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Please use our SEARCH BOX above to find a specific subject. Also use our ​Membership link to receive access to valued benefits.  This GTG Blog started on Earth Day 2013. Also see our "blog" style postings dating back to 1995 from our original two websites, as well as articles written and published since 1982 at our link Yesteryear Articles & Blogs.

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​CAN’T TELL TRUTH FROM LIE

5/23/2024

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“Look at yourself, swallowing whole whatever they’ve been feeding you.
​Can’t tell truth from lie!"
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That is a line from the movie called, Dark Waters. A true story told in a movie that spans a time period of three decades. I recently saw the movie on Netflix, but the movie was made in 2019. Due to COVID 19, the movie failed to garnish much attention, and that is a shame. This “complete” story needs to be known by all, because while even I knew many intricate details of this story, I did not know the “complete” story. How could anyone know when the events of the story span over decades. Most pieces of this story in the media came and went, yes, some news broke hard hitting about Teflon pans, but none sustained interest over the decades. So, an average person could never put the whole puzzle together. And I strongly suspect that was part of the plan.
 
Therefore, this weekend… download, rent, or borrow, the movie Dark Waters, staring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway. Don’t make popcorn, this isn’t an enjoyable movie. This is true humankind corruption, and greed, at the worst. We are all paying the price, even today. When we take our eyes “off the ball” by watching those talking the loudest with paid media bullhorns, we fail to see the real lie being sold to us.
 
In Dark Waters, the events that occurred, and the 1 Billion dollars a year profit, were protected by the DOJ dropping chemical investigations that would have proved that the big corporation in question, knew of the dangers since the 1970s, but went ahead with sales anyway. In the end, only a 600 million dollar payout was made. All this happened under administrations that many believe are environmental advocates, but in truth, far from being heroes. 
 
These sad truths happen every day, even Going True Green’s freelance Chemistry Scientist, had to deal with corruption at her first full time jobs. Twenty five years ago she worked for an Environmental Consulting Company that was hired by Big Oil. They had a contract to monitor ground water at gas stations to see if the gas tanks had leaks. By law she had to report her findings periodically to meet and comply with NJDEP. Big Oil told her to sit on the reports, no need to rush. If you miss a deadline, you will get a letter and you can delay even more. The DEP is not going to take us to court for reports, because the cost will be beyond their budget. Being of strong moral character, she went to her boss, who was a PE, and in turn he told her not to submit her reports. He also told her not to “Flag” any key chemical pollutant in her reports, because he saw this as the way to keep doing business with Big Oil. His justification was with this analogy:
 
If you are speeding on a highway and go by a police car, you don’t pull yourself over and tell the police that you were speeding.
 
His analogy is wrong! His company wasn’t in the driver’s seat, they were in the passenger seat to make sure the driver was complying with the law.
 
As for her first job that was in Georgia, she worked for an environmental consulting company. They were hired by a chemical company that was paying for the clean-up around one of their closed facilities that operated in the 1950s and 1960s. This was an EPA Superfund site. The EPA wanted the site to be tested for a few specific chemicals. She did the field sampling out in the salt march. Her labeled samples were sent out, with a list of what chemicals to test for as specified by the EPA. 
 
The consulting firm she worked for, hired a lab as a subcontractor, to do the chemical analysis. When the lab did the testing, they added a test for a very toxic chemical in the Mercury family of chemicals. This was done because the scientists at the lab knew this toxic chemical was very likely there. And it was. The lab reported the results to her company and her boss told the lab to destroy the results, because the extra test they did was not required by the EPA. Now, we must also ask, why the EPA did not require the testing for a very likely toxin? The lab scientists knew there was a good chance of this toxin being in the samples based on the chemicals used at that old facility. Why didn’t the EPA scientist realize this, or did they?
 
I can add my own stories of corruption and greed from over the years ranging between politicians to companies cutting corners, but that is a story for another GTG blog. In the end, the guilty are all individuals, corrupted by power and money.
 
God help us all.

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Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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FOR TWO THOUSAND YEARS WE HAVE HAD THE BURIAL CLOTHS THAT COVERED JESUS' BODY. WHAT STORY DOES ALL THE EVIDENCE TELL?

