Marko Jovsic
1/28/2013
Article summary:
This article talks about a completely ridiculous topic. Supposedly citizens of the United States of America have been wasting 20 billion gallons of water weekly by leaving their showers on after leaving the shower. But that is not the worst part of this whole situation there is a actual ad campaign to warn people that leaving their showers on after leaving them is bad. This ad campaign has been put out by EPA (environmental protection agency) . According to EPA website a average American family uses 400 gallons of water weekly and 28% of that water is used in the bathroom that means that 108 gallons are used per family just for the bathroom. “Nobody likes the inconvenience of having to manipulate a faucet first thing in the morning, of course, but we want to show people how the pluses of not leaving the water running all the time really can outweigh the negatives.” This is legitimately part of the campaign. I cant think of one positive for leaving you shower on all day and al night. Honestly I just hope that this is just a joke that some people took to seriously but the thing is I cannot tell.
My opinion on the article:
Like I said I seriously hope that this was a joke. The thing is that if people are leaving there showers one just so that they don’t have to turn them on the next day then this planet and all the people on it are just not worth it. If we as a society have come to the point of laziness that we would rather waste resources and money then spending about 20 seconds adjusting then we really have come to the end.
1/28/2013
Article title: Environmental Ad Campaign Encourages Turning Shower Off After Showering
Source: http://www.theonion.comArticle summary:
This article talks about a completely ridiculous topic. Supposedly citizens of the United States of America have been wasting 20 billion gallons of water weekly by leaving their showers on after leaving the shower. But that is not the worst part of this whole situation there is a actual ad campaign to warn people that leaving their showers on after leaving them is bad. This ad campaign has been put out by EPA (environmental protection agency) . According to EPA website a average American family uses 400 gallons of water weekly and 28% of that water is used in the bathroom that means that 108 gallons are used per family just for the bathroom. “Nobody likes the inconvenience of having to manipulate a faucet first thing in the morning, of course, but we want to show people how the pluses of not leaving the water running all the time really can outweigh the negatives.” This is legitimately part of the campaign. I cant think of one positive for leaving you shower on all day and al night. Honestly I just hope that this is just a joke that some people took to seriously but the thing is I cannot tell.
My opinion on the article:
Like I said I seriously hope that this was a joke. The thing is that if people are leaving there showers one just so that they don’t have to turn them on the next day then this planet and all the people on it are just not worth it. If we as a society have come to the point of laziness that we would rather waste resources and money then spending about 20 seconds adjusting then we really have come to the end.
I don't think this is a serious issue at all. People aren't that lazy. Keep in mind it was published on The Onion, a satirical, comedic news site.
ReplyDeleteHowever, wasting water is a serious issue. Americans currently used 127% of the amount of water they used in 1950, with about 95% of it going down the drain. The conservation of fresh water is a serious issue, since so much of it has been rendered undrinkable by pollution.