Here are actions you can take in your daily life that relate to water. Learn about water issues, learn ways to save water, and learn how to get water to those who stuggle to access this precious resource. Do you have an action you want to see featured? Email drop@youthnoise.org.
March Actions:
Sign up for the UNICEF Water Walk on March 22nd!
UNICEF is hosting a wide range of water walks across the country.
Our new favorite partners of DROP & Play City at Blue Planet Run-You are free to run, walk, swim, climb, hoop, tackle, skate, cycle you decide! Turn any event into a life saving gift for those that need safe drinking water.
Take
on the role of recruiting resturants to ask patrons for a buck or two
during world water week to donate to water projects for kids around the
world.
100 Billion plastic bags are used in the US alone, EVERY YEAR. Only 5% get recycled. Of all the garbage in the ocean, 60-80% of it is plastic. Save the waters, and encourage yet another city to go plastic-free!
Take on the role of recruiting resturants to ask patrons for a buck or two during world water week to donate to water projects for kids around the world.
One of the most effective and inexpensive way to reduce your faucet use is by installing a low-flow faucet aerator on all your household faucets. Make sure to check for repairs and leaks in your old one!
Tell Nestle: Stop Bullying Our Public Water Utility"
Miami-Dade aired a public service announcement encouraging people to drink their tap water and reminding them that bottled water doesn't go through the same stringent testing as the tap. Nestle told Miami-Dad water to CEASE AND DESIST. Tell Nestle you are taking back the tap and they should get out of the way so the rest of the public and drink the tap.
Attend and Apply to the DROP Summit in New York City by November 10th! The
Drop Summit is a summit focused soling on water issues."The Goal of DROP is to amplify the
voices of young people in raising awareness of our water crisis, build a strong
coalition based movement, and find unique and innovative solutions to fixing
it" Click here to apply to the summit
Convince Congress That They Must Protect Our
Drinking Water
The
Supreme Court and the Bush Administration have sided with polluters to strip
vital protections from the Clean Water Act. That means that dangerous
pollutants like E. coli, bacteria, mercury, PCBs, and dioxin could be
contaminating the drinking water of more than 110 million Americans. But
Congress can act today to restore the original protections by supporting the
Clean Water Restoration Act.
Watch films about waters
present stasis and future For many years now countless documentary films have been made on the topic of water. Each
film talks about international water issues and the future or our water supply.
These films show the everyday realities of people living in other countries of
the world. Educate yourself through film. Watch trailors to a variety of films at Water for The Ages
October Actions:
Drink tap water instead of bottled water
Recent studies show that bottled water is often no better in quality than tap water (and sometimes worse).
If you must use bottled water, recycle plastic water bottles
Did you know that 47 million gallons of oil are used to produce plastic water bottles in the USA annually$5 And that results in over 1.5 million TONS of plastic waste in our nation's landfills.
For every 2 minutes you take off of your shower time, you will conserve 5 gallons of water - with just 2 minutes off your shower that adds up to over 1,800 gallons saved annually! Now imagine if every American did this...