Authenticity of the Holy Shroud of Turin can no longer be disputed. Jesus' linen Sindone not only gives us a photograph of Jesus' face, but His whole body front and back, fully crucified. An image made 2,000 years ago for us to see today with our modern technology. An image made a nanosecond before the resurrection. There are no viable theories left or evidence to present a possibility of forgery.
Available in Hardcover, paperback, and digital this weekend. This new edition has all the scientific data, history, and most probable events for Jesus' burial cloth, known as the Shroud of Turin.
​The fascinating adventure starts with clicking the image Link above to walk with the apostles in the streets of Jerusalem, cry for their pain, and rejoice with them.
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Microscopic Plastic Update

2/25/2024

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Why are so many plastic particles found in bottled water? Or any plastic bottle!

In addition to the manufacturing processes placing ten to hundreds of thousand plastic particles into the liquid, our action of screwing the cap, from a plastic bottle on and off, can cause up to 2,500 plastic particles to be added into the drink.


Microplastics don’t go away, they just get smaller and smaller. A recent study also found that polypropylene feeding bottles for infants can release about 16 million particles per liter. This results in the estimated daily exposure, to infants, of 14,000 to 4.5 million particles.

At the California State Water Resources Control Board, ​Dr. Scott Coffin, a research scientist, said that while wastewater treatment plants are effective at removing microplastics, between 88 and 99% of plastics, what is removed is then turned into sludge. This sludge, contains a high level of nutrients, and is used as fertilizer on farms across the United States. 

We know that plants accumulate microplastics through their roots and distributed them throughout their shoots. However, we do not know if plastic particles get into the actual fruits and vegetables that we eat. Another major problem is that we now know with increasing plastic concentrations in soils, we see decreasing plant production of fruits and vegetables! One study on tomatoes showed that once the maximum saturation point of plastic particles on the soil was reached, a complete inability of the plant to create tomatoes occurred!

We are our own worst enemy.

​Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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Distilling Water

2/5/2024

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I have been speaking and writing about using a Water Distiller for decades now. When compared to buying bottled water in plastic, having your own Water Distiller makes complete sense. Saving money, energy, and health are individual benefits. Helping to save our environment is a benefit for the world and our children. For details about distilling your own water and all the savings, just use the SEARCH box at the top of this page or click on WATER in the Category list on the right side of this page.

The number one concern I hear about distilling your own water is the loss of all those healthy nutrients and
electrolytes in water. I have a hard time being concerned for several facts and reasons. One reason is the fact that our main supply of nutrients, electrolytes and minerals, come from fresh fruits, vegetables, grains, and nuts. The minerals in water are not sufficient to enhance our Recommended Daily Allowance, (RDA). On average, to get our RDA of calcium we would need to drink 600 glasses of water per day. To acquire our RDA of iron, that would cause us to drink 800 glasses of water a day. How about our RDA for magnesium? Only 1,800 glasses of water for that, and for our phosphorus RDA, just 160,000 glasses per day.  We Do Not get our daily nutrients from drinking water.

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​So, over the years the best water distiller to buy has changed... No I am not writing about this because I am getting a kick-back or have stock in the company. I am just sharing information and research that I have done over all the years. 

The counter top Vevor water distiller, as of today, is the best deal.

Better Features:
Lighter Copper outside
Two switches on and off
Double line marker inside locating maximum water fill
Electric cords have extra length
Stainless steel nozzle to hold carbon filter
Stainless steel shield over steam intake hole inside top section to prevent particulates from drafting up into cooling coil
Easy lift handle for the top section
Extra high drip guard for the 1 gallon glass jug
Stainless steel, not plastic top cover for the glass jug
Silicone padded wrap to protect the bottom of the glass jug
A citric concentrate to clean the distiller - Done by putting 4 teaspoons in hot water that is filled up above the dirt line in the distiller. Then plug-in without the top section cover, and bring to a boil. After 15 minutes shut off with OFF button and wash out.
The grip handle for the glass jug, better design

​Vent spacing in top section is larger, so easier to clean any dust or lint buildup
Cooling fan blades are made of aluminum, not plastic, so there is far less dirt build up on blades
Faster and quieter: Far less noise, One hour faster in making the gallon of water!
Best price is around $111.00
Electrical operating cost to make one gallon is around 42 cents for the highest electrical rates in the United States. The Vevor unit costs about 9 cents more than other models that use around 70 watts less, but are on 1 hour longer to make a gallon of water. Either way, compared to buying bottled water - no contest. You get a gallon of purified water for 42 cents compared to one 16 ounce plastic bottle of water that will range from $1.50 to $3.75 depending on your buying location.


