1. Modern World and Natural World: Oil and Water? Presented to Cool Rochester September 15, 2009 Roger Saillant

2. Presentation Overview How does reducing your carbon footprint relate to sustainability on a grand scale? Energy Social Justice Food Plastics Water Materials

3. Hydrologic Cycle

4. Important Water Statistics Today: 41% of people under water stress 2025: 2 out of 3 people will be under water stress North America daily consumption: 350 liters Sub-Saharan Africa daily consumption: 10-20 liters 3,900 children die daily from water borne diseases

5. Important Water Statistics Less than 0.4% of the world’s water is freshwater Less than 1% of the water on planet Earth is in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, wetlands and aquifers 1.1 billion people live without clean drinking water Sources: World Water Council 2008, WHO 2004, FAO 2008, Revenga 2005, World Resources Institute 2006, World Water Assessment Report 2005, and Raul Pacheco-Vega

6. Virtual Water Virtual water is the amount of water that is embedded in food or other products needed for its production. For example, to produce one kilogram of wheat we need about 1,000 liters of water, i.e. the virtual water of this kilogram of wheat is 1,000 liters. For meat, we need about five to ten times more. Sources: World Water Council and Raul Pacheco-Vega

7. Thirsty Work Add text Sources: Raul Pacheco-Vega and www.newscientist.com

8. Source: Brian Morris, British Geological Survey, 2001 and Raul Pacheco-Vega

12. Earth Restoration Actions

13. Global GHG Regulations

14. Global Water Standards

15. Global Diet SupportEmergence of Environmental Problems Environmental Deterioration Environmental Collapse Mass Production Machines Computers

17. Nature rewards cooperation

18. Nature banks on diversity

19. Nature curbs excesses from within

20. Nature taps the power limitsSource: Janine Benyus

22. Nature uses only the energy it needs

23. Nature recycles everything

24. Nature demands local expertiseSource: Janine Benyus