Synthetic Versus Natural

Well, I’m on my way home from Davis to San Francisco for winter break. We’re just arriving at the Bay Bridge and paying the toll. Before I departed from Saratoga West apartments, where I reside, I decided to check out the video playback capabilities on my iPod touch. This is as best a time to try it put as any. Who knows when I might really want to put this thing to good use? I’ve already tried out most of the other feature I my iPod, bit there are so many other features I have yet to discover. It’s a pretty amazing piece of technology. Now, back to the real subject of the post. I loaded my iPod up with some podcasts, among them one from Terra. It is supposedly the 3rd podcast. It’s true I didn’t watch the first two, so it might be a little bit out of context. The episode I did watch was about a resource that Americans take or granted: water. Most people don’t pay much attention to it. We get running water to our showers, sinks, sprinklers for lawns, laundry machines, and dishwashers. Most of us take it for granted and those of us who are aware of the growing problem that lack of water poses try to conserve. Conservation is pretty a pretty important concept when it comes to the environment and water. It is the only way to keep a sustainable supply of water for the future. The podcast presented a lot of good facts that helps bring the problem into the light. It also presents a big waste of water: Americans watering their lawns. The sod industry uses a lot of water and Americans who want to maintain their lawns and keep them green also use a lot of precious water that can be better used elsewhere. What is the solution? One proposed solution is that natural grass should be replaced with synthetic fibers. Although they may not have the same properties as natural grass, they with help preserve water for future generations. I guess that it is a good thing and that there is hope then. It’s just the beginning. Pretty soon there will be replacements for almost everything. The green movement is just getting started.

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