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
i think most people's problem with TMI is not necessarily nuclear power, but the fact that southcentral PA is getting all the problems of the past and any potential problems of the future, without getting any of the benefit of said nuclear power.
i.e. what most people don't know is that nearly all of the electricity generated at TMI is destined for Philly and NJ.
how would you feel if you had a nuclear reactor in your backyard and didn't get any of the "environmentally friendly" electricity from it???
i think most people's problem with TMI is not necessarily nuclear power, but the fact that southcentral PA is getting all the problems of the past and any potential problems of the future, without getting any of the benefit of said nuclear power.
i.e. what most people don't know is that nearly all of the electricity generated at TMI is destined for Philly and NJ.
how would you feel if you had a nuclear reactor in your backyard and didn't get any of the "environmentally friendly" electricity from it???
