Thank you so much to our amazing speaker Cynthia Barnett and everyone who came out to hear her wonderful water talk at our first meeting on Monday. Her presentation, "Blue Revolution: A Water Ethic for Florida & America", was both poignant and inspiring. She described the tragedy that has befallen many Florida springs by showing before and after photos of springs that no longer flow or have been significantly reduced in size. This demonstrated how our "ditching and draining" and overuse of water has negatively affected these once-sparkling "bowls of liquid light." But she also brought a refreshing sense of optimism - she highlighted a few Florida counties as successful examples of recent declines in per capita water use and explained that with a new "water ethic", there is hope for both Florida and the US as a whole.
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| Award-winning journalist and author Cynthia Barnett introduces her talk: "Blue Revolution: A water ethic for Florida & America." You can find out more about her book Blue Revolution: Unmaking America's Water Crisis here. |
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| A thought-provoking graphic from her presentation. |
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| Barnett presented to a full house in Frazier Rogers Hall, Room 122 as the audience enjoyed pizza and lemonade. All of our meetings are held in this room - join us for the next one on Tuesday, October 14! |
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| water ethic: making sure the way we live with water today doesn't jeopardize fresh, clean water for our children, businesses and ecosystems tomorrow |
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| Barnett ended her talk by reminding us of the importance of inspiring and involving the next generation. She also gave us an exciting sneak preview of her new book Rain: A Natural and Cultural History, which will be released in April 2015. |
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Reminders:
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| Our president Alice Alonso shows off our new glasses we're selling as a fundraiser - contact us if you're interested! (1 for $10 or 4 for $30) |
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| Upcoming events. Contact us if you have questions or would like to attend any of the meetings! |
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AWRA - UF Chapter. Hope to see you at our next meeting on October 14!
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