Is Green the new Red, part I: Water

I once heard about a survey that was conducted many years ago.  A group of elementary school children were asked “if all the dairies in America shut down, where would you get your milk from?”  The students responded:

“From the store.”

This story illustrates a fundamental issue in society today, and that is a severe disconnect with the sources of what sustains life.  As long as things are well and resources abundant then there is no problem until, of course, when it is too late.

When I recently drove through the sacred land of northern Arizona, through the Navajo reservation and through places like Monument Valley, and Canyon de Chelly, I wondered to myself:

Are we any different than the school children in the story above?

Full story: Is Green the new Red, part I: Water

Tucson Science readers are smarter, sooner

This last week two articles written here have shown that Tucson Science readers are the first to learn about the important research being done in the Old Pueblo before others.

via Tucson Science is ahead of the news.

Tucson water plays an important role in resolution of Middle East conflict

The main take-away message from this article is that water plays a crucial role in the Middle East conflict.  Without a resolution of water usage, there will be no peace.

This where the hydrology research being conducted in Tucson can play a key role in what seems an eternal quest to find peace in the Middle East…

via Tucson water plays an important role in resolution of Middle East conflict

Waters the matter with you?

The reality of the situation is still not being addressed. There are real people dying in the desert. This is obviously water that is left for them, the thirsty of God’s children. This should never be crime!