It made me think of a post I did a few weeks ago where I interviewed water expert Josh Ellis about the water situation in Illinois. Mind you, Illinois isn’t running out of water, but Bolinas, Calif. is an example of what you have to do when the wells start to go dry.
The report includes these tips from Bolinas-Stinson Elementary School students:
put a bucket in the shower and use that to flush the toilet
don’t leave faucets running while your brushing your teeth
bring a water bottle to school because when you drink out of the drinking fountain, 25 percent of the water goes down the drain
if it’s yellow let it mellow, if it’s brown flush it down
Spotted: a mountain of scrap metal on North Avenue just east of the river. If anyone out there knows where the mounain is going/where it’s coming from, please share!
A local bird made a nest in the (burned-out) lamp outside my apartment. These are her babies. She sat on a roof next door with a worm hanging out of her mouth. Waiting for me to go away.
The AP is reporting that the Chicago City Council voted today to ban the sale of baby bottles and sippy cups containing BPA in Chicago. This is very good for babies.
Chicago Tribune published an investigation in April that uncovered how the city of Crestwood, IL knowingly drew from a contaminated well for the city’s water supply for years.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn visited Donald Marquez School in Chicago’s Brighton Park community. The school, part of the United Neighborhood Organization charter school network, recently acheived Gold status LEED Certification.
