United States Water Problem and Environ mentalism

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I am going to talk about the United States Water Problem and

I am going to talk about the United States Water Problem and Environmentalism
Environmentalism

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Main problem:

Wasteful use of water in the United States

Main problem: Wasteful use of water in the United States

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Water consumption in the family of four is:

38 (liters) per day for

Water consumption in the family of four is: 38 (liters) per day
drinking and cooking;
57 (liters) per day to wash dishes;
303 (liters) per day for bathing;
371 (liters) per day for toilets;
132 (liters) per day for laundry;
379 (liters) per day for watering the lawn, washing the car.

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Thus one person daily uses 605 liters of water.

Thus one person daily uses 605 liters of water.

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Conclusion: irrational use of water can
lead to tragic results and people

Conclusion: irrational use of water can lead to tragic results and people
need to
reduce water consumption.

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Environmentalism

Goal is to protect or enhance some aspect of the environment that

Environmentalism Goal is to protect or enhance some aspect of the environment
is judged to have value by the environmentalist.

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What does mean an ecologist and environmentalist?

Ecologists study the environment, whereas environmentalists

What does mean an ecologist and environmentalist? Ecologists study the environment, whereas
want to protect it.

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CONCLUSION

On the one hand a focus on natural systems provides a bond

CONCLUSION On the one hand a focus on natural systems provides a
between the ecologist and the environmentalist.
Yet on the other, their activities and objectives are quite different.