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
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.
I live less than 3 miles from Three Mile Island. The view from here is slightly different on that issue.
-LBJ
and i grew up about 5 miles away from TMI, on the other side of the river from LBJ. as in, from my parents' backyard, i can see the cooling towers...
i'd have to agree with LBJ that the view is different for people like us...
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.
I live less than 3 miles from Three Mile Island. The view from here is slightly different on that issue.
-LBJ
and i grew up about 5 miles away from TMI, on the other side of the river from LBJ. as in, from my parents' backyard, i can see the cooling towers...
i'd have to agree with LBJ that the view is different for people like us...
