Free the Water
I have written a few times on this subject; basically it is the theory that we have ensnared vast amounts of water away from natural cycles of the planet. This is evident in lowered lake levels around the African continent (and others, though it seems most pronounced in this hottestof climates) and also that there has been little increase in oceanic H2O volumes (as evidenced by a lack of encroachment on shorelines) in spite of the fact that vast swaths of both arctic and antarctic ice have been depleted recently. The way this works is simple, take a few minutes, go buy some bottled water and pour it into a stream, lake or appropriate parcel of land near you. Anyone around the world can participate and help return the water that we have taken away from the earth through our consumption, entrapment for cosmetic applications like swimming pools and industrial uses to say nothing of the sugar-beverage industry. Act now, FREE THE WATER !
***Before placing anything in a public waterway, please be sure you conform to local regulations.***
LOCATION: 74.613445,-99.580078
The Fragile Oasis Medals
Every year, all Fragile Oasis projects are eligible to receive one of three Fragile Oasis Medals. Learn more about the medals on the blog. Should this project receive one? Let us know:
- Vote for the Education Medal.
- Vote for the Humanitarian Service Medal.
- Vote for the Peace Medal.
85 VOTES FOR THE PROJECT
Followers of this project
July 8, 2011
D.M.J. M.
voting ended before it began??? .... drats !
July 8, 2011
Elyse David
There's a bit of a glitch with this project. We'll get it fixed for you.
July 8, 2011
D.M.J. M.
thank you ma'am, much obliged :)
July 10, 2011
D.M.J. M.
looks fixed, thanks for taking the time :)
~D
July 10, 2011
D.M.J. M.
The three pics above also work in reverse.... if you follow ;p
July 11, 2011
D.M.J. M.
Be sure to check out the NEW website at the link above ! :) Featuring leaderboards, info links and more ! Snoochie Boochies ! ~D
July 14, 2011
D.M.J. M.
its a little unrelated, but I hope everyone will check out the NASA MMO; Astronaut, Moon, Mars and Beyond and consider a donation... and spread the word :)
kickstarter.com/projects/1763206385/astronaut-moon-mars-and-beyond-the-nasa-mmo-online
July 20, 2011
D.M.J. M.
24 case of bottled water on this week $1.88, has saving the earth ever been cheaper ? ;p
July 23, 2011
D.M.J. M.
breaking heat records all over the place... can you hear me now ? ;p
July 25, 2011
D.M.J. M.
thanks to everyone for their support and viewings of my project, and thanks to AstroRon and team for this amazing opportunity to help the planet through networking on this platform !! :D:D
July 31, 2011
D.M.J. M.
nice to see so many projects on the map ! keep up the GREAT work everyone !!
Aug. 17, 2011
D.M.J. M.
I've also been voting me up on the education medal, this sort of common sense 'education' seems to be pretty lacking, so if you agree with the project and its educational/earth saving implications I would very much appreciate your support. I know it doesn't seem like much to do, but funny how little even we who realise this are able to summon the motivation to physically make that difference isn't it.
The only thing required for the succession of evil is that good people do nothing :)
Snoogins ~~
Aug. 20, 2011
D.M.J. M.
sorry about the poor grammar in my last thread, yes I noticed it too but it was late ;p
Aug. 22, 2011
D.M.J. M.
don't forget, you can vote once per day PER PROJECT ! :)) *wink wink, nudge nudge ;)
Sept. 16, 2011
D.M.J. M.
Welcome home, Colonel :)
Oct. 5, 2011
D.M.J. M.
FLEMING COLLEGE FREES THE WATER !!
Sir Sanford Fleming College in Peterborough has become one of the first colleges in North America to ban the sale of bottled water !!! This has yielded untold hundreds (or potentially thousands) of liters of water away from the prison of plastic bottles. Fleming processes their own water on site which is available to be used in glass bottles supplied at orientation to all students! I'm granting Fleming 1000L of water freed and this puts them in the lead by far !
Viva aqua libre !!!
Huzzah to Fleming College and Fragile Oasis !! Spread the word peepz !
Nov. 24, 2011
D.M.J. M.
Article about unprecedented arctic melting.Most since satellite measurements began in 1979. New Canadian report http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Arctic+rapidly+disappearing+study/5758344/story.html
Dec. 3, 2011
D.M.J. M.
Read that the Rhine River dropped so low (because of recent dry spell??) that we found a 60 year old ordinance at what used to be the bottom... I'm guessing that the river is pretty darn low ! :o http://m.ctv.ca/topstories/20111203/koblenz-germany-bomb-disposal-evacuation-111203.html
The more water you free, the less old bombs will resurface ! Vote today !!! Education, Humanitarian Service and Peace medals all apply now that this new threat has emerged ;p
Dec. 9, 2011
D.M.J. M.
Irish Times says Santa has to move his shop because there's no more permanent ice gonna be left in the arctic.... where is all the water going ??!?! http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sciencetoday/2011/1208/1224308739219.html
FREE THE WATER and let Santa go back to his home !! FREE SANTA, FREE THE WATER, SAVE THE WORLD.
VOTE TODAY !!!
Dec. 18, 2011
D.M.J. M.
WHY YOU SHOULD FREE THE WATER
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This project means to advocate on behalf of planetary water struggles everywhere.