Drawbacks:
I am very disappointed that this is made in China, thus shipping halfway around the world wipes out some of the environmental savings we obtain.

The charcoal filters are very dense and after a dozen rinses they still leached a heavy black charcoal film. I suggest the carbon filters from Nutriteam. You can buy 12 packs for a good price at Nutriteam.com. They are slightly smaller in size and fit better in the Drip Nozzle. Bottom line, you can rinse them in a bowl of distilled water about three times to get out the excess carbon. 

General Rules:
In regard to changing the carbon filter and cleaning out the inside of the distiller, my rule has been determined from distilling water for over 35 years. I clean out the distiller with organic white vinegar by pouring in one gallon and letting the vinegar sit overnight. The citric concentrate, Vevor provides with their distillers, does work better when following their directions. How often I change and clean is based on this rule: Every 100 gallons made or three months, whichever comes first.
 
As for the dust build up in the vent spacing on the top section and the cooling coil, I use Q-Tips to clean out the dust and lint at least once a year.

THE SOLUTION IS NOT BOTTLED WATER… THE SOLUTION IS US AND THE KNOWLEDGE WE SHARE!
CONSIDER TAKING GTG's WATER WORKSHOP, IF NOT FOR OURSELF OR THE WORLD,
​AT LEAST FOR OUR GREAT GRAND KIDS. 
Visit our Lifetime GTG Membership program for details, online class about water is available to all members.
Please use the GTG Membership Link above. Thank you.


You will not be tested by me, but life may test our grandchildren.
Can you teach them what they need to know?


Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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Invasion Of Nanoplastics (New Research Results)

1/13/2024

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Nanoplastics or Microplastic particles are among us and have been for decades. I have posted several Going True Green blogs - www.goingtruegreen.com/apps/search?q=plastic - on the subject with actions we can all take over the years. Sadly, new research now shows that the invasion of microscopic plastic particles is a full scale personal assault on each one of us. First, let us review what are nanoplastics.
 
Plastic is made from oil, plastic does not decay or biodegrade like an apple core (which you can actual eat) or leaf. Plastic breaks apart into a smaller piece, and then another smaller piece, and smaller, and smaller. How small is small?
 
One strand of human hair is around 80 microns wide. A micron is a unit of length in the International System of Units, which is one millionth of a meter. Nano is equivalent to one thousandth of a micrometer, one millionth of a millimeter or one billionth of a meter.
 
Researchers from Rutgers and Columbia Universities provided results from tests done with lasers called Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) microscopy. Some 240,000 plastic particles were detected in a liter bottle of water. The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
 
After I spoke with doctors in the medical field, I was told about the chemical makeup of different plastic and the known toxins within, that have shown to be related to cancer. Nanoplastic particles, when inside the human body, can be considered more dangerous than microplastics. According to Dr. Wei Min, a professor of chemistry at Columbia and co-author of the study said, “the smaller it goes, the easier for it to be misidentified as the natural component of the cell.” 
 
With the detected plastic in a bottle of water, 90 percent was nanoplastic, and 10 percent was micro, we can in theory say that some of this plastic is coming from the manufacturing of the plastic bottle and also the plastic parts on water filters that are used. Reverse Osmosis systems also have plastic parts, even Water Distillers which I have recommended for over 30 years had plastic parts. The water distiller I used today has the plastic nozzle (the only plastic part in contact with the water I make) lined with glass. Remember from my previous Going True Green blogs – Only 3 things Do Not put carcinogens into our food and drink: Glass, Porcelain, and Waxpaper.
 
Now while I still recommend a Water Distiller and reusable protected glass or steel containers, some early testing shows less nanoplastic in tap water, than bottled. Obviously, many different pros and cons have to be evaluated.
 
The last important factor to acknowledge is that while the media screams about predictions on warming, the plastic pollution in our oceans has shown that this is a Real Issue manifesting damage to our Ocean's Prochlorococcus organisms. Prochlorococcus make up our invisible green forest in our oceans. These microscopic marine cyanobacteria are probably the most abundant organism on Earth. For millions of years they have made our oxygen. Plastic is killing them and they are our main source of oxygen.
 
