Why are sandbags only along 150 ft of shore instead of the 30 miles that are threatened? Why are there no responders in some areas where the crude oil has hit?
Why do the officials tell the local bp and others when they are coming to inspect instead of surprise visits? Why does the EPA say everything is fine and not demand the evacuation of coastal cities that have a bad air haze, when they demand oil drums to be immediately evacuated from a homeowners yard, at their cost? What makes BP special and the people along the gulf, not so special?
Why does her daughter have upper respiratory problems and a rash that goes away everytime she leaves the area?
Why are the BP officials saying Cut costs, instead of Spare no cost, because we caused the problem and we are going to solve it because we care about you?
Why are fish bumping into the sides of boats? Isn’t that fish poisoning in reverse?
Wake up folks! If something is not done and soon, the fresh water supply of southern Florida is threatened as well as their energy supply, since it uses water to cool its power plants.
Thank you so much Kindra for keeping your cool –so you can tell us what is going on with pinpoint accuracy.
When I looked up from my spring cleanup this morning, I saw two girls side-by-side walking up the hill to the bus stop. They were either in middle school or maybe even freshmen in high school. It was apparent that their minds were on guys with the sleek way they kept their long hair and their clothes. Their thoughts were probably about whether the guys would accept them as cool girlfriends.
Yes, they are in their prime – their whole life is in front of them. But will they make the right choices? Since I don’t know them personally, I can’t answer that question. This I do know that without clear-cut goals they may be headed for failure. So why do I even suggest this?
What is there to do in the city? Movies, clubs, malls….you get the drift. In the past there were 4-H and Christian clubs even in the city or schools where young adults could learn to sew, knit, crochet, bake cakes and cookies, and even go on outings in the country. Most city youths, today, think these activities to be uncool. I have even heard it said that “I don’t do manual labor”–which included shoveling the snow or working in the dirt in a garden.
In the past I recommended taking kids to the country to learn how to farm or even tend a vegetable garden. I still think this is great. But what percentage of the city kids will actually do this or be willing to go to learn to work in the country? Instead, bring the country into the city.
My good friend Pat introduced me to a spotless gardening method. It’s called aquaponics where you grow plants in a barrel or trough. I suppose you could get as fancy as you wanted to make it even look chic. The basic premise is that there are 3 water containers that feed one into the other creating a huge circle. One barrel holds the fish. Ever hear of fish emulsions? Well, these fish provide that and it gets siphoned into the 2nd or nutrient barrel. Lastly the nutrient barrel feeds into the gravel barrel which also holds a series of upright pvc pipes where the plants grow. These plants are fed with the fish emulsions and the gravel serves to purify the water. This purified water siphons back into the first fish tank. This is why it’s called a spotless system, there is no soil involved.
Once this catches on, imagine that all those unclaimed city lots may just disappear. Where gray encrusted packed-down soil existed, it may just turn into green and more green. So… where do goals come in?
Once a child or youth has some responsibilities, it puts them in a more responsible mindset and they start thinking clearly. Either they realize that there is more to life than just movies, clubs, and malls, or they get deeper into their aquaponics hobby and an entire new world opens up that they didn’t know existed.