
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JanforGore
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JanforGore
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Each year we set aside only one day to acknowledge a part of our lives that we cannot live without. One day to bring awareness of our failure to preserve it and provide it. One day to show that we still would rather support money going to wars than going to clean water for all. The year we don't need a World Water Day will be a year of triumph indeed.
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http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/about.html
Official site of World Water Day
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http://water-is-life.blogspot.com/2009/03/world-water-day-2009.html
World Water Day 2009 - 1 year ago
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