A few proposals and ideas for your consideration:
EDUCATION: in present working theory, there is a finite amount of water on the surface of the earth. We should ;
-undertake a global survey of analytically confirmed amounts based on the best ocean
mapping and other calculations available
-undertake to verify the amounts conjectured previously
-undertake to properly survey the amount of water 'trapped' from the natural tables and cycles of the planet through actuarial means
-undertake to calculate any impacts from the depletion of water from natural cycles which
may emperil various local lakes, rivers, water systems, etc, around the world.
-undertake to study/quantify any extra-planetary sources of this vital resource, its
distance, costs and utility.
HUMAN SERVICE: if the aforementioned data is compelling the service to humanity cannot be understated;
-awareness of the global amounts of water
-awareness of any related impact from human use/consumption can be utilized by others
to project future problems and solutions
-systems used to calculate and consider the information required for this project
can also be used to measure accuracy of projections, improvements, as well as to
search for especially affected regions.
-this may also have impressive tax implications for nations with a large amount of water. The UN has declared water an essential human right, many organizations are taking advantage of a lack of knowledge/legislation in these areas at present. They may be more accountable in the future if confronted with independent scientific studies and an aware community population.
PEACE:
By studying and considering water as a finite resource which we can measure and monitor,
to an impressive degree with modern technology, we may indeed prevent a resource war in the future before it ever has a chance to take shape. If water continues to decline from natural accessibility and no studies or provisions exist in common practice or law to provide confines for use as a function of scientific sensibility, it is highly likely that adversely affected peoples may resort to violence for the acquisition of clean water since it isso essential to healthful human living.
Dec. 18, 2011
D.M.J. M.
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CLOSING SUMMARY
As an overview; endorsement of this project is a vote for water accountability on a global scale. Water is essential to life. For many years now, commercial water has cost more than even gasoline in many transactions.
Areas that lose access to natural water because of commercial exploitation in other areas of the world (or at home) are highly prone to riotous behaviour. By understanding the problem we stand to prevent or eliminate any water related violence in the future. Taking better control of this finite resource is also a healthful decision for other elements of the biosphere and increases our tendancy towards a more sustainable global society.
The first thing that would happen is the establishment of a more engaging website about water including a data-hub for information, maps, projects, facts and projections about planetary water supplies and use. This would be available and accessible to major academic bodies, the press and the public in general.
Water is little more than a beast of burden in the modern economic model. Water should have some special meaning for us especially since it is so rare and also essential to all we know about life.
MEDAL VOTE TODAY, FREE THE WATER !
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Dec. 20, 2011
D.M.J. M.
NEW WEBSITE UPDATE 12/11, check the "VISIT PROJECT WEBSITE" button up near the top of this page to see some data. :)
Dec. 28, 2011
D.M.J. M.
Happy holidays everyone !!! =D
Dec. 30, 2011
D.M.J. M.
sagan is my hero.
Feb. 4, 2012
D.M.J. M.
Hey everyone, if you love FragileOasis don't forget to vote up AstroRon on SHORTY AWARDS : http://shortyawards.com/Astro_Ron
If everyone from this site votes it'll be a landslide :)
March 6, 2012
D.M.J. M.
EVERYONE PLEASE VOTE FOR ME TO WIN A PRIVATE SPACEFLIGHT !!!!
http://bit.ly/z0JF3x
my sister started this as a birthday present to me and I would love for her to pay me back as she says,lol
also check the site out, maybe you want to enter yourself too. But hey, vote me up for showing you ;p
GOOD LUCK SPACERS !!!!!!
March 22, 2012
D.M.J. M.
happy world water day, help our project win and spread awareness of the finite and essential nature of this amazing resource !!! :))
March 23, 2012
D.M.J. M.
Happy centennial to my main man Verner !! <3
April 16, 2012
D.M.J. M.
I sure hope this admin update hasn't cost me a medal I've been working steadily at and otherwise earned by the terms... :/ I worry though, how can I be 2000 votes behind the leader now when it was 50 this morning ? I hope this didn't just pooch almost a year of participation on the site.
April 16, 2012
Elyse David
Don't worry. We've got you covered. Some of the tallies got out of synch during the migration, but were restored to the correct numbers soon afterward. Please speak up if you observe anything else.
April 16, 2012
D.M.J. M.
Thank you so much. Don't worry, I tend to ;p
Glad to help with tech observations and happy to be here !
Bests ~D
April 16, 2012
D.M.J. M.
While I (as much as anyone) like getting badges, I am truly worried that the new changes have changed the real vote results for features and medals... I've been dedicated to this for approaching a year and now the top voter is 2000 votes ahead of me instead of like 50 ? I have a strange feeling that my project went from doing well in the medal runnings to not so well... I know it bumpedme from 4th to 5th in featured and now 6th place is really close to mine too. when will they be announced ?? Have the standings changed because of these admin updates ? Whats the deal ? :) I hope it hasn't cost me a prize I've otherwise worked steadily at and deserved by the terms ;p
April 16, 2012
D.M.J. M.
Thank you so much. Don't worry, I tend to ;p
Glad to help with tech observations and happy to be here !
Bests ~D
May 8, 2012
D.M.J. M.
I've been doing more work to my Linden Lab LSL integrated global data mapping system for this project. linx soon to follow =)
May 21, 2012
D.M.J. M.
this site has been much more active lately, this gives me hope for the species :) Keep up the great work everyone !