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“…the shining water that moves in the streams and rivers is not just water, but the blood of our ancestors…each ghostly reflection in the clear water of the lakes tells of events and memories…”
–Chief Seattle’s Speech
Filmed alongside the Mississippi River (Memphis, Tennessee and West Memphis, Arkansas banks) and the Wolf River.
Restore, conserve, and preserve our waterways – lives depend on them.
There’s a certain man in my life who has taught me a great deal about good environmental stewardship by the example he sets daily. Around here he’s known as “The Devil,” because he torments me relentlessly (Exhibit A, Exhibit B).
He keeps a mean backyard vegetable garden. He was composting before it was cool — much to my dismay initially, but hey, evolution takes time. Maybe you didn’t know composting was cool? Well it is. Click here to see why: Voila!
The man knows exactly what’s in his bread because he bakes it himself. He gave up beef, chicken, and pork more years ago than I can remember. He’s an amazing cook of all sorts of vegetarian dishes.
He single-handedly insulated his attic to cut energy costs. He also installed a solar powered fan to cool the attic in the summer. He’s replaced all the lightbulbs in the house with the spiraly energy-
efficient kind. He’s the kind of guy who conserves water by turning it off while brushing his teeth — something I’m just not able to do even with his admonishments.
He recycles religiously. He has been known to reuse aluminum foil.
He reads the books I buy on environmental stewardship and when I don’t have time to read them, he reads to me.
He is, in short, pretty awesome and I am lucky to have him as a mentor.
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