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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Kirk! Take the bus like I do!
scyfreestyler: aren't CF bulbs toxic to dispose of?
My own opinion is you don't have to go out of your way to save energy, it'll happen by itself in response to market forces. I've been taking the bus for the last 8 years to/from work (my employer gives me a free pass, and parking downtown would cost a lot), and the commuter lots are a lot more full than they used to be. I think it was the price of gas rather than people voluntarily taking the bus to help the environment.
Another example is the pool I practice at, which has timed valves on the showers.
If you throw them in your garbage can I suppose. We get special fluorescent disposal containers at work..they can be disposed of correctly. The benefits outweigh the drawbacks, similar to nuclear power in that respect.
Kirk! Take the bus like I do!
scyfreestyler: aren't CF bulbs toxic to dispose of?
My own opinion is you don't have to go out of your way to save energy, it'll happen by itself in response to market forces. I've been taking the bus for the last 8 years to/from work (my employer gives me a free pass, and parking downtown would cost a lot), and the commuter lots are a lot more full than they used to be. I think it was the price of gas rather than people voluntarily taking the bus to help the environment.
Another example is the pool I practice at, which has timed valves on the showers.
If you throw them in your garbage can I suppose. We get special fluorescent disposal containers at work..they can be disposed of correctly. The benefits outweigh the drawbacks, similar to nuclear power in that respect.
