Thursday, September 2, 2010

United we stand, dehydrated we fall.

I promise to keep things as simple as I can,
thank you, thank you, thank you for your time and open mind!

A high percentage of living things, plants, animals and humans are found in water.
We're all largely composed of water;
about 70-90 percent of all organic matter on our planet is water.

So then, if this is the case..
What happens when our 3% of fresh drinking water runs out?

By supporting the bottled water industry and meat industry alone
we are contributing largely to our early onset of national and global drought...

First, as for bottled water we must wonder
where the bottled waters are coming from?
Here's an example, FIJI water.
It comes from the FIJI islands and because of that, half the island
that the bottled water industry takes water from is now in drought..
Also, give this some thought.
How is that water supposed to get back into the eco-system to make more water
if it's no longer there because the bottled water companies are taking it away..?
Simple answer.. It's not..
Streams are drying up and lakes and water reserves are going down.
By purchasing bottled water, we are supporting this...

As for the consumption of meat according to National Geographic
to raise just one cow from birth to slaughter,
it takes roughly 816,600 gallons of water.

So we give roughly 816,600 gallons water to a cow to produce only about 440 pounds
of beef and this is supposed to make sense..?
I don't know about you but to me this is nuts...

That means it takes around 1,856 gallons of water to produce just one pound of meat that we eat.
One hamburger takes about 634 gallons of water to produce.
589 gallons for processed cheese, 138 per one yogurt,
84 for apples, 55 for oranges, 37 per cup of coffee, 31 for potatoes,
20 per glass of beer, 9 for one glass of tea.
And the list goes on.
Again this is from the beginning of production to the end.

A human diet that regularly includes meat requires 60 percent more water
than a diet that's predominantly vegetarian.
With the world's middle class expanding, meat consumption is expected to double by 2050.
This my friends, is no good news.. :-(

The research is out there,
this is just the tip of the tip of the iceberg.
My hopes are to just get your mind thinking
and to spark your curiosity so you do your own research
and find your own truth.

Now is the time to prepare and choose most wisely.
United we can prevent our nation from going into drought
in the next 40 years.
Every great thing starts with the movement of one.
If there's anything that should be super sized
it's our courage to take charge of our own lives
the lives of our family, our tribe and our nation.

In deepest love and gratitude,
thank you,
~Jonny T. Bamboo :-)




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