Everything is connected. 
 

Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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Unwrapping A Real Issue

12/28/2023

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All the gifts have been opened, the wrapping paper recycled, and we are eliminating the plastic decorations outside that are worn down by nature's weathering. 

Yet, non-biodegradable and unrecyclable plastic remains. Plastic that will continue to reduce in size, and enter our environment via our air, our water, and our soil. Thus enter into our body's organs.
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Additionally, these plastic particles end up in our oceans. Plastic pollution in our oceans has shown that this is a Real Issue manifesting damage to our Ocean's Prochlorococcus organisms. Prochlorococcus make up our invisible green forest in our oceans. These microscopic marine cyanobacteria are probably the most abundant organism on Earth. For millions of years they have made our oxygen. The Rain Forests has been labeled "the lungs of Earth" by those without all the facts. The truth really is that our oceans provide the support to our Prochlorococcus organisms that are really Earth's lungs. Ironically, our oceans that lack oxygen to support our living capabilities under water, actually provide us with the majority of our oxygen that we need to live on land.

We already know Prochlorococcus are being damaged by plastic pollution in our oceans, so perhaps a closer look is needed by all of us to see the small amounts of plastic around us. Plastic that will only become smaller and microscopic. Plastic such as:
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From colorful decorative plastic wraps on the ends of toothpicks to sparkling Glitter found on wrapping paper, cards, and decorations. Also glitter is sold for art and crafts by the thousands in a small plastic tube. Each and every plastic piece of glitter is notorious!
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They get everywhere, and are not easy to clean up! Blow up the photo and take a closer look at what you may breathing, eating, or drinking!

This is a real issue without any predictions for a day of doom or a morning of sunshine. This is just science stating facts so we can make a difference. So we can be part of a team taking action like the way it use to be in the seventies and eighties of the last century. No panic, just action, no plots to get 15 minutes of fame or to make money. Just people, coming together to fix and end an issue about pollution. Just like that commercial I saw so many years ago when I was young... Click Here

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Don't Drink The Beer

10/12/2023

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Did you attend the Octoberfest events in Munich this year? I hope you didn't drink the beer!

We know of several sources on how microscopic plastics particles can arrive into our water. Water is used to make everything, including Beer. Several years ago, studies in Germany found plastic fibers in all of the 24 beer brands they tested. They also found plastic in honey and sugar.

​We are all contributing to the fact that we are drinking Micro Plastic Fibers in many ways. When we wash our clothes, research studies showed that up to 700,000 Micro Plastic Fibers go out with the water for each wash load! Why? Because the majority of our clothes today are made of plastic. 

These smaller pieces of plastic are not natural. They are made of bisphenol A (BPA) and PS oligomer. These are carcinogens and these toxic chemicals end up in the bellies of fish and perhaps evaporate into our air. So let us continue with that natural process of the Rain Cycle...

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After Evaporation is Condensation and finally Precipitation, allowing these chemicals to settle on the land and crops. Animals eat the chemicals and we eat the fish, the animals, and the crops!

BREAKING PLASTIC DOWN INTO SMALLER PIECES IS BECOMING A MAJOR WORLD WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM
Studies have shown that UV light breaks the molecular bonds holding plastic together so that plastic item can break down into smaller pieces. And smaller and smaller and smaller pieces. Therefore if we are drinking plastic polluted water, then so are the animals. We then consume the chickens or eggs, the cows, turkeys and pigs. We have no idea what the long term results will be for babies, children, and adults, when we consume years of microplastics with toxins. How our organs, muscle tissues, and overall health will be altered is still a quagmire.

Plastic is building up in our oceans, especially the Pacific ocean. Humankind's plastic shopping bags, water bottles, take out containers, soda bottles, product packages and six-pack plastic rings are bathing in sunlight as they float in our oceans and waterways. The UV rays will eventually break down that plastic into smaller pieces. Ten years ago, a study from Nihon University in Chiba, Japan, discovered that plastic in our oceans can start to degrade within one year. Thus, creating smaller and smaller pieces.
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The Look Of Our Oceans

7/17/2023

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Going swimming this summer? I have posted several Going True Green blogs about our water supply, our oceans and pollution over the decades. While in many cases pollution in our waterways and oceans has improved, we also have created new ways that cause pollution in our oceans. Plastic pollution being the most concerning - please peruse my blog post: Earth Day Impaired.

