That time between World Water Day, March 22, and Earth Day, April 22, is special. Ifs spring. The weather is warming up, flowers are blooming and kites soar majestically in a clear blue sky. For those of us with kids in school (and even those without), we hear a lot about environmental issues facing the globe and ways we can integrate simple and complex methods to reduce our carbon footprint into our everyday lives from turning off lights, adjusting thermostats and recycling our trash to planting trees to installing solar panels or graywater/rainwater recovery systems in our homes. I took a moment to finally watch the Oscar-winning documentary, starring former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, "An Inconvenient Truth," which underscored the crucial role the water and wastewater industry plays in helping alleviate aspects of climate change if the best solutions we have to offer are incorporated sustainably into daily best business practices. GE says "ecomagination," Siemens says "Water. The power of green," ITT says "Where there's life, there's water. Think about itt," Veolia says "One Company, many challenges," and SUEZ says, "Delivering the essentials of life." They're all variations on a theme.
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