I don't know whether this has been discussed much, but how can USMS support "going green," promoting and/or being supportive of being environmentally responsible for clean water to swim in as well as to drink?
Open Water swims, of course, are the perfect venues to remind us all to keep our waters clean for swimming. The Boston swim focuses on this; do other Open Water swims promote cleaner water? What do they do?
Can pool Masters swimmers, clubs, LMSCs promote being "greener"? Encouraging people to take shorter showers is one way. What are other ways?
I think it is a fine idea and good opportunity for USMS to promote this particular aspect of the environment. By the way, all the Great Lakes are down several inches, except for Lake Superior (where, at the moment, we don't have Open Water swims...but who knows, in the future???).
Jennifer Parks, Michigan Masters
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I'm all for light rail. Atlanta has a great rail system, except it doesn't go anywhere anyone wants to. By the time I drive to the MARTA station, I'm basically at work. I have tried to figure how to get to work using mass transite. Assuming everything is on scheulde my 25 minute drive becomes a 3.5 hour commute. I can cut that in half by riding my bike to the station, but the chance of death goes way up.
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I'm all for light rail. Atlanta has a great rail system, except it doesn't go anywhere anyone wants to. By the time I drive to the MARTA station, I'm basically at work. I have tried to figure how to get to work using mass transite. Assuming everything is on scheulde my 25 minute drive becomes a 3.5 hour commute. I can cut that in half by riding my bike to the station, but the chance of death goes way up.
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