Many of us heard the saying: Out of sight, out of mind. Sadly, that is the case many times with our oceans. Work being done under Back to Blue will hopefully end the blackout of information on chemical pollution in our oceans. Below is a release from last year and Links to more information:

TOKYO, JAPAN: March 2022 - Back to Blue, an initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation, is releasing a new report, The Invisible Wave: Getting to zero chemical pollution in the ocean. The main purpose of the report is to raise awareness of marine chemical pollution, the scale and potential impact of which are not widely appreciated, and to focus minds on delivering solutions to achieve a zero-pollution ocean. To visit, use this Link: ​backtoblueinitiative.com for the full report.  


As for “Back to Blue” this is an initiative launched by Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation in 2021 to focus efforts on evidence-based approaches and solutions that tackle escalating ocean challenges, such as those posed by pollution. The Nippon Foundation was established in 1962 and is Japan’s largest philanthropic foundation, providing support to public-service activities in a variety of fields across national borders. In ocean affairs, the Foundation aims to cultivate human resources who will chart a course for the ocean’s future and to pass on the ocean’s riches to future generations.

​Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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Salty Roads and Salty People

1/24/2022

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In many GoingTrueGreen blog posts I have written about what is on our streets will go into the sewers and then everything will be deposited in our waterways. Yes, everything from animal waste to dental floss. Our streams, rivers and oceans are the recipients of our careless littering and blatant use of toxic products such as paint and road salt.

With winter coming every year for many parts of the world, road travel becomes difficult. So many townships use Road Salt and this will end up in our oceans. Perhaps causing issues with Prochlorococcus, the invisible green forest in our oceans. These microscopic marine cyanobacteria are probably the most abundant organism on Earth. For millions of years they have made our oxygen. So the panic claim made by some people with a big loud speaker about the Rain Forests being the lungs of Earth, is not true.

We have many environmental impact questions about Road Salt and very few answers. We already know Prochlorococcus are being damaged by plastic pollution in our oceans, so perhaps a closer look into Road Salt is needed.

Road salt prevents black ice and saves many lives from winter road accidents. The minerals use are calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium. Combined with water, this is a solution that doesn’t freeze and is operational in less than 30 minutes.

Nevertheless, what are all the ecological issues created by road salt? I don’t believe we know. EPA states that high levels of salt in water can affect wildlife, insects, fish and humans. Salt has found its way into our drinking water tables, wells and reservoirs. A report out of Columbia University suggested that the road salt's accumulation problems we have today, is from applications made decades ago. Additionally, we do know that soil erosion is enhanced by road salt.

I have read about many alternatives to Road Salt, but will the supply of sugar beet juice or pickle juice meet the demand? Brines help, but will a certain mixture be as effective as Road Salt? Are sustainable de-icers any use? What are the cost comparisons in money, damage, supply and lives?

Many questions need answers, sadly too many pretentious scientists and other salty people from both extreme camps, are busy making money off of politicizing our environment, instead of actually studying and respecting our environment. To sum everything up, use this LINK to visit the recent past after reading this GTG post.

If any reader or someone you know is associated with a study being done on these topics, please let me know. Any additional data from a university or lab study that can be shared would be greatly appreciated so I may update this GTG blog post.
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Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
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The Rain Collection

7/28/2021

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Our world's supply of clean drinkable water is not increasing, yet the number of humans living on our planet is growing. (Some have estimated that our supply of clean drinkable water is less than 1% of all the water on Earth.)
 
I have recently heard some very well educated and well-to-do people express the view of economist Thomas Malthus who argued that the continued increases in the world's population would overtake the development of sufficient crops and drinkable water, thus diminishing our ability to sustain ourselves. Mr. Malthus lived 1766 to 1834 and as for the people of today expressing this argument, I disagree 100%. Mr. Malthus was wrong with his doomsday outlook then and those claiming the same today are also wrong.

Are these people stating this chilling statement today suggesting that the recommendation made by Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, should be implemented?


As a reminder, Scrooge is visited by two benefactors wishing to collect provision for the destitute at Christmas time. Scrooge angrily replies that prisons and workhouses are the only institutions he is willing to support. One of the benefactors states that many can’t go there; and many would rather die. Scrooge then takes the Malthusian view to another level by claiming that the poor and ill are surplus to the needs of society and if they would rather die, they’d better do it, and decrease the surplus population.

Later in the novel A Christmas Carol, Scrooge's own words are used against him by asking if he will get to decide who lives or dies? No human has that right over another human.

Additionally, the nay sayers harboring this pessimistic prediction are wrong because they omit the ingenuity of free men and women. They are wrong because they have no faith in humankind coming together as one team to find another way, like we have done time after time. Additionally, they are fearful of this doomsday outcome, because in my opinion, they are most likely Godless.

Having a collection, a Rain Collection, is the most valued collection we can have. Water Is Our Most Precious Commodity and by clicking on those words highlighting the title of our on-line Water class for all GTG members, more info on our membership page will open. So what do I see that makes me believe in a positive outcome with our drinking water supply?

For years I have been collecting rainwater off my roof to reduce my water use outside. People all over the world are using systems to collect rain water that are centuries old. The Island of Bermuda probably leads the world in collecting rain water off rooftops and not just for outside use, but also for drinking.

I have rain barrels, but more and more people are setting up cistern systems for an alternative supply of water. This reduces the use of groundwater, reduces storm water run off that will reduce litter entering our sewers that go directly to our waterways and reduces our water bills. When collected off a slate roof, the collected rain water can be used to wash off outdoor items, such as chairs or a car. When rain water is filtered and distilled properly from a well maintained slate roof and cistern system that has regular tests checking for bacteria, then washing clothes, showering, and drinking becomes possible. 


With additional water supplies, gardens abound creating an increase in food access. Neighborhood carbon footprints are reduced as all people come together to share, promote, educate in the areas of health, nutrition and growing crops. Rain basins, rainwater capture and new water infrastructures utilizing new techniques or old, help our environment. Homeowners can save thousands of gallons of water each year. I have 4 barrels holding a total of 225 gallons of water and they are filled at least 7 times per year. That is approximately 1,575 gallons of water saved per year, just by me. So yes, Mr. Malthusian, Mr. Scrooge and some powerful people of today, your predictions have been and will still be proven wrong just as long as humankind has faith and is free.

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Bill Lauto, at GoingTrueGreen.com
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International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
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Shipwrecks, Forensics & Three Village Historical Society

11/22/2019

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This previous Monday, I attended a lecture presented by my good friend Brett Curlew at the Three Village Historical Society. The topic was Diving Into History with artifacts from shipwrecks that tell a ship's story from pivotal times in America.

Brett operated the lecture like a forensic investigation as items were examined for clues to their ship's story. As a master diver, Brett has been on shipwrecks from the 1700s to the late 1900s. He has researched and explored English Frigates, Steamers, Paddle Wheelers, Rum Runners, Tug Boats, Barges and War ships from World War one and two.

As the audience waited for the lecture to start, many took the time to view the several artifacts on the tables that Brett had set up upon his arrival. The evening was a success and questions from the attendees abounded because Brett had many in attendance examine and participate in the evaluation of the data obtained from each 
artifact. As pieces of the puzzle for a shipwreck were put into place, the type of ship, the name, where the ship was built, the year when the ship was built and even discovering that a part was made in Paul Revere's refinery came to light. Also, answers to what year the ship met its demise and why the ship sunk, were disclosed. At the conclusion of the evening, I heard a few TVHS members thanking Brett and congratulating him on an amazing presentation. 

Brett has a B.S. in Biology and Environmental Science. He has been teaching environmental and outdoor education since 1998.  Brett has provided programs for Nassau and Suffolk BOCES (K through 12) and college level and professional development for teachers. Additionally, Brett has designed and taught AP environmental summer programs for Brookhaven National Laboratory since 2005. He has been a founding partner in Hands-on Environmental since 2000, an organization which brings environmental and education programs into the classroom.  Brett is also a founding member of The Maritime Oceanological Society (MOS).  

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With his passion for the marine environment and diving since 1985, he loves marine history, and has worked to preserve the history of shipwrecks.  Brett has lectured extensively and provided programs for all ages on the subject of marine history.  He has had artifact displays and had provided lectures at the New York Aquarium at Coney Island, the Maritime Museum at Fort Schuyler, Seacliff Museum, Whaling Museum at Cold Spring Harbor, Maritime Museum at Sayville, OceansWide.org and New York State's Outdoor Education programs